Kapex is destroyed

[peter halle]

I'm not sure why there are so many people saying this has been handled poorly by Festool. There have been multiple comments on this thread after a Festool Employee said the tool was within the 30 day trial period and he could contact Amazon about replacing it. It seems like he will be getting a brand new saw.

Because if you go back and read the very first post - you will see that Festool tried to blame TetonStorm and that he had been using the saw incorrectly...  They wanted to teach him how to properly use the saw instead of stepping up to the plate and making it right

AMAZON is the one who came through for him.  They have the best Customer Service in the business and why I always try to buy from them

And if you actually read the entire thread you will see that in post 6 which was about 1.5 hours after the original Festool pointed out that because of the age he could return it under the thirty day period.  Amazon will be made good thru their agreement with Festool just like any dealer.  Amazon is not special in this case.  Any dealer would have done the same thing.

Peter

 

[Holmz]

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my question is can a blade spinning at a max speed of 3400 rpm, fling a small piece of
wood hard enough to do damage to steel? force=mass*acceleration.
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Probably better to think of it more like a bullet:
Energy = 1/2*Mass*Velocity^2
Momentum = Mass * Velocity
3600 RPM is 60 rotations/second. The velocity is a 2*diameter*rot/sec.

On the receiving end the steel with have to absorb both the  energy and the momentum. As the area gets small, and the decelleration time gets small, the force goes high.

It would certainly leave a mark if it hit you, and it would hurt.

 

[Tinker]

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If this attachment show, you can see where a thin off cut became a missile.  That originated not over 5 feet, maybe less, away.  I was using my TS 55R with track.  If it was propelled by table saw, it probably would have gone clear thru the 1/2" sheetrock.  I don't know if a SCMS would toss a piece as the force starts towards the fence. I never threw a cutoff piece when using my RAS, but I am sure, with 10" blade, it would have been even more dangerous.

When the piece in the pic went thru (into) the wall. it gave me a good reason for not missing my table saw.  I get shivers when I watch WW'ers on U-Tube standing directly in line with the direction of a possible kick back. 
Tinker

I just noticed, even after looking at that projectile for months (I have left it for my GS to observe time after time). The piece must have been whirling after it left the blade.  The flat side was facing the saw.  As it went thru the sheetrock, the flat side was away from the saw.  It was as if there was rifling grooves involved.