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Seth
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Kapex up in smoke 4th time
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rand17 said:
Welcome to the forum! [smile]
I wouldn't be too concerned. You've got a three year warranty and a 30 day return period. Plenty of time to decide what to do if a problem arises or if you decide not to take a chance.
On the TS55 recall. That specific problem is corrected. Hence the reason for the recall. They would not be selling saws that have an issue that it was actually recalled for.
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rand17 said:
Hi rand17,
If you ordered that TS55 REQ new from a Festool Dealer there is absolutely no reason to be concerned. The recall is from 2013 - saws that are being sold right now (and have been sold, ever after the issue came up) through authorized Festool Dealers are not affected.
Don't be overly concerned with the Kapex either. Try it, use it in good spirits and see for yourself. IF a problem should come up, Festool will take care of it. Don't let negative reports (though valid!) ruin the experience for you without having used one.
Kind regards,
Oliver
EDIT: Sorry, Seth's and my posting crossed.
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Don't be overly concerned with the Kapex either. Try it, use it in good spirits and see for yourself. IF a problem should come up, Festool will take care of it.
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For 3 years just remember that. After the 3 year warranty there have been reports of extremely high repair bills for most of their tools, kapex included. With that in mind just inform yourself while your within your 30 day grace period.
Don't be overly concerned with the Kapex either. Try it, use it in good spirits and see for yourself. IF a problem should come up, Festool will take care of it.
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For 3 years just remember that. After the 3 year warranty there have been reports of extremely high repair bills for most of their tools, kapex included. With that in mind just inform yourself while your within your 30 day grace period.
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Tool Nut has it. Do a search. Slice a couple slices in the sides with a knife and it will slide onto the mounts on your glide.
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I got my saw back Friday and it's good to have back in the shop. To balance out my negative posts on the Kapex I thought I should list the things I DO love about it.
1. The bevel: The scale, micro adjust knob and release lever are all brilliant and a huge time saver on the jobsite.
2. Twin lasers: they are dead on accurate and save time when making cuts, especially on miter cuts.
3.Lightweight
4.Fence is well machined and smooth
5.Stays True: My saw has never been out of alignment in 5 years and that's impressive
6. Miter scale and lock are smooth and hold where it's set at.
So bottom line: The motor failures are inexcusable, BUT, I would likely buy another Kapex if I needed another saw
1. The bevel: The scale, micro adjust knob and release lever are all brilliant and a huge time saver on the jobsite.
2. Twin lasers: they are dead on accurate and save time when making cuts, especially on miter cuts.
3.Lightweight
4.Fence is well machined and smooth
5.Stays True: My saw has never been out of alignment in 5 years and that's impressive
6. Miter scale and lock are smooth and hold where it's set at.
So bottom line: The motor failures are inexcusable, BUT, I would likely buy another Kapex if I needed another saw
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This one?Jaybolishes said:
http://www.toolnut.com/festool-200215-kapex-replacement-dust-extraction-boot.html
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Yes that's it.
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ghostofhoward said:
That's good to hear... [thumbs up] let's hope that Festool comes up with a solution and that it's sooner than later.
When you get the repaired saw back , does festool send any kind of service report describing the failure? It seems all anyone ever says is the motor burned up. But what caused it to burn up? I had an old sidewinder 71/4 inch saw years ago that had a similar problem. Put 5 or 6 armatures in it. Turned out there was a batch of bad commutator bars. Just curious.
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chris s said:
Yes they do list what they replaced/repaired
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