For the first few years of my WW shop, i had only the RAS for a statioary power tool. Later, when I was able to introduce a TS & BS into the mix, I had read how much less space a SCMS took up than a RAS. I felt that moving the RAS out to the barn for storage and moving a SCMS into the vacated space would save me a ton of room. It was very quickly discovered that saving space was NOT one of the advantages to owning a SCMS. With those sliding posts to te rear, i needed to move the machine out into space that used to be reserved for my feet. The dust collection had been quite simple in comparison with the old RAS. Wiith the SCMS, I needed a whole lot more space to build a box to collect the dust. I eventually, once I discovered the ATF 55, was able to retire the SCMS to be used only outdoors where I did not worry about dust collection and/or floorspace. NOW! Festool is coming out with a SCMS that addresses all of the aforementined problems. My wife (German) hates those guys over there in Stutgart (practically next dor to her birth town) for finding so many ways to upset the budget. Oh well, she has discovered some Deutch toys of her own to play with.T. Michael said:
