New compact circular saw from Festool???

[NickCopping]

Hi everyone...
I came across this picture of what appears to be a compact circular saw...anyone know what it actually is or if it is ... or perhaps an AI-generated 'thing' ...
Thanks for any information!

 

[peter halle]

That does not appear to be real. No real manufacturer would have something like that without blade guards to start off with, and the logo isn't correct.

Peter

 

[NickCopping]

Agree both, what I thought but wanted to ask...thanks Peter.
-nick

 

[P_K]

I like how the teeth are pointed the wrong way. Climb cuts only with this baby.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I like how the teeth are pointed the wrong way. Climb cuts only with this baby.

That was my first observation.......AI is not as smart as it thinks it is.

Who would cut, with the base plate so far above the surface?

 

[Duckler]

Pizza cutter

 

[P_K]

Pizza cutter

Exactly. Both dull and pointless.

 

[luvmytoolz]

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Who would cut, with the base plate so far above the surface?

A large swathe of "Influencers" I suspect would be likely culprits! ;-)

 

[Ebuwan]

I like how the teeth are pointed the wrong way. Climb cuts only with this baby.

It cuts faster

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The pizza cutter already exists, as a TS60. The blade is normal, smooth.
That would be a pizza splaterer

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Very much AI generated, despite being "cute".

 

[Coen]

The teeth above the material are saw teeth. After the cut the blade turns into a chain cog apparently.

I like how the teeth are pointed the wrong way. Climb cuts only with this baby.

Fits right in the section with the official marketing material around of a pretty woman holding a soldering iron by the tip or supposedly soldering a crimp fitting with a heatgun.

All this AI shit is really pi$$ing me off more and more. Not this picture, that was just funny. But I mean the customer service that all switch to an AI phone menu that if it was a human would have been put into a closed institution...

 

[Packard]

I would also point out that even if it did exist, it would lack utility. I actually bought a small circular saw (4-1/2” blade maybe) to make plunge cuts in my soffits for vents. My full-sized battery operated saw was too heavy for that kind of overhead work.

The compact saw was light enough. But required two hands to operate, Plus the safety was so cumbersome that it was impossible to use overhead.

I made exactly one (1) cut with that saw. It was cheap, so I did not fret it too much, but effectively useless.

I ended up buying a DeWalt multi-tool. I would note that the multi-tools are still useful, but that usefulness will evaporate once some nut decides that there needs to be a mandatory safety guard on all multi-tools. Or even saw stop technology on them.

In any case, I would not buy that mini-saw even if it one day became available.

 

[fivecolors]

Guarantee this is an AI created image.

 

[mino]

I would also point out that even if it did exist, it would lack utility. I actually bought a small circular saw (4-1/2” blade maybe) to make plunge cuts in my soffits for vents. My full-sized battery operated saw was too heavy for that kind of overhead work.

The compact saw was light enough. But required two hands to operate, Plus the safety was so cumbersome that it was impossible to use overhead.

I made exactly one (1) cut with that saw. It was cheap, so I did not fret it too much, but effectively useless.

I ended up buying a DeWalt multi-tool. I would note that the multi-tools are still useful, but that usefulness will evaporate once some nut decides that there needs to be a mandatory safety guard on all multi-tools. Or even saw stop technology on them.

In any case, I would not buy that mini-saw even if it one day became available.

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The cheapo compact saws are completely worthless.

Check out the 5" Makita, Scott Brown has a good video on it on the tube. There the point is it actually replaces the 160-168 mm saws for the daily tasks if you work with them all day.

That said, this class of a saw is really a niche as it needs an active brain to understand its purpose and having a use case for it as a pro ... a pro occupation where folks are usually not (hired for) brains ...


The Makita ones are Japan-only and the Mafell ones cover the Europe/US markets somewhat, so would not count on that. Besides, that FT chose to only facelift the HK 55 instead of a proper new version with 168 mm blades tells all we needed to know. Festool is not after the pro carpentry market /anymore/ and the HK(C) 55 series are a good middle ground for the premium hobby market as they are.

 

[Mike Goetzke]

The cheapo compact saws are completely worthless.

Check out the 5" Makita, Scott Brown has a good video on it on the tube. There the point is it actually replaces the 160-168 mm saws for the daily tasks if you work with them all day.

That said, this class of a saw is really a niche as it needs an active brain to understand its purpose and having a use case for it as a pro ... a pro occupation where folks are usually not (hired for) brains ...


The Makita ones are Japan-only and the Mafell ones cover the Europe/US markets somewhat, so would not count on that. Besides, that FT chose to only facelift the HK 55 instead of a proper new version with 168 mm blades tells all we needed to know. Festool is not after the pro carpentry market /anymore/ and the HK(C) 55 series are a good middle ground for the premium hobby market as they are.

Little over a year ago I bought the Makita 18V LXT XSS03Z 5-3/8" circular saw and since I put it in my hand it has been my go-to saw.

 

[Packard]

I would note, that an all steel “plywood” circular saw blade installed backwards makes and exceptionally clean cut on vinyl soffit. The blade was about $8.00. After the soffit project, I loaned the blade to a friend who never returned it. The best things were that it was cheap, worked well and I did not miss it, so the friendship did not suffer.

The quality of the cuts on vinyl with the reversed blade rivaled the factory cuts on the vinyl. I imagine that the blade life would be very long too just cutting vinyl soffit. I’m not sure why reversing the blade works so well.

I made a cutoff jig and as long as the cuts were made quickly, no melting of the plastic.

 

[Allano]

Fits right in the section with the official marketing material around of a pretty woman holding a soldering iron by the tip or supposedly soldering a crimp fitting with a heatgun.

All this AI shit is really pi$$ing me off more and more.

Humans were capable of making those marketing errors before AI entered the scene.

Example: Some years ago, Skoda got a swing-out trailer hitch on their cars. A fully manual system, where you use a lever to release the hitch from its parking position, whereafter it dangles down and out under the car, so you can grab it and pull it up until it clicks in place. (A brillant system - I had a Mercedes with the same type hitch, and I loved it). So the Skoda hitch was probably fine, but the commercial:

The commercial showed a pretty woman grabbing the hitch by the greasy ball with her bare hand and pulling it in place.

Nobody who have ever used a trailer would do that. The hitch is clean. The ball is not. They are always either rusty or greasy.

 

[onocoffee]

once some nut decides that there needs to be a mandatory safety guard on all multi-tools. Or even saw stop technology on them.

I will get to work on this straightaway!!!!