Spent $80 on a Festool track saw and it paid for itself on one job

I was using a circular saw and a straight edge for years. Finally bit the bullet on a track saw after a kitchen remodel in Austin went sideways with chipped edges. First job with it, cut a full sheet of plywood into cabinet sides with zero tearout and saved me an hour of sanding. Has anyone else had a tool that felt expensive but actually saved you money on the first use?

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john6502mo ago

Eighty bucks for a saw that just cuts wood? Man, you could have gotten a decent used circular saw and a straight edge for like thirty bucks and spent the rest on beer. Sounds like you just wanted an excuse to buy a fancy tool, which is fine, but don't pretend it's some huge money saver. One hour of sanding isn't exactly a disaster, you could have just lived with a little tearout and nobody would notice but you. Seems like a lot of hype over something a good blade and a steady hand could have handled just as well.

alice892mo ago

Bought a cheap pull saw once and it bent on the second cut, so I get why some people just spend the money up front.

alice2691mo ago

Bro honestly I think john650 has a point. $80 on a saw that only cuts wood when you could've grabbed a used circular for $20 and a level for a straight edge? That's a whole nights worth of tacos and beer you burned on a tool that does the same thing. Sanding an hour ain't that bad, just throw on a podcast and zone out. People act like saving five minutes is worth their whole paycheck these days.