Kapex Armature Question

[windmill man]

Please put this thread out of its misery .

It's doing wonders for my post count though

 

[ajones]

Please put this thread out of its misery .

It's doing wonders for my post count though

Shane would have been all over this like a rash...

 

[TylerC]

Yeah, I'm hesitant to shut threads down -- I don't like being called a fascist so close to Christmas -- but this feels like it's run its course.

[member=41978]Rob in Vancouver[/member] If you want to create the spreadsheet, knock yourself out. Just know that (as others have brought up), it will be incomplete data.

Everyone else: Unless you have a new Kapex issue/info to bring to the table, let's let this taper off.

 

[Holmz]

The data will be a lot better than what Festool has been willing to provide its customers.  Which to now has been zero.

While I applaud your efforts, it seems like the fanboys believe there are no problems.
(I have no dog in the fight)

 

[peter halle]

The data will be a lot better than what Festool has been willing to provide its customers.  Which to now has been zero.

While I applaud your efforts, it seems like the fanboys believe there are no problems.
(I have no dog in the fight)

I believe that Tyler asked a simple request just two posts above.

Peter Halle - Moderator

 

[Rob in Vancouver]

Yes I agree
Let's move on from this thread it's run its course. 
I'm sure everyone who wanted to vent has vented....
Merry Christmas

 

[Drich]

Boy I sure got the hornets stired up now. I thought a asked a simple question but I guess not and with all these posts no one really answered the question on what really went wrong. It's also so funny that some want to nuke it. If you don't like this thread don't read it. I try to be polite on forums but some people just don't get it. Happy Holidays

 

[alkaline]

Wow. This a really passionate debate. I add something. Although I am only a weekend carpenter. I have KAPEX more than two and a half years. I give him hard test. Oak, teak, walnut and aluminum profiles. I vote for him. It is true that I observed loss of accuracy caused by the part No.103 in the Annex. I removed it himself and now working like clock.

The second thing. For the whole era of my collection of tools this brand (15 years), I had two faults. The first length of repair lasted a one week. Second length repair lasted two weeks, the company lent me a replacement machine for the duration of repairs. It was the CMS module for router OF 2200, where the failed switch. It is a rare company with such a culture. I see no reason to panic.
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[bertv]

It is true that I observed loss of accuracy caused by the part No.103 in the Annex. I removed it himself and now working like clock.

I remember Tim Wilmots having an issue with that part too. The two wings were not coplanar (is that the correct word for not in line with each other?). He solved the problem by adding solid wood fences, planing them to perfect alignment. There is a video about his adaptation.

BTW  My Kapex is perfect, apart from a part that was missing — easily remedied at low cost (a spring for the skirt). But I did buy it secondhand — had been in use as a demo machine for a couple of months. The upside of that, of course, was that it had been calibrated to within a thou… : )

 

[mastercabman]

Boy I sure got the hornets stired up now. I thought a asked a simple question but I guess not and with all these posts no one really answered the question on what really went wrong. It's also so funny that some want to nuke it. If you don't like this thread don't read it. I try to be polite on forums but some people just don't get it. Happy Holidays

Sorry that you have not got a real answer on your original question
I don't think we will ever get a real answer on what caused those motor to burn out
Even Festool couldn't tell what cause it
We just don't know the whole story of what happened
It could of been a power problem
Maybe the owner did something to the saw that caused the failure
All I can say is use your saw if something goes wrong
Have it fix by Festool
If you feel unsure about the saw take it back and get your money back before the 30 days

 

[Locks14]

What I find myself unable to reconcile, despite all the objection handling done by Festool and its non-employed stakeholders, is this...

Whilst this forum only represents a small percentage of total users worldwide, it is at the absolute least, a large sample set.

Now, of all the range of tools Festool sell, some of them must sell equally well if not in more volume than the Kapex and Carvex, yet no other tools attract anywhere near as much complaint regarding reliability as they do.

So are we really saying there's no problem with these tools and it's just unfounded internet malice??

 

[bkharman]

What I find myself unable to reconcile, despite all the objection handling done by Festool and its non-employed stakeholders, is this...

Whilst this forum only represents a small percentage of total users worldwide, it is at the absolute least, a large sample set.

Now, of all the range of tools Festool sell, some of them must sell equally well if not in more volume than the Kapex and Carvex, yet no other tools attract anywhere near as much complaint regarding reliability as they do.

So are we really saying there's no problem with these tools and it's just unfounded internet malice??

The issue is only with tools that end with an "x".

Mystery solved now let's move on.

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[peter halle]

Everyone else: Unless you have a new Kapex issue/info to bring to the table, let's let this taper off.

[member=49749]Locks14[/member]
Please note the polite request from a Forum Administrator

Peter

 

[TylerC]

At this point the number of people asking to end this outweighs the number of people contributing. I'm putting this to bed.

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