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I spent $200 on a Festool track saw and honestly I regret it
I mean, everyone in the framing crew swears by them for sheet goods, but for rough framing on this job site near Waco it just felt like overkill. The dust collection is nice I guess but my old circular saw with a straight edge gets the same cuts for way less. Does anyone else just stick with basic tools for most stuff?
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the_thomas1mo agoMost Upvoted
That Festool is nice for kitchen cabinets and fine woodworking but for rough framing out here you're just lighting money on fire. I did a whole addition with a $60 Skilsaw and a 4-foot level as a straightedge last spring and every cut was square enough for joists and rafters. Keep the Festool for your finish work if you ever do that, but sell it if you're mostly framing. There's a reason every framer I know has a beat up worm drive saw and not a fancy track saw. Save the track saw for when you're doing miters on trim or ripping plywood for shelving.
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lily_torres311mo ago
Festool is just flexing on everyone else if you ask me. Your old skillsaw with a guide works fine for 95% of jobs.
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kim.nina1mo ago
You ever try cutting melamine or double-sided ply with a regular skillsaw? Got a job last year with birch ply cabinets and the chipping drove me nuts. Tried a cheap Diablo blade on my old saw and still got tearout. Bought a track saw just for that job, sold it after. Worked perfect though. Depends what you cut.
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