With all the buzz about Kapex, I began to wonder about its possible usefulness to what I like to do. I know a lot of you are interested in the Kapex because you do onsite trim work. Myself, I'm a hobbyist who likes to build furniture. Portability is not a concern; all my work is done in my shop. I have a table saw (mainly used for breaking down lumber and ripping) and a TS55/MFT 1080/guide rail. I like the accuracy and repeatability of the TS55/MFT; however, it's anything but quick (at least for me). A large percentage of my crosscuts are within the range of the Kapex.
So I started thinking: Is it possible (or even feasible or desirable) to combine the Kapex and the Festool guide rail system on a single MFT 1080 cutting station? From my novice level experience with the guide rail on the MFT, combined with my severely limited knowledge of the Kapex, it seems that the fence systems of the two would be at cross-purposes. I'm having a hard time conceptualizing this, but then again, I'm often conceptually challenged. Has anyone else wondered the same thing?
So I started thinking: Is it possible (or even feasible or desirable) to combine the Kapex and the Festool guide rail system on a single MFT 1080 cutting station? From my novice level experience with the guide rail on the MFT, combined with my severely limited knowledge of the Kapex, it seems that the fence systems of the two would be at cross-purposes. I'm having a hard time conceptualizing this, but then again, I'm often conceptually challenged. Has anyone else wondered the same thing?