glass1 said:
I use the kapex everyday. I have been one the hardest critics of it. It has grown on me. I used to hate lasers but I have come to see them and enjoy their use on the kapex. The larger arbor spins the blade truer than the other saws. It's compactness, weight,dust collection, and quietness do not make cuts better but make my life better. I bought it again and it is apart of my daily work flow. My local festool dealer says he has had only one motor failure. The owner admitted to pushing the saw to the limit in terms of blade sharpness. I think festool should introduce a 40 tooth low cost fast cutting blade for knock around work. I do feel the saw needs to be run with a sharp blade. I have many wish lists on the kapex but one stands out. Please add and make it an add on to the current kapex. A lock for the detente override. With the stiff but consistent turntable it lends itself to the bump method. Hold board with one hand - engage override - bump handle. Once you figure out a bump it becomes intuitive.
Strange your dealer has only had one motor failure.
Dealers ive spoken to have said that if there is a problem with a kapex its pretty much always the motor that has failed and that the 110v version is alot more prone to it than the 240v. Mine is 240v. So i say good luck to 110v owners.
Mine has failed twice.....
A dealer has told me he has fixed a couple himself.....
I struggle to believe your dealer has only had one failure?!
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"The owner admitted to pushing the saw to the limit in terms of blade sharpness. I think festool should introduce a 40 tooth low cost fast cutting blade for knock around work. I do feel the saw needs to be run with a sharp blade"
So not only has your dealer only had one failure your suggesting it was the kapex owners fault. You do know dealers say little white lies?
You are suggesting that people like me are pushing the saw to hard. You are just making up excusses for festool.
As if like NO one every uses a blunt blade on any other brand chop saw. As if no one pushing the other branded tools to their limit.
I dont know the figures but common sense tells me a much higher percentage of people who have bought a kapex will be using sharp blades more than any other branded tool. Also a much higher percentage of people who own a kapex wont push it as hard as any other brand.
This is because these people have spent alot of money and these people tend to have the mentality to better look after their tools.
I am not suggesting only festool owners look after their tools. I am saying the precentage is more likely to be higher with a kapex owner because of the cost and the reason why the person decided to buy the kapex in the first place.
When i had my makita. I had a new blade and i used it till it couldnt cut any more. It would normally be cutting MDF. Then I would be needing to cut oak and find my blade cant cut it but I didnt have another blade. So i carried on struggeling. Then got another blade when i was in town.
When i bought a kapex i was amazed how smooth it cut! Like butter! After a while when the blade dulled. I missed the super smooth cutting. So i went and bought a couple of blades. So i could always have a sharp blade on me for when i needed it. i did same with my TS55 i have about 5 blades for it.
Oh forgot the Makita i still have I think is 12years old. Still going. It always has a blunt blade because my dad uses it to cut pallets up. Mainly american pallets which are made of hard wood. Not like our european pallets soft wood.
Companies dont like the american pallets because they weigh more and are a odd size to our european pallets so they skip them.
