metabo FSK

[notenoughcash]

https://www.metabo.com/uk/en/access...saws/cross-cutting-rail-kfs-44-629016000.html

just found this.

would it work with the HKC?

 

[mrboult]

Fascinating. Must be licensed, it’s almost an exact copy with a few improvements from the looks of it.

Thanks love their regular guide rails that I now use the most of all my rails with my festool TS.
And from the video there are a couple different sized saws that fit this track. I’m enjoying a lot of Metabo’s choices of late, still enjoying my discounted gen1 Mirka Deros sold in Metabo colours over here.

 

[Michael Kellough]

In the link there is a photo of the guy cutting decking to install on a floating deck sitting on a shingles roof. It looks like the support boards are sitting on adjustable height risers. Is anything like that available in the US?

 

[guybo]

Hi, hd has them, guy

 

[festal]

Hi, hd has them, guy

can you link to it?

 

[guybo]

https://www.eurotec.team/en/products/deck-construction-and-landscaping/profi-line-adjustable-pedestals/pro-adjustable-pedestal-m

 

[pixelated]

here's the HD product listinghttps://www.homedepot.com/p/Eurotec...estal-PRO-M-10-Pieces-Box-INC946071/303644313

 

[Packard]

It appears that Festool's latest patent filing was in 2015, so you would imagine that it is still in force.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150321374A1/en

Also, I was not aware that the Festool tracks are now made in the USA.  I just found that online.

 

[Spandex]

The longer Metabo KFS rails certainly seem significantly cheaper in the UK than the equivalent Festool FSK. They’re also marginally longer, which is nice… If they’re compatible, that will be very interesting indeed.

 

[leakyroof]

It appears that Festool's latest patent filing was in 2015, so you would imagine that it is still in force.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150321374A1/en

Also, I was not aware that the Festool tracks are now made in the USA.  I just found that online.

  I seem to remember that with great fanfare, Festool announced their production line of the Track making at Lebanon IND a few years ago....

 

[Coen]

Aren't the T slots at different locations? So incompatible?

 

[mrboult]

Aren't the T slots at different locations? So incompatible?

Ooh, you might be right actually. My non scientific evaluation below. .

 

[demographic]

Ahh, looks like a fail then.
Still, it's interesting that theres more competition apart from Mafell.

 

[notenoughcash]

thats all intresting.

mebbie not a HKC and metabo rail then