side by side comparison, Festool Kapex on Kapex UG v. DeWalt/DeWalt

[HaKLc]

Ohh, come on guys ! It's Festool. What else did you expect ??  [big grin] [big grin]
I use DeWalt too and also hope for Kapex someday. It's great that someone has both tools and can compare them at jobsite.

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

Geez guys , I know my dewalt scms sucks compared to a kapex. But do you have to rub it in our face so much? Sorry, just feeling a little inferior, I'm still saving for the lr32 system then the kapex.

 

[Integrity_Construction]

No need to feel inferior Guilliaume...the dewalt scms is a good saw in my opinion !!!

 

[peter halle]

We are an enthusiast bunch here.  Please don't take anything personal.  I have been in this industry for thirty years now and made money with miter saws made by other companies until 3 years ago when I got my Kapex.  Truth is in the finished product in customer's eyes.  They don't care how or why.  Only you care about how.  The Kapex will be there when you are ready and able.  Until then, in the words of Kreg - rock on!

Peter

 

[Integrity_Construction]

We are an enthusiast bunch here.  Please don't take anything personal.  I have been in this industry for thirty years now and made money with miter saws made by other companies until 3 years ago when I got my Kapex.  Truth is in the finished product in customer's eyes.  They don't care how or why.  Only you care about how.  The Kapex will be there when you are ready and able.  Until then, in the words of Kreg - rock on!

Peter

Well said !!!

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

Nothing taken personally , just giving you guys a hard time. Love to hear good stuff about festool products. It just fuels the addiction.

 

[skids]

Nothing taken personally , just giving you guys a hard time. Love to hear good stuff about festool products. It just fuels the addiction.

I am in the same boat..Except, I have the Kapex, but need the MFT-3, a router, the TS55R, guide rails, another Vac, the CMS.

I figure by the time I get to the CMS my abilities might actually be there to justify it.

 

[Kev]

Nothing taken personally , just giving you guys a hard time. Love to hear good stuff about festool products. It just fuels the addiction.

I am in the same boat..Except, I have the Kapex, but need the MFT-3, a router, the TS55R, guide rails, another Vac, the CMS.

I figure by the time I get to the CMS my abilities might actually be there to justify it.

Alas the abilities only come if you have plenty of time to improve your talent ... I'm sadly time poor  [sad]

 

[skids]

Nothing taken personally , just giving you guys a hard time. Love to hear good stuff about festool products. It just fuels the addiction.

I am in the same boat..Except, I have the Kapex, but need the MFT-3, a router, the TS55R, guide rails, another Vac, the CMS.

I figure by the time I get to the CMS my abilities might actually be there to justify it.

Alas the abilities only come if you have plenty of time to improve your talent ... I'm sadly time poor  [sad]

I am too! But I would MAKE time if I had a CMS!.  [wink]

But it's very true, just need to practice, practice.

 

[WoodWhisperer]

I have the 12" dewalt dual bevel.  The bearing are going out on it!  I just got the OK from my bosses to buy the Kapex!!  I can not wait to pick it up. [big grin] 

 

[Floorman70]

installed an entire house of crown molding yesterday

  [eek] Wow,by your self ? A large house ? Hats off , I never thought I was particularly slow ,and haven't done loads of crown,but an entire house in a day is ...wow...
  Some guys cant seem to get past the price , but the lasers alone + the dust pickup, well worth it. I wonder when clouding a room with mdf dust (or any dust for that matter)with other workers in the area will be banned ? Now I need a portable table saw with the same dust pickup...

The cs is pretty good,i ran half a dozen or so kickboards through it on a customers drive,a couple of weeks ago,with no clean up to do afterwards,put it away,went back in the house and realised i`d missed one,so i got the saw back out and as the board was only about 2ft long,i decided not to bother getting the ct out,ended up sweeping the drive [censored],you don`t realise how good the dust extraction really is until you use it without

 

[WoodWhisperer]

I have the 12" dewalt dual bevel.  The bearing are going out on it!  I just got the OK from my bosses to buy the Kapex!!  I can not wait to pick it up. [big grin] 

First day with my new Kapex!! Holy cow what an awesome saw!! I think it will take some time to get use to but I think I am going to love it!  Learned a trick pretty quick with it, you don't have to hold the green thumb bottom down the whole time.  Once you get the saw turned on you can release and its a little more comfortable for me since I've been using a dewalt for along time!!
Anybody else using a Midi with the Kapex? Does the 36mm hose make a difference?

 

[peter halle]

Hey Sean - have fun!

I know that you asked about the Midi, but unless your questions will be about capacity all the dust extractors have the same suction.  The 36 mm hose does help.  Even more help is IF you can set up with a shortened 36 mm hose.

Have fun and work safely!

Peter

 

[WoodWhisperer]

Thanks Peter,

If only Festool sold a 36mm hose that was shorten for half the price?!! ???
I will probably try the bigger hose if and when I recover from buying the Kapex!!

 

[GPowers]

buy the 36mm hose at home depot, you do not really need the festool anti-static hose.. then you will not feel so bad about cutting it up.

 

[TomGadwa1]

I have the 12" dewalt dual bevel.  The bearing are going out on it!  I just got the OK from my bosses to buy the Kapex!!  I can not wait to pick it up. [big grin] 

First day with my new Kapex!! Holy cow what an awesome saw!! I think it will take some time to get use to but I think I am going to love it!  Learned a trick pretty quick with it, you don't have to hold the green thumb bottom down the whole time.  Once you get the saw turned on you can release and its a little more comfortable for me since I've been using a dewalt for along time!!
Anybody else using a Midi with the Kapex? Does the 36mm hose make a difference?

I have the KAPEX/MIDI combo on the UG Cart with my custom caster set and mounting plate for the MIDI. I use the 36 mm hose shortened. It works very well. Consider buying one of the cleaning sets which comes with a 36 mm hose and the tubes and sweep head in a systainer. This is a bargain compared to buying the hose outright. Then it won't be so painful to cut the hose to a shorter length which looks better and also works more efficiently!
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My beloved KAPEX on its UG stand with the CT MIDI resting on its custom mounting plate with shortened 36 mm hose. My UG stand has caster wheels mounted on a cantilevered plate so I can move the saw without the need to tip it on the stand. This prevents the possibility of the saw being tipped too far over and crashing to the floor.

 

[Kev]

You're right about the hose prices - much cheaper to buy a kit ... works out cheaper than buying the hose and systainer, let alone the cleaning parts.

All said, I wish they just did a 2m D36 for the Kapex to DC.

 

[festooltim]

Please Tom don't mention a Kapex crashing to the floor. I was putting mine in the van on Thursday and it slipped out of my hands as I was stepping into the van and fell bouncing of the back and landing on the pavement. I am still having flashbacks of that moment. Didn't see much damage bent the screw that stops it from sliding straitened it out and seems fine. Will check for accuracy next time I use it. It was a frighting moment.

 

[WoodWhisperer]

Please Tom don't mention a Kapex crashing to the floor. I was putting mine in the van on Thursday and it slipped out of my hands as I was stepping into the van and fell bouncing of the back and landing on the pavement. I am still having flashbacks of that moment. Didn't see much damage bent the screw that stops it from sliding straitened it out and seems fine. Will check for accuracy next time I use it. It was a frighting moment.

I think my heart would have stopped beating [eek]  I totally treat my kapex like its a bomb and if I drop it, it blows!!  But I do know things happen!  Hope its ok. What part of town  do you work mostly?

 

[festooltim]

I think my heart would have stopped beating [eek]  I totally treat my kapex like its a bomb and if I drop it, it blows!!  But I do know things happen!  Hope its ok. What part of town  do you work mostly?
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North side mostly but this job was near county line rd. I live on south side so I really like it when I get the rare job close to home. Love the basement jobs to. Here's some pics of job.