Mafell or Festool?

[DesignedFailure]

If you were going to buy a track saw which would you go with?

I am a HILTI fan boy and can not get theirs so this why I am going with these two.

Never had any good luck with Makita or Dewalt. so they should not even be mentioned.

 

[Konquest]

They have a kit now at Rockler for like $200 where you can take your old sidewinder and convert it to a track saw (doesn't work with worm drives). I'd pop a nice Freud blade on that with my old Bosch and save myself a couple hundred bucks. I usually have my lumber mill break down sheet goods for me to within an inch, then I rip new edges on my tablesaw with a zero clearance insert to minimize tearout. For the really expensive stuff, like 3/4" walnut veneered ply, I put blue painters tape over the cut line so I don't get tearout.

Take my opinion with a grain of salt, though, because I build freestanding furniture and very few built-ins, so most of what I do is in my shop and not at a jobsite. Check out this forum, though:

http://festoolownersgroup.com/other-tool-reviews/new-mafell-mt55c-plunge-cut-saw/