Gerry Pehl said:
Thanks again Tom- I'm in Minnesota.
Whereabouts?
(I have relatives in du'lut)
The Mafell is cheaper in Au once one factors in the rail cost.
The rails are better in every practical way.
Whether you need more power, or need to move rails around or not is a factor.
For sheets the prescoring function is unique.
Dust control on the TS is good and Mafell may be 99% rather than 98%... So not a valid reason to choose the MT55.
If you already have FT rails then get the FT.
If not then it may be wise to investigate the MT55.
In the US the pricing difference is greater between the two. So it is not as easy as starting in Australia where the FT is a lot, and one can use an Eu 230v/50-Hz machine .
It made sense for me to get the MT 55 and it is as good as I need, so I recommend it. In North America I recommend you look at it hard as cost is more a factor