Kapex & Sawhelper- What went wrong?
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I just posted on JLC about the bracket which joins the Sawhelper stand to the Kapex saw. Disappointing that a company which makes a stand as good as the Sawhelper did come up with a better design to mount the thing to the Kapex.
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Try contacting Lincoln Hardwood and Tool Company
(http://www.FestoolJunkie.com).
They were supposed to have the "K" bracket (Kapex -to- Sawhelper)
this week. I don't know if this is a Sawhelper product, or a custom bracket made up for Lincoln.
It looks just like what was described to me over the phone. If you look at where the Sawhelper meets the Kapex there is no room to move the adjustable fences on the Kapex without removing the Sawhelper rail. Doesn't work for me.
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I bought mine at the JLC Live Show. The demo at the show was a Kapex and it looked ok to me. Send them an email and find out what the deal is.http://www.sawhelper.com/contact.php
What is exactly the prob?
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Where the stand meets the saw it fits into a v-groove intended for the crown stop. That makes a clean connect point- If you don't wish to use the Festool crown stop. The problem is that the vertical lumber support on the saw, the one which moves laterally for a bevel cut cannot move because it will run into the Sawhelper stand. In the pic, on the left side where the repetitive stop is placed. In order to make a 45 degree bevel cut, something which you will have to do much more often since this is a smaller diameter saw, you must remove the Sawhelper wing. If you don't want to remove the wing several times a day, part of the wing must be cut away in order to make room for the lumber support to slide to the side.
And in cutting away part of this wing, is it done to the L and R, or just one?
Furthermore, will the cut in the wing compromise the setup when making other cuts?
I ask this because I have a sawhelper, but not set up with a Kapex. If I ever get my stimulus check, I might put it towards the K.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Gene,I have a similar post over at JLC which goes into greater detail. If you can't find it I'll be happy to post it here.
FWIW, cutting a portion of that wing isnt a new thing. There are several models of saw which put you, more or less, in the same boat. My Bosch 12" for example. You can either cut the top of the wing to make room for the fences on the saw to extend out, or you can devise an alternate mounting method, like mounting the saw to a separate base.
Gary had a blip on his site about doing that, and its what I did for the Bosch. It did make the wings useable, but added to the weight of things (and one more piece to cart from the trailer inside).
I understand, neither really solves the quandry for you. Informational only.Real trucks dont have sparkplugs