Jronman

one thing I dont like about it is it is setup for being used with your right hand but not your left.

The article I seen was from protool reviews. https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/solid-state-battery-technology/30038/

I just want solid state batteries to come out soon. Quite a few advantages over li-ion.

supposedly rhere is a Festool framing version.

Seen a new Hitachi sliding miter is coming out. Looks similar to the Makita especially with the compact rail design. I like how you get both a laser and a light. Concord Carpenter posted a video on instagram about it.

close but not quite.

last year tia and stanley dirt money went. Not sure about this year though. They made a few videos too.

Yeah. I heard rumors of a dedicated Makita ope battery line. Rumored to be in the 54v range. I wonder if the rumors are true if we will see it unveiled here. I thought I seen Ego was attending so might get some new Ego stuff too. Looks like there is a Bobcat giveaway happening haven't read on the details about it yet.

@muddychip I agree. The adjustment knob for setting depth needs some work. I'm not sure if it is hard to grip just really tight. Once the knob is loose it turns with little effort. Sliding the mechanism up or down for setting depth could be a little smoother. I feel like it does an adequate job for what I have used it for. One thing I forgot to mention is a micro adjust for depth would be nice.

@JimboS1ice nope

I have no idea. KC Tool?

@HiltiWpg I didn't realize they were out in 2009. What 2 DeWALT 40v max products were unveiled at GIE+ Expo 2016?

Anyone interested in this event? I noticed Makita and DeWALT are going.

@HiltiWpg Was I correct? Dyson does make cordless vacs and a vac is a tool. not sure how long ago the first one came out.

Dyson?

these are cool. one side for wood and one for metal. makes a lot of sense.

This saw is one I do not take to work. It is more a shop tool and not a jobsite tool. I only use it at home when I'm cutting sheet goods. It provides an easy way to get straight and tearout free cuts with ability to collect the dust. Would this saw survive the jobsite? It would depend on who is using it and the type of work. This saw is not designed for rough and I would not recommend using one for rough. I would still use a standard circular saw for rough. This is the kind of tool a finish guy might use. There is a good chance a cabinet maker or furniture maker uses one. You may want to ask @Framer joe how he uses a track saw at his work. They do custom house framing if I remember correctly.

Without using tape and paper sure the dust collection isn't great but by using tape and paper I thought the dust collection was pretty good. Not 100% collection but close. Sure there may be better blades out there but from my cuts with the stock blade I noticed it had excellent cut quality atleast on the good side. The cutoff piece has noticeable tearout which could probably be partially mitigated with a better blade but it also doesn't have a cutoff tearout guard like the Festool. I actually like the plunge mechanism but I have never tried a pivot style plunge mechanism so I have nothing to compare it to. Feels comfortable to me. I would have to agree but the other guys use plastic knobs and adjustment too.

I have been using the Flexvolt track saw for a fair bit longer and thought it was time for a follow up. It is still a great saw, cut quality is excellent, and still comfortable to use. Dust collection has been improved a fair bit by covering up the blade screw access. Keeping the bottom right edge covered seemed to help as well. If you cut standing to the right of the saw you can easily see the blade which I appreciate. I felt the runtime with a 2/6 battery could be a bit better but I can't complain. The DeWALT guide rails do the job but they aren't as easy to setup as single side guide rails. I had heard you could use Festool guide rails with the Flexvolt and you sure can. A nice thing is the DeWALT guide rail clamps work with Festool track. I feel the Festool guide rail is much better than the DeWALT. One thing I found out on the saw is there is a reason there is 2 slots on the bottom of the saw. One slot is for DeWALT guide rails and the other is for Festool and I would guess Makita's and other companies' guide rails should work too. If I remember correctly the kickback feature does not work with Festool track because the mechanism is built into the slot for the DeWALT rails. For anyone wanting to go with the Flexvolt I would highly recommend skipping buying the DeWALT guide rails and instead save up for the Festool guide rails. A few things I would add/remove/change: It would be nice to have a second scale like the Festool to differentiate between on and off rail depths. I would also like to see a feature similar to Makitas scoring feature but I could see a way to improve the scoring feature. It would essentially work the same except you not only can score you can add the thickness of the material you want to cut as well. You would set the thickness of the piece then engage the scoring feature which would cut the piece then score the sacrificial top the piece is resting on. This would ensure you fully cut through the piece your cutting and prevent accidentally cutting completely through the sacrificial top and into the nice top or whatever your cutting on. Tearout protection for the cutoff piece that doesn't hinder blade visibility would be nice. Improved dust collection not a huge want but a soft start wouldn't hurt. not a big deal but kickback prevention for both slots. tool free rail adjustment knobs. bluetooth particularly for vacs

@JimboS1ice you thinking the Ron Paulk bench setup? I think one of the earlier designs used a DeWALT tablesaw.

my flex does the job and as a "first table saw" it was a great choice. Might be something to look into considering you already have some flex batteries. Also is small too. Another recommendation would either be a hybrid saw or a smaller cabinet saw with a caster setup.

nice setup.

I still have an iPhone 4 which was released 7 or so years ago.

were you thinking Hilti?

I'm wondering the same thing.