In your opinion, is that angle finder worth $160? I was thinking of buying one until I read how cheaply made and overpriced the saw is. Thanks
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Honestly other brands of saws as we all see on TV building shows can do what the Kapex is expect to accomplish! What determined my purchase was (Its') ability to right out of the box be functional without having multitudes of adjustments as I read other reviewers from Amazon and their reviews of disgust spending hours fine tuning what should have been done at the manufacturing facility. No, the angle finder is not worth 160 dollars. If I had to purchase the angle finder singularly instead of it coming with the Kapex saw I'd look towards Woodpeckers for a nice angle finder.
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I like the angle finder, but it isn't worth 160 if you don't do a lot of that kind of work. I happen to love the saw and don't think it is cheaply made or overpriced. You get what you pay for. I like doing quality work and I get that with this saw.
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If you do a lot of crown moulding work, then the angle finder is worth its weight in gold. The saw is perfectly calibrated. The angle finder in conjunction with the dual laser will give you perfect cuts every time without having to spend a lot of time measuring. Now if you were to get the angle finder alone without the saw, then no. its not worth 160. With festools you have to look at the total package and what it can do to raise the quality of your work in less time.
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Not really, It sound's like a good idea but in practice I hardly ever used it.There's much better one's on the market like the starrett pro, its cheaper and better made.I found on the festool that after a while the sliding part of the blade that measures external corners would fall off the protractor because the plastic lugs that held them on were insufficient. I think most of us use test pieces on important cuts anyway. I found that it worked only as a rough guide to get the cut somewhere near.Hope that helps.
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The saw is not cheaply made by any measure. As for the cost, it is way overpriced, but has features that no other miter saw does - you get what you pay for, and Festool's are the best. As for the angle finder, I have the Bosch level/angle finder, and it works well, well built, and does multiple jobs.
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I like mine!! it does great job ,pole stays secure , Have not used the saw on mine yet !!!
1634931
Leanne, Thanks for your interest. I have not adjusted the carb for a while. I have used it to cut wood until quite recently, just became tired of all the annoyances that go along with this saw. I paid as much for a 40 year-old used saw as I paid new for the Poulan so I guess the lesson is you get what you pay for.Karl
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I don't know the answer, I ordered a DC330B XRP 18 Volt regular Jig Saw for $105.00. The box said DC330B XRP, exactly what I ordered. When I opened the box and inspected the Bare Tool, I noticed that it was all scuffed up, and not even the right tool, it said it was a DC330. It looks like someone swapped the tool. I called Amazon to complain about the error and they sent me a paid postage through my email address....I haven't heard anything since. my email address is dwightbyron@hotmail.com
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Thank you so much for the response.The saw is new, I purchased it on the 8th. Over all I am very pleased with the purchase and thanks to you guys the problem is corrected.Thank you again.
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Yeah, I saw one on deep woods website. It 50 bucks...looks cool but not sure how well it works.
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I think it's an excellent choice. The feature that most sets this saw apart from Chinese box store crap is that you can tension the blade if it loosens. Not really part of your inquiry, but another reason to buy this saw.
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I like it and I use the gauge to file the teeth on my saw chain. I took a bit to get use to it but now that I have mastered it, I am happy with it. I have not used it to file the rakers mainly because it does not work well for that or I don't understand how??? In my opinion the use for the teeth is a good deal. I don't like free hand filing and I have use several other jigs and gauges. They all work fairly well but for the cost this one is a good deal in my opinion. You should know I am not a professional sawyer but I have made money running a chainsaw doing precommercial thinning, slashing and building fire line on active fires including falling snags so I do have some experience. Good luck!
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Bosch has a good warranty and return policy. So does Amazon. If it is that far off, you need to send it back for warranty repair or replacement. If that's not practical or possible, I would really like to help you. I love this saw and use it every day. When you say it's a 1/4" off, you need to be more specific about it. For example, the left edge of the "base" or "shoe" as it's called, is parallel to, and exactly 1.5 inches from the left side of the saw blade. Using that dimension as a reference, in what way is the base of your saw a quarter inch off? Is the blade perpendicular to the bottom of the "base", and is it parallel to both left and right edges. I've dropped my saw many times with no damage or bad effect on the performance, but I suppose a really hard drop could cause that kind of mis-alignment. I am only speculating. It would be helpful if you could describe the problem in more detail.
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Any angle, those are just positive stops.... I love this saw, I recommend getting a couple different blades for the hard or soft woods....
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Charles, I see $41.95 as the current price, which is still a good deal. I caught them for $26 several months ago, that is one reason that I purchased two. I would have paid 42 if necessary, just saying. I am not a pro wood worker, just do it for the enjoyment, not rich either, try to get the best use of cost for this hobby. Oh, I got the Rockwell jaw horse from A. A very good investment. I am using it with auxiliary runners to hold chair leg blanks to route mortise joints. The runners are to give the router base a sturdy place to ride. I have a few more tips if you are interested. Rocketbob
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That is somewhat of a wide open question. The saw seems well made. I've only had mine a few weeks and used it a few times. The cuts I've made were through 2 3/8 pipe and have been accurate and quite smooth. As I've used a Makita abrasive saw for years I would expect this one to hold up as well. I will continue to use the abrasive saw for less accurate straight cuts and reserve the new saw for miter cuts or where accuracy is paramount.
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Both of the saws have a 5 star rating on our website. Both also have good review. The DeWalt has been reviewed more often and we have sold more of the DeWalt unit. The price is better on the DeWalt as well. This unit is sold for $948.99 while the DeWalt is available for $794.99.
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I bought for my son. He has a dust collector. He absolutely loves the saw though & says it works great.
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I'm not sure, you'll have to check the spec's for both. I got mine several years ago on sale for about $110.00.It works very well, except if your saw table is NOT a CABINET WORKERS saw, there is very little room between the front edge of the table and the blade. Meaning its only good for small pieces of wood between the front table edge and the blade, because the miter gauge will tilt down when its over the front table edge.
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I bought mine a little more than a year ago and it is a great saw .It was expensive when I bought it ,about 500 bucks, but being in my mid 60's running stairs with my bigger saws was getting old. I thought you had read the price wrong so I checked and your price is correct although I did find it cheaper on another Amazon site, but still 250 more than I paid. Sad, because it is a great little saw that I am very happy to own.
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I noticed it in all the detents which is why I returned it. I called customer support and they said it's normal and that no one else complained so they told me to "adapt to the saw". With my saw, I could move it at least a half degree in either direction when it was in the detent. I looked underneath and noticed the detent lever is made of plastic and it flexes easily so that was the problem. I couldn't stand the thought of spending over $500 on a saw that wasn't accurate or repeatable so I returned it. IMO, it's a MAJOR flaw. I don't care what anyone says. Companies are trying to save costs wherever they can and it's affecting quality. I would have gladly paid an extra $10 for a metal detent lever.