Renault4
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Ok, believe me when I say I’m not trying to pull a “ light blue touch-paper and retire” here!
If you squint hard enough, the price difference between a base SawStop contractors saw and a CTC SYS 50 system is within 5% of each other, more so if one includes the SS jobsite saws.
Granted, the price difference widens if one choose to add accessories to the SS like a mobile stand and improved t-glide fence, but just for a moment accept that for a similar investment, one would end up with either tool that works out of the box from the start.
For background, as a retired amateur, I do mostly small joinery; keepsake/jewelry boxes, picture frames, etc, no cabinetry or large furniture. To date I’ve been using a TS 60 and a well-dialed in UJK parf-based MFT. Now I’m looking to expand my toolkit with a TS that brings additional precision to my work.
I find myself torn between the two options. I’m interested in hearing from CSC SYS 50 owners who faced the same ( or similar ) choice specifically between the Festool unit and a SawStop, the prime issue being the increased safety the latter brings; were it not for that, I think I’d be far less torn!
Thanks in advance!
If you squint hard enough, the price difference between a base SawStop contractors saw and a CTC SYS 50 system is within 5% of each other, more so if one includes the SS jobsite saws.
Granted, the price difference widens if one choose to add accessories to the SS like a mobile stand and improved t-glide fence, but just for a moment accept that for a similar investment, one would end up with either tool that works out of the box from the start.
For background, as a retired amateur, I do mostly small joinery; keepsake/jewelry boxes, picture frames, etc, no cabinetry or large furniture. To date I’ve been using a TS 60 and a well-dialed in UJK parf-based MFT. Now I’m looking to expand my toolkit with a TS that brings additional precision to my work.
I find myself torn between the two options. I’m interested in hearing from CSC SYS 50 owners who faced the same ( or similar ) choice specifically between the Festool unit and a SawStop, the prime issue being the increased safety the latter brings; were it not for that, I think I’d be far less torn!
Thanks in advance!