I imagine the video you refer to is the one produced a couple of months back by Jonathan Katz-Moses. If so, it's a ridiculous 'review'. He's lazy and over-opinionated about something he has no business reviewing in the first place in such a half-baked manner.
Think that's harsh? The man references the splinter guard at 14 minutes in, but doesn't bother actually fitting it. He says just seconds later:
"Now, full disclosure, I've never actually used this so I'd maybe have to read the manual, because it does looks like it does hit the blade, so maybe you cut into it a little bit and then you get that perfect zero clearance or it's just for scoring, ummmm, I'd have to do a little more research to give you my full opinion on that"
Well, that's just stupid stuff. The tool is equipped with a feature which very effectively eliminates tear-out on the waste side. And if you look at what he shows on camera after making his cuts, he's showing the waste pieces, not the clean edge (on top anyway) that remains on the sheet he's taken strips off with the saws.
If you pay attention you'll see that the depth of cut is barely enough to cut through the material he's cutting. Just barely enough, which is why he's also getting tear-out on the underside, on both sides of the blade. 15:08 is the timestamp. Screenshot attached.
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I can't understand how anyone thinks this guy is an authority on anything, especially as an impartial reviewer of any sort. His nonsense at the start of the video is just that, absolute nonsense. Festool wanted a promotional partnership. He misrepresents it as Festool looking to pay him for a positive review. They didn't do that, he completely distorts what they were asking of him. They have a marketing budget and asked what a particular spend could generate in terms of content on his channel. He publishes the email - It's as plainly put by Festool as it can be. They basically ask that if they partner with him until year end, pay him $6000 and give him a free saw, what could he suggest he could do. He then soapboxes in his reply, before going on about how he never takes payments for positive reviews, except he does, but not for direct payment, just in the form of "a small kickback from a company for recommending their products".
Talk about a hypocritical time-waster. The man has no business taking peoples time like this and distorting the outcome of a 'Comprehensive (give me a break!) comparison and review' - He didn't even fit the splinter guard. It's beyond me why folks would believe what he has to say about anything other than himself. He's entirely self promotional and all about selling his stop-blocks, pushing plans, aprons and merchandise.
Ignore the fool. Buy a TS75 if you'd like one and can find one at the moment. They're excellent tools.
