That Festool plunge saw

[Ed Falis]

Well, I caved and bought the 55. It came today. Took it downstairs and tried it out on some birch plywood. Whoo-ee, the cuts are indistinguishable (or maybe better) from the cabinet saw. A very fine product. Thanks, Bob Marino, for the assist on the dust collection.

- Ed

[Gene Collison]

Well, I caved and bought the 55. It came today. Took it downstairs and tried it out on some birch plywood. Whoo-ee, the cuts are indistinguishable (or maybe better) from the cabinet saw. A very fine product. Thanks, Bob Marino, for the assist on the dust collection.

- Ed

Ed,

I have one too, love that tool!! You will soon depend on it, I do, use it nearly everyday for something it seems like. Enjoy it!

Gene

[Jim Becker]

Well, I caved and bought the 55. It came today. Took it downstairs and tried it out on some birch plywood. Whoo-ee, the cuts are indistinguishable (or maybe better) from the cabinet saw. A very fine product.

That was my same impression when Bob stopped by a few weeks ago to "demo" all the toys. The cut was extraordinarily clean with the Festool saw, even on "crappy" plywood. "Good" plywood was even cleaner. I still have the pieces there near the door to the shop and have picked them up several times to marvel at the clean cuts!

Enjoy your great new tool!

[Ed Falis]

My wife, the finish carpenter and building supervisor for 20 years, has posed an interesting challenge. She says she should take her worm-drive skilsaw with a 2x4 straight-edge and I should take the festool, and we should do a race of some kind. Now, I gotta say, she's a lot better than I am at this stuff. Should be an interesting experiment.

- Ed

[Ed Falis]

Also gotta say, since I didn't before, that she appreciates the new tool.

- Ed

[John Wadsworth]

Ed,

What was that I heard? She's going to use a 2x4 straight edge?

Does that mean you have a source for _straight_ 2x4s?

Saints be praised! Your fortune is made...

John W.