oliviat17•1mo agoMost Upvoted

I was skeptical about using a track saw for years, but one big cabinet door job changed my mind

I've always been a table saw guy. Had my old Delta for about 15 years and never saw the need for a track saw. Then last month I had to build 12 shaker style cabinet doors for a kitchen remodel in Medford. Each door was 30 inches tall. Trying to balance those on my table saw with the fence felt like a circus act after the third one. A buddy let me borrow his Festool for a day. I got consistent cuts, no tearout, and my back didn't hurt from leaning over the saw. First time I admitted maybe I was wrong about something for two decades. Anyone else make the switch later in their career and regret not doing it sooner?

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vera3081mo ago

My buddy Mike in Ashland was the same way, swore by his old Craftsman table saw for like 20 years. Then he tried my track saw on a set of 40 bifold doors he was doing for a big house up in Talent. He said it took him half the time and he didn't have to fight with the fence or worry about the doors tipping over. Now he uses it for literally everything, even cutting down plywood for shelves. I think it's one of those tools you just have to try to get it, you know? It's not about trashing your old table saw, it's just having another option that works better for certain stuff.

grant_foster791mo ago

@vera308 yeah Mike's exactly right, that tipping over thing is the real game changer on big panels.