HandyKevin
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- Feb 17, 2015
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Hi, I have been buying Festool for several years and have not regretted any of my purchases to date, only that I didn't invest sooner! I have a serious pick with the Kapex miter detent/locking system though. I seem to have bought the Rolls Royce of saws with a Nash miter locking system. I do lots of stair work and find it very frustrating that it is nearly impossible to efficiently set a 1/2 to 3/4 degree miter off 0 degrees. If I have the lock off, the detent grabs at about 3/4 degree and sucks it back to 0. I have resorted to keeping the lock on and pushing the detent override while whacking with my hand to get the setting I want. Is this just me or has anyone else experienced this? My cheap Ridgid has an override for these situations! And how about copying the rack and pinion technology off the back and putting it on the miter system? Festool, are you listening? When I mentioned it to the rep at last year's JLC in Providence he said I could put a small squeeze clamp on the detent button!!??? Also, he said that the saw is so good otherwise that I could overlook that one point. This saw is all about repeatability, which a pencil or wood scrap inserted behind the work piece is not. I want to set and repeat off square cuts for my stair treads, out of square doors, etc. Let me know when you implement my ideas.