The Woodstar is imported by NMA who also import Mafell into the UK. I had a chat with them earlier in the week and they were very helpful. I'm as I mentioned in another thread buidling an info site on plunge saws, with a preview of some content here:
http://www.andyausten.co.uk/plunge/comparison-accessories.htm
http://nmatools.co.uk/productdetails.asp?Product=1483
The Woodstar with one 1.4m guide rail is £179.00 (inc VAT.) They are also doing a package for £249.00 which is saw, 2 x 1400 rails, 2 x clamps, connecting bars. Their first batch was 900 saws with rails, etc and they have sold 450 of them in the first two weeks. They didn't try to tell me that it was anything other than cheap saw with a cheap blade but I can see a market for it. I told a mate about it who has held back from buying a lunge aw due to finances and he wasn't interested and said he would wait till he can afford Festool.
If you have a look at the Hilti saws on my link, the one that might make Festool choke on their cornflakes is the Hilti WSC 265KE It neally matches TS75 spec (65mm cut, 1600W) but weighs the same as a TS55. The rest of the WSC range from what I can see are't plunge saws but they all work on guide rails. Anyway the WSC 265 is only £298.80 (inc VAT) A 1.4m guide rail is £98.40 (inc) and 3.0m rail is £222.00
You have to register as a user on the Hilti website to get pricing and they are the prices I have been quoted.
http://www.andyausten.co.uk/plunge/comparison-accessories.htm
http://nmatools.co.uk/productdetails.asp?Product=1483
The Woodstar with one 1.4m guide rail is £179.00 (inc VAT.) They are also doing a package for £249.00 which is saw, 2 x 1400 rails, 2 x clamps, connecting bars. Their first batch was 900 saws with rails, etc and they have sold 450 of them in the first two weeks. They didn't try to tell me that it was anything other than cheap saw with a cheap blade but I can see a market for it. I told a mate about it who has held back from buying a lunge aw due to finances and he wasn't interested and said he would wait till he can afford Festool.
If you have a look at the Hilti saws on my link, the one that might make Festool choke on their cornflakes is the Hilti WSC 265KE It neally matches TS75 spec (65mm cut, 1600W) but weighs the same as a TS55. The rest of the WSC range from what I can see are't plunge saws but they all work on guide rails. Anyway the WSC 265 is only £298.80 (inc VAT) A 1.4m guide rail is £98.40 (inc) and 3.0m rail is £222.00
You have to register as a user on the Hilti website to get pricing and they are the prices I have been quoted.
