Why is the Kapex UG Miter Station so expensive?

[BMH]

Festool produces most of their tools in Germany. Their workers are well trained, make good wages, have paid vacation, health benefit and a retirement fund. This increase the total cost of the tool but also creates an economy where people are not living in poverty.

So when you get a Festool product you get a well thought out and engineered system, you also support a company that treats it worker well.

 

[Timtool]

Festool produces most of their tools in Germany. Their workers are well trained, make good wages, have paid vacation, health benefit and a retirement fund. This increase the total cost of the tool but also creates an economy where people are not living in poverty.

So when you get a Festool product you get a well thought out and engineered system, you also support a company that treats it worker well.

That is one of the reasons i buy Festool, the people who make my tools have the same living standard as i have. And that way my money stays in the economy that enables me to get jobs.
If you prefer to give a bit less money to a company that exploits poverty and has an advantage in maintaining a low living standard of their employees, then you are throwing your money out of our economy. And the next thing you know it's your job that gets exported.

 

[Eli]

Price for the cart and wings has just dropped to $699 in Oz - over a $200 cut. Shame I already have one  [sad]

At least you didn't buy the MFT800 package and the abortion wing package the first time around and THEN get the UG  :'( :'( :'(

 

[sancho57]

Lambeater, thats a nice set up. I might borrow the way you stored that jointer.

 

[Ebuwan]

just remember things that beautiful can be turned into a shrine lol

Lambeater

Hi All,

I know this thread is old, but looking for ideas for my miter station setup with my Kapex (newerish version, bought it last year)

If i see correct, those leg brackets on the wings, without the leg, bring it to the height of the cutting platform?

"Assuming newer version of the kapex/ug stand would be the same?