Festool has a reputation for producing excellent—and very expensive—tools. Of all of the company’s products, the one whose price didn’t scare me off was the TS 55 EQ track saw. Whether I’m in a shop or on a job site, it’s hands down the best, safest method for breaking down sheet goods I’ve encountered. For years, I’ve been pushing one of these Festool saws through sheet goods for my projects, so I was excited to hear that an updated version has finally been released: the TS 55 REQ. The inner workings of the saw are the same, but the company has made some changes in the areas of versatility and user comfort. For instance, the depth scale for the plunge mechanism is now microadjustable, and it comes with a stick-on imperial scale for those of us who aren’t so quick with metric conversions. Bevel capacity on the new saw is improved by 2° (from 45° to 47°), which is helpful when you’re ripping stock to make boxes or columns with tight mitered corners. The riving knife has been redesigned to emerge from the bottom of the saw before the blade, which is great when you need to continue a long cut but have only a short guide track. Festool also flattened out the right side of the saw so that it can be used as a flush-cutting saw (3⁄8-in. offset). The updated saw sells for $585.