New KREG Track Saw

[Ray Newman]

More information prices, accessories, etc.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Jdo_R_ANI

Saw and 62" rail US $399.00

https://www.kregtool.com/store/c72/adapt...ng-system/

https://www.kregtool.com/store/c74/indiv...omponents/

https://www.kregtool.com/store/c75/acces...and-parts/

I found the dust collection interesting and from the video it appears to be effective, plus no vacuum and hose!

Hope it is a success for KREG and woodworkers. If this system provides all it promises, I think Festool will have some real serious competition.

[David Utterback]

Interesting entry into the market. I look forward to some reviews. Thanks for posting.

[Reinis Kanders]

Table looks better than MFT.
Hopefully track is compatible with other tracksaws since Kreg is late to the game.

[Frederick Skelly]

Well good for them. They'll have to go a long way to match the quality and cut of my Dewalt ($500) or the Makita ($400) or the more expensive festool. But the price looks about right to support selling a reasonable quality product, so this is promising. I wonder what their service network will be. Dewalt service is pretty easily accessible, as I imagine Makita's is.

[Jessica de Boer]

I'll stick with my Mafell track saw. The first thing I actually thought upon seeing this saw was it looks like it's made by Mafell.

[Cary Falk]

Track looks like Festool/Makita compatible. If it is and the table is cheaper than Festool then it should be a big seller. I wonder if the dust filter will fit my Dewalt?

[Bryan Lisowski]

Has a lot of interesting features with regard to the work table.

[Martin Wasner]

I'll stick with my Mafell track saw. The first thing I actually thought upon seeing this saw was it looks like it's made by Mafell.

Me too.

I had a similar thought on it's origins as well.

[Sean Nagle]

I see the blade is on the correct side of the motor :)

[Michelle Rich]

I saw that too. With a damaged left hand I find my festool a little harder to run that it should be. But I still love it.

[Mike Cutler]

First thing I noticed was also that blade orientation.
Maybe I just need to change my work practices with my Festool, but having the blade on the left sure looks "easier" to me.
The dust bag on the saw appears to work "okay", but you can see at some points in the video that finer dust is being directed at the user's belt line. But hey, a circular saw would still be messier.

Kreg makes some nice stuff. I don't have but a few of their products, but they seemed to put some thought into them as far as the end user is considered. I hope the product does well.
I will be looking into to the rail compatibility with Festool. Festool's rails are ridiculously priced.

[kent borcherding]

Mafell is the best track saw IMHO , the dealer service is tops. Kreg is a fine co. . with great service also .

If I remember correctly Mafell makes the Bosch track saw.

[Martin Wasner]

Mafell is a the best track saw IMHO , the dealer service is tops. Greg is a fine co. . with great service also .

If I remember correctly Mafell makes the Bosch track saw.

I don't think it's opinion, it's a top notch tool, like all of their stuff.
Comes with a top notch price too.

What really sets it apart in my mind is the tracks. You really can't screw up the alignment.

[Cary Falk]

I just looked at the manual for the table. The track is just held on with a t-track nut and a bolt. It should work with any track(at most have to modify make a new nut). $500 vs $760 for Festool. It should be a winner. I'm thinking about getting one for a portable bench.

[William Chain]

I hope the products are a success but I think it’s going to be like all the other Kreg products. A usable offering driven by a price point that means a lot of blue plastic, and the aluminum won’t be the thickness or quality of the higher price point equivalents. I have a lot of the Kreg jigs and other offerings and they certainly feel like they’re intended for a limited life span.

I hope these are a success. I want to see them up close. The blade side is certainly a valid debate to have. Note the 20 mm arbor. Might suggest European manufacture or origin. But certainly determines your blade choices. A lot of people like to bag on the Festool MFT (to be clear I do not own one), but the price break here again seems to come with a lot more plastic parts. I wonder if the aluminum parts are the same thickness, rigidity, etc. I am reserving final judgement until I can see it all up close.

[johnny means]

The blue plastic on all my Kreg stuff certainly all appears to be substantial enough to last my entire career. All of my Festool stuff seems to be made of the same type of plastic and have proven to be durable enough. I think plastic technology is well past the point where plastic means cheap.

[andy bessette]

...I think it’s going to be like all the other Kreg products. A usable offering driven by a price point that means a lot of blue plastic, and the aluminum won’t be the thickness or quality of the higher price point equivalents...

This. I am unimpressed with Kreg quality and engineering. An inferior product line intended for the bottom feeder.

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Dear Milwaukee: Are you paying attention? I would have loved an M18 track saw or even a Milwaukee corded track saw. You let Kreg beat you to the punch??? C'mon Milwaukee!

Anyway, I love my Makita. This Kreg looks a little plastic. Is it just me?

[Nick Decker]

I've never used a MFT, but do people really use that surface as a backing board for a track saw? Seems kind of expensive to be cutting into on a regular basis.

I built a small bench that's similar, in that the top has carefully spaced dog holes, and the last thing I'd want to do would be to use it for that.

[Peter Christensen]

Maybe I wasn't paying close attention but I recall the saw groove running along the same place near the edge, much like the table cuts a radial arm saw has.

Like any tool it has some well thought out ideas and some that are more gimmicky, at least to me. I have the cheap Grizzly track saw and will live with it. If I had nothing I'd consider it especially after it has had a little time to prove itself.

[Charles P. Wright]

I've never used a MFT, but do people really use that surface as a backing board for a track saw? Seems kind of expensive to be cutting into on a regular basis.

I built a small bench that's similar, in that the top has carefully spaced dog holes, and the last thing I'd want to do would be to use it for that.
I usually don't use the MFT for cutting, because I prefer a table saw for small things and for big things it isn't big enough. But I have cut into it; and use it as a work surface and have some cuts into it from dominos that went to far, some template routing, and some LR32 spoilboard. I generally don't aim to cut it, but am also not upset if it happens.

The top itself is sacrificial; and flips so you get 2 whacks at it for your $140; or you can make your own replacement for it using an LR32 or other system like Parf guides or Dominofix and a piece of MDF. I'm a weekend warrior, so haven't even flipped mine after 2 years. I expect I would probably just pay for a replacement top rather than machining my own, because it isn't worth the investment in a jig or the time that could be producing something else that I actually want to make rather than need to make.

[andy bessette]

There is no need to ruin a benchtop. I use 4/4-square strips of fir between the workpiece and the benchtop. Beats breathing a bunch of foam dust.

[Simon MacGowen]

Indeed. Making a mft top with one of those jigs is very time-consuming, not to mention that the pricey jigs have no other uses for most hobbyists who don't need to make a new top often (once every four to six years?). If you do the math, it is just a $20 to $30 expense ...or less a year if you flip the top over, or don't cut into it as Andy suggests.

But many of us woodworkers are known to be penny wise and pound foolish, often thinking our labor hours are worth nothing.

Simon

[Curt Harms]

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But many of us woodworkers are known to be penny wise and pound foolish, often thinking our labor hours are worth nothing.

Simon

I think a fair number here don't put a $$ value on their labor hours given that they're retired and are doing woodworking in part to fill their day. Someone doing it to make $$$ is going to have a different view.

[Simon MacGowen]

I think a fair number here don't put a $$ value on their labor hours given that they're retired and are doing woodworking in part to fill their day. Someone doing it to make $$$ is going to have a different view.

That exactly is the thinking many retirees have. Some would spend 40 hours to make something (a tool or a jig) that they could buy for say just $150 (which they might even be able to resell later after its use). They would argue that they had "saved" $150, not counting any supplies or materials used or hours spent. Cost comparisons don't work that way as there's an element of opportunity costs involved. One of which is the time that could be spent on making a furniture piece rather than, say, an mft top.

Retirees and non-retirees who are hobby woodworkers are exactly the same when costs of opportunities are calculated, regardless whether one has more free time or not. By the way, I haven't met too many retiree-woodworkers who say they have a lot of or too much free time for their shops!

It is a different story if one enjoys making an mft top for the sake of making it (rather than with a goal of saving money). I don't like the mdf dust nor the repetitive drilling. I would either buy a top from Festool, or have a local CNC shop cut a few sheets for me (but what am I going to do with the tops that end up not being used after 15 or 20 years???).

Simon

[Dan Baginski]

I think the table is interesting. Lots of possibilities other than just cutting with the track saw.

[Simon MacGowen]

I think the table is interesting. Lots of possibilities other than just cutting with the track saw.

I like its mobility unlike the MFT which takes up as much room as a jobsite saw, defeating the purpose of having a small footprint for those with a small job. It also looks sturdier than an mft...which is poor as a workbench for hand tool work (unless you add some weights to the table).

But I agree something has to give when their prices are set to compete with Festool, Mafell, etc.

Simon

[Bruce Day]

This. I am unimpressed with Kreg quality and engineering. An inferior product line intended for the bottom feeder.

Care to explain your stance on "the bottom feeder"? I have lots of Kreg products and they all have served me well, and their customer service takes a back seat to nobody. Case in point, purchased a work table about 2 years ago and the adjustment knob on the clamp wasn't working as smooth as I thought. This was 9:30 on a Friday morning. Saturday morning Fed Ex was at my front door with a new clamp. New clamp, next day delivery, no charge to me. For what it's worth, I feel, or I know that there's more people disagree than agree with your stance on "an inferior product line intended for the bottom feeder"

[johnny means]

Who makes tools that aren't plastic? What are all you guys using 50 year old power tools?

[Martin Wasner]

Who makes tools that aren't plastic? What are all you guys using 50 year old power tools?

Sometimes....

[andy bessette]

Care to explain your stance on "the bottom feeder"?...purchased a work table about 2 years ago and the adjustment knob on the clamp wasn't working as smooth as I thought. This was 9:30 on a Friday morning. Saturday morning Fed Ex was at my front door with a new clamp...

OK.

Decades ago I purchased brand new bandsaw, table saw, drill press and thickness plane from Delta/Rockwell (dealer). Everything functioned as it should. About ten years later I had to replace the on-off switch on the table saw, myself, at my expense. About another ten years after that I had to replace it again, myself, at my expense.

The 2 Kreg items I have ever purchased, a pocket hole jig set and a bandsaw fence (which came with a lightly used Delta bandsaw), left me feeling "dirty" because of their cheesiness. It's possible they make better quality stuff, but I haven't seen it.

[Nick Decker]

I have several of their tools and generally like them, yet I don't consider myself a bottom feeder. If you don't like their tools, fine, but how about you leave out the name calling?

[johnny means]

OK.

Decades ago I purchased brand new bandsaw, table saw, drill press and thickness plane from Delta/Rockwell (dealer). Everything functioned as it should. About ten years later I had to replace the on-off switch on the table saw, myself, at my expense. About another ten years after that I had to replace it again, myself, at my expense.

The 2 Kreg items I have ever purchased, a pocket hole jig set and a bandsaw fence (which came with a lightly used Delta bandsaw), left me feeling "dirty" because of their cheesiness. It's possible they make better quality stuff, but I haven't seen it.

Cheesiness? Did they function as advertised? I've got a few different Kreg jigs that all have drilled thousands of pocket holes. The two I use most often probably have drilled tens of thousands of pockets. They all function as well as they did when they were new.

[Rick Potter]

As a hobbyist, I have also run thousands of holes with no apparent wear. I would think a pro would be using a Castle machine for pocket screws. I have one, and use the Kreg because I like it.

I also have two of the original cast aluminum models, and they are great, but I like the K3 (mine), and K5 better because of the front mounted lever.

Gotta get around to selling off that Castle someday.


PS: Really curious to see if the Kreg track fits my Makita track saw.

[Kevin Delgado]

Who makes tools that aren't plastic? What are all you guys using 50 year old power tools?

One, yeah.

Two others are almost 80. But I have Kreg stuff and have been generally pleased with them to this point.

[Jon Nuckles]

OK.

Decades ago I purchased brand new bandsaw, table saw, drill press and thickness plane from Delta/Rockwell (dealer). Everything functioned as it should. About ten years later I had to replace the on-off switch on the table saw, myself, at my expense. About another ten years after that I had to replace it again, myself, at my expense.

The 2 Kreg items I have ever purchased, a pocket hole jig set and a bandsaw fence (which came with a lightly used Delta bandsaw), left me feeling "dirty" because of their cheesiness. It's possible they make better quality stuff, but I haven't seen it.

I'm not sure what the Delta/Rockwell experience has to do with Kreg. Is it relevant somehow?

I own the Kreg miter gauge. No plastic on it. Well designed, easy to use and accurate.

I also bought the K5 pocket hole jig, which does have a lot of plastic and doesn't feel substantial. I was a little skeptical at first, but it works well. The plastic parts seem engineered to do what they need to do and keep the price down. I only needed it to build some cabinets for my kitchen and it worked well for that. And, after using it, I see no reason to believe that it wouldn't continue to work well for years if I find other projects suited for pocket screws.

I did have a problem with the K5's clamping handle getting stuck (a metal to metal connection). I called Kreg and, even though I didn't recall if I had purchased it directly from Kreg or from an online dealer, they immediately sent out a replacement. No questions about when I bought it or what use and abuse it might have seen. Great customer service.

[Cary Falk]

So I looked at the Kreg table today. I was looking for a portable bench more then a MFT type table but it looks like can be adapted to fit my DeWalt tracksaw pretty easily. I am not overly impressed with the build quality for $500. One of those folding formica tables are more solid once set up. That being said it is no more wobbly than the Festool MFT table that I compared it to in the store. I think I am going to hold onto my money for now. Might look into adding a table top to a Bosch gravity feed miter saw stand or the like.

[Marshall Harrison]

This. I am unimpressed with Kreg quality and engineering. An inferior product line intended for the bottom feeder.

I think I have just been insulted.

I love the Kreg tools that I have. Getting the K5 on Monday and will eventually get the ACS Master System once I can afford it.

[Art Mann]

That principle contradicts my observation. I just had a house built by a premium builder with a good group of subcontractors. What I saw was that their equipment, be it miter saw, compressor, table saw, nailer or whatever, was cheaper and lower quality than the stuff I own. Those guys are going to buy the cheapest tool that will do the job because every dollar they spend on equipment comes out of their paycheck. They don't really think in terms of efficiency.


I think a fair number here don't put a $$ value on their labor hours given that they're retired and are doing woodworking in part to fill their day. Someone doing it to make $$$ is going to have a different view.

[Greg R Bradley]

That principle contradicts my observation. I just had a house built by a premium builder with a good group of subcontractors. What I saw was that their equipment, be it miter saw, compressor, table saw, nailer or whatever, was cheaper and lower quality than the stuff I own. Those guys are going to buy the cheapest tool that will do the job because every dollar they spend on equipment comes out of their paycheck. They don't really think in terms of efficiency.They do if they are professionals. They weren't. A true professional looks at the big picture and doesn't waste dollars to save dimes.

[Martin Wasner]

They do if they are professionals. They weren't. A true professional looks at the big picture and doesn't waste dollars to save dimes.

That's my philosophy. Cheap tools cost too much.

[Marshall Harrison]

I think a fair number here don't put a $$ value on their labor hours given that they're retired and are doing woodworking in part to fill their day. Someone doing it to make $$$ is going to have a different view.

That describes me. The things I build are built because I think the project looks interesting or a family member (usually my youngest daughter) wants it. Other things I keep or post for sale if no family or friends want/need it. Working this way allows me to take my time and ensures for the most part that I'm not dealing with finicky clients.

Being retired I have plenty of time and I don't have to worry about my "hourly rate". That keeps woodworking fun and on my schedule instead of being a a boring chore on someone else's schedule.

[dennis thompson]

I have several of their tools and generally like them, yet I don't consider myself a bottom feeder. If you don't like their tools, fine, but how about you leave out the name calling?

Couldn't agree more!

[William Chain]

Well, I got to see the whole system up close. Track saw, track, table, and all the little doodads that go with it.

The table is ok. It's a table. The one I saw seemed to be secured to the floor somehow which made it harder to assess how wobbly it is, but I freed it and messed with it and it didn't seem any more or less wobbly than the Festool MFT which was 12 feet away. There were no wheels on the display table, so I don't know if that's the same one you get for the money or not. The track was remarkably similar to the Festool track, but the aluminum seemed glossier if that make sense. The Festool track is sort of a matte finish, and slides smoothly. The Kreg one was just shinier. It felt and looked like the same thickness and stiffness as the Festool. The blade kerf strip was much different. On the Festool, it is a clear soft rubbery material that is replaceable. The Kreg kerf strip was a hard plastic and and chunks out of it from test runs with the saw. I didn't get the track off the table to see if its replaceable. I would imagine it is though. The track was secured to the table with basically T-nuts and plastic knobs that interfaced with a panel that bolted to the table. There didn't seem to be a mechanism to ensure that the track was parallel to the edge of the table or any other reference. It appeared you need to just wing that. The dogholes on the table were fitted with a pile of accessories meant to secure the workpiece and in theory were meant to hold the workpiece at a set distance from the doghole. These were all (as I feared) kinda junky plastic, and more worrying, none of them seemed to be consistent in length, each one just slight different from the others. There were a tape measure and a commercial straight edge on the table, and I verified that these cheap plastic pieces were indeed all different. That's a shame. So, no clear mechanism to align the track to the table, and the pieces meant to maybe align your workpiece appeared crappy enough to cause a problem. If anyone else has seen one of these and can address those criticisms, please do. Shame, the table top itself was flat, and seemed solid enough to do work on it as light duty bench. But the accessories let it down.

The saw itself was interesting. It feels solid, the mechanism for dropping the blade into the workpiece is solid and provides clear feedback. The dust collection can be this little bag that fits on, or that can pop off to fit the saw to dust collection du jour. The saw wobbled on the track, but I adjusted the track fit and it behaved. After one test cut it was wobbling again. The saw itself cut fine, but felt and looked kinda cheaper than the competition. Better than the DeWalt, but not as nice as the Festool, which seems in line with the $$. One thing I really didn't like was the scale on the saw for cut depth. There was a scale, but it was screen printed in what appeared to be the cheapest white paint possible, and it was crooked! I looked at two saws, both had scales that looked like a five year old slapped it on there. Weird. The mechanism to set depth was fine, worked well, locked down with a satisfying clunk, but the scale...sheesh.

There were a pile of accessories on offer - I saw two blades, a 20 tooth and a 48 tooth. They appeared to be of good quality. I think the 20 tooth was in the demo, and it cut plywood fine, no splintering or ugliness to the cut. I did the cuts without hearing protection and it wasn't obnoxiously loud at all. The blade is on the left side of the saw, you're working from right to left on the table. I can't say its a table saw replacement, it seemed that if you're cutting something longer than the track, you're in trouble, and if you're cutting something that dangles off the table on the other side you're going to have to get clever to support it and secure it to the table. I think there was 4 ft of usable space under the track.

It's pretty much what I thought it was going to be. A lot of plastic where I think there should be something more substantial, but a usable offering. I think there's a market for it. The saw was $299, and to be honest I didn't see what all was in the box. I don't think the track came with it at that price. Once you get the table, etc, you're in for $800 or so. I think you hit $1k with all the bits and bobs. It's definitely less expensive than the Festool stuff, no question, but I still feel like saving my pennies for that stuff. They'll probably sell a bunch, but I didn't see anyone picking it up while I was there. Who knows? Everyone kind of looked at it, kicked the tires, made a cut, and shrugged and went off into finishes and router bits.

I haven't seen a review or a video online or on social media that isn't from some #sponsored #sellout so I haven't seen a real unbiased opinion from someone that shelled out their own money for it yet. Hopefully we get some real world unbiased feedback on it beyond a test run in the store like mine.

[John LoDico]

There's a youtuber, Chris Salomone, who goes by the name Foureyes, who just built a project using only the Kreg saw and table. He freely admits Kreg sent him the saw. That aside, you can view the video and see the saw in action. It's here: https://youtu.be/4C1Namjo0dM

[William Chain]

That would fall under the #sponsored #sellout umbrella. Free saw, contractually obligated video. I repeat, I haven't seen a review or a video online or on social media that isn't from some #sponsored #sellout so I haven't seen a real unbiased opinion from someone that shelled out their own money for it yet.


There's a youtuber, Chris Salomone, who goes by the name Foureyes, who just built a project using only the Kreg saw and table. He freely admits Kreg sent him the saw. That aside, you can view the video and see the saw in action. It's here: https://youtu.be/4C1Namjo0dM

[John LoDico]

He addressed that issue in an extended Instagram post. I don't know the guy; I'm just pointing out it's one of the few places I saw the Kreg in action. You haven't seen much online because the saw has only been available since March 1. I'm not sure people they sent it to and who are using it are "selling out." Selling out from what exactly?

[William Chain]

Kreg placed their new saw with a bunch of the IG and YouTube crowd in advance and had them all dancing in a line like rockettes. None of them paid their hard earned money for the saw. It’s their thing to get free stuff and advertise for whatever tool maker. That particular guy also posts glowing praises for every new WP OneTimeTool he gets for free. Can’t trust a sponsored opinion.


He addressed that issue in an extended Instagram post. I don't know the guy; I'm just pointing out it's one of the few places I saw the Kreg in action. You haven't seen much online because the saw has only been available since March 1. I'm not sure people they sent it to and who are using it are "selling out." Selling out from what exactly?

[John LoDico]

William, I just read your previous posts on this sponsorship issue, so I understand your point better. It doesn't aggrieve me as much. I thought he was upfront with the sponsorship; what distressed me more was the thing he made. Lots of exposed plywood ends, pocket hole patches, etc. Meh. (And, yes, I'm not going to pay $150 for a carpenter's square.) Cheers.

[kent borcherding]

Almost always when I was thinking about purchasing a new tool , I would talk to places that sold a lot of woodworking tools , or authorized name brand tool repair centers . Usually they can tell you the tools customers are happy with , and tools customers are not happy with. Repair centers will tell you tools that are sent in for repair , and which tools have problems.

The larger dealers have tool buyers who try or attend tool shows to look tools over they are considering stocking . Last saturday I spoke to the tool dept. buyer for a large chain of tool stores. He was very impressed with the new Kreg track saw and table , and ordered 2,000 of them to stock in the stores.

[Adam Grund]

That principle contradicts my observation. I just had a house built by a premium builder with a good group of subcontractors. What I saw was that their equipment, be it miter saw, compressor, table saw, nailer or whatever, was cheaper and lower quality than the stuff I own. Those guys are going to buy the cheapest tool that will do the job because every dollar they spend on equipment comes out of their paycheck. They don't really think in terms of efficiency.

Some, maybe. My tools cost more than my annual income, and I’m just an employee. If I owned my own shop my costs would no doubt double, possibly triple. I don’t have time to replace tools 2-3 times over just to save a fraction of the cost of inferior products.
Weekend warriors that occasionally work on cars might have tools in nicer condition, but the quality of my tools will far surpass 99% of them.

[Jim Dwight]

Coming in late on a thread from earlier this year. I just noticed the Kreg track saw and am interested in opinions about it. But I am not finding much from users. I saw a couple things in this thread I want to comment on.

First, Kreg is not Festool but they are not Ryobi either. I like my Ryobi stuff, some of their tools are very useful but some are not so much. I have never purchased a Kreg tool that I thought was not usable. They use a lot of plastic but they use it appropriately and the tools work. I cannot see anybody arriving at a different conclusion after using them. I have several shelf pin drilling jigs but the one I use is my Kreg. It is a very simple jig made almost totally of plastic. But it works. Designed and made well. So based upon the brand, I would think the Kreg is worth a look if you are in the market. Assuming you want tools that work and are not into paying more to get something more impressive. It also has impressive features, the riving knife and anti kick back devices the Makita lacks, for instance. What I still don't know is how smooth the cut is with a good blade. My DeWalt custs as smooth as my table saw. I believe the Makita and Festool do too. Grizzly hasn't had good reviews on this but I don't remember a review with a good blade. Triton has at least one bad review where they said it would cut in the same spot between the scoring cut and final through cut. What camp is Kreg in?

With respect to reviews from people who got the tool free, I agree it's a factor but you do not know how much of one unless you know the person. I am fortunate to participate in Home Depot Seeds program. I get things, some of them tools, for free. In exchange I have to write a review within 60 days. There is no penalty for a bad review, but they want reviews others find helpful. I only get stuff I want and can use and I only write reviews as accurate as possible. It probably makes me feel more positive to have received it for free but if it doesn't work right or has issues, I am going to mention them. Home Depot marks my reviews. I think it's totally valid for others to want to know but I don't think it's right to assume I sold out and will give a good review regardless of what I think.

The situation where somebody has a company, like Triton, who sponsors the reviewer may be a little different depending on how much support they are providing. But it's still the same thing. Some people may not be fair in their review due to the money but others will be. As long as they tell you so you can consider that as a factor, I see no issue.

What I would still like to see is a review of the Kreg by somebody with experience with other track saws, or at least gives feedback on cut quality and accuracy. Same thing on the table. Those hinges for the track look great but do they set it down in exactly the same place each time? I don't think the criticism for alignment in a post is right because the hinges slide in the aluminum track on the sides of the table. So you can easily align the track to cut square. But does it cut precisely? The hinges to set the track down on the wood is better than the MFT has. If it does not introduce inaccuracy.

The accessories are not all plastic either. The 3/4 round stops for the track are aluminum. They should be 20mm, however, IMHO.

If I was still in the market, I would look hard at the Kreg. I might try and buy the hinges to use with my existing workbench. It could be handy for large cross cuts.