Does anyone have the Mafell KSS300?

[Throwback7r]

I am looking for my next purchase and the Mafell KSS300 came up/ so did the the Fein super cut as I do not have either.

So does anyone have the Mafell Kss300? and if they do. Do you like it?

 

[wrightwoodwork]

What is your intended purpose.  It is really good at what is designed for of being extremely portable and accurate as well. It's mainly geared to 2nd fix joinery. If doing 1st fix then the kss400 is more suited as well as basic cut roofs. If it's more hip roof then the kss80 is the one for that

 

[Bob Gerritsen]

Do a search, there are some pretty good threads on that saw. In short; it is pretty great, IF it fits your needs. So get an idea of what it is meant for and compare that to your needs.

B.

 

[Luzzy]

I am looking for my next purchase and the Mafell KSS300 came up/ so did the the Fein super cut as I do not have either.

So does anyone have the Mafell Kss300? and if they do. Do you like it?

I have it and its superb.

 

[Throwback7r]

What do you use the saw for ?

 

[jacko9]

The flex rail is 4.6' does anybody know if two rails together are steady enough to cut a 8' length of plywood?

Jack

 

[wrightwoodwork]

The kss300 can be used for doing skirting, facings, doing kitchens, flooring, decks , framing , doing housing joints (rabbets) jobs where setting up a chop saw is a pain. For example you might have a job in a city center where there is no easy parking and need to trim some internal doors and put on new facings. It is just a case of pick up the box and go, you have a chop saw facilities with the attached rail, and it also save carrying the track saw as well to trim the doors. So there you've saved carrying 2 tools in a location that is less than ideal for getting your tools to

 

[wrightwoodwork]

The flex rail is 4.6' does anybody know if two rails together are steady enough to cut a 8' length of plywood?

Jack

You can't join two flexi rails your choices are either buy two bosch or mafell rails it works on them as well when cutting at 90. If cutting at a beval it will cut slightly into the splinter guard. Or mark 3 marks on the ply. Do the first half of the cut, stop the saw and leave in the cut, then slide the rail under the saw to the final mark and carry on.

 

[Bob Gerritsen]

http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tools-accessories/ts-55-req-plunge-cut-track-saw-vs-mafell-kss-300/msg324594/#msg324594

 

[GhostFist]

All i can say is, get it. I've had mine for a couple of years now and there's nothing else on the market that matches its portability and versatility. I use mine daily.

 

[Luzzy]

Since Timberwolf Tools sells it bundled with the standard attached rail,flex rail and rip guide , you can use it for almost anything. In the past month:

Squaring 2x8 cedar rafters for a pergola
cutting the bottoms of a pre assembled door jambs
ripping 3/\4 mdf for site built fixtures
cutting off doors
ripping cabinet fillers

The attached rail makes mitering decking of any square casing a piece of cake. The flexi rail is great for smaller rips or even longer ones in a pinch (you can move and cut etc). It also removes in a snap from its standard rail and can be used as a small circular saw. The dust collection when used with a vac is very impressive. Like Ghost said.....you'll just keep finding uses.

 

[Richard M]

A little off the subject but I've looked at Mafell and there is only one dealer in the USA. My concerns are after sales service and how long to get parts if needed. 

 

[joraft]

The Mafell saw I've always wanted is the PSS 3100e.

Not that I really need one, but it would be so much fun showing it off.  [smile]

Mafell PSS 3100e

 

[wrightwoodwork]

It does look pretty cool just for the heck of it. I really don't understand why the one dealer doesn't try to get a small display in some other stores spread across NA.

 

[pingvinlakrits]

I have two of the KSS300 - one surfaced as new, second hand for half the price so picking up a spare seemed like a great idea.

It comes with the roll up guide rail and the short track and it shares the guide rails with the larger siblings and cousins. I like the rails better than Festool rails: slimmer and connects better when adding rails. I reworked the MFT accessories to accommodate the Mafell/Bosch rails instead. It works well off the rails too and even though it is not powerful enough to do all tasks it is my most used saw and the one I reach for first.

I did a simple Plug It conversion of both KSS300 machines and the Bosch GKT55CE which has replaced the TS55 in my set up.

Negatives? Not too many. The only biggie is that it hasn't got a blade brake so you have to wait a little and be careful when lifting it off the Flexirail and FSN rails. I guess a blade brake would have added weight and bulk. Now that I am used to not having a blade brake so it doesn't bother me as much. Overall, a fantastic little machine.