Do you miss your tablesaw?

[ChuckS]

Anyone who thinks the circular saw is just a saw that they can use freehand without worries is welcome to study some of these 600 accidents:
https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/AccidentSearch.search?acc_keyword="Circular Saw"&keyword_list=on

An example:

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[luvmytoolz]

Owwww! Amputation seems to be the theme there, one being the entire hand!

 

[Packard]

We got a bit off topic. The Original question was can the Festool system replace a table saw, not can a track saw replace a table saw.
Snip.

If that's the question, the answer is "OF COURSE", because the "Festool system" itself also includes the table saw product.

For me, the question is, "What is the best tool for the job at hand." Sometimes it is a table saw. Sometimes it is not.

 

[Bob D.]

I know this is off topic but since the cove example has been raised I thought how was this done before tablesaws existed?

A Core Box Plane such as the Stanley #57 (one of many models) is the answer.
http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan8.htm#num57

 

[tsmi243]

No need to have a table saw or router to cut a cove when you can use a Polish plane

What happened to his left foot, btw?

He tried doing a "Polish wheel chock"

 

[krudawg]

I'm by no means an accomplished woodworker/Hobbyist. but I would never dump my table saw to do all my cuts on my MFT.

 

[Peter Kelly]

I am of the view that Festool designed the track saw for on site rough carpentry work, mark the timber put the track down close enough and cut. When we started to use it for more detailed work it became apparent that the precision needed was very hard to achieve and all the after market accessories began to appear including some from Festool. I first used one not long after it appeared on the market and getting any sort of precision just was not worth the trouble, I now have a slider.

I’d mostly agree here but I have seen some pretty nice cabinetry made with a TS55, some rails and an MFT. I cannot imagine working this way when time is money but it is do-able for some extremely patient non-professionals.