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   mathiasraulf | Oct 29, 2003 02:15pm | #1

   Comment from the home of Festo - Germany. I had that combination. I found it costly and fumbly - if not bad. Check out the CS 70 jobsite tablesaw - this is what I got instead. On a job I need the circular saw/Festo ruler system most of the time. You just loose too much time setting things up. Anyway that base is awfully expensive...

   Mathias http://www.raulfcarpenters.com

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   foobytor | Oct 29, 2003 03:43pm | #2

   the table is not the best solution for full sheet goods.  saw horses,  and 2x4's work best.  Table works well for everything else.

   I would be tempted to buy the full 8' plus guide rail.  The two 4' units do not mate as perfectly as I want.  I bought the larger table.  The smaller table PROBABLY would be a better choice for portability

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   ahneedhelp | Nov 01, 2003 06:09am | #3

   Although I own both the saw/rail and the larger table, sectioning full size sheet goods, especially drywall, could be handled more efficiently by scoring and snapping the good ol' drywall hanger's way.

   If you must use the Festo saw/guiderail, I would not use the Festo table.

   Sawhorses, sacrificial backer sheet and the long guiderail would be better.

   As for one long piece of Festo guiderail vs. two shorter sections combined, I don't know if one would be better then the other.

   I am planning on joining shorter ones together because I have three of them. (42" that came with the table, 55" with the saw, and one 32mm hole drilling guiderail that is 42".)

   If you must have one of the long guiderails, they would need to be purchased separately at a cost of....$149 for the 95" and $159 for the 106". There is a 197" rail for a whopping $295 !