The Kapex is an excellent sliding miter saw. It has a 12" capacity. And it has dual
laser lines for help in lining up stock to cut. This is the product shot from
Festool website.
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It
is not a radial arm saw, but it can make wider cuts. Any carpenter who has had any
experience at all knows how to make wider cuts. You simply flip the board and try your
best at aligning the kerf.
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It is the
dual laser lines that makes the Kapex standout in this area. They
show both sides of the kerf and are very accurate.
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Elena will demonstrate. She
has a piece of 24" wide panels that she wants to cut down with exactly perpendicular
cuts.
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She
adjusts the stock until the laser hits her mark, and she makes the cut.
I have added the red line right where the laser line is. Using the flash on
the camera precludes seeing the actual laser marks.
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This is the
actual laser lines. There are two. One for each side of the blade. The "broken"
line is caused by slots in the blade guard. These let the laser light shine through. The
laser lines make it easy and accurate to set the kerf right where you want it.
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She makes the cut — or
half cut. She pulls the Kapex out as far as it will go (12 inches) and makes the cut.
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She now flips the panel
over. There is no need to measure again, write new marks or anything.
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She simply l lines up both laser marks so
that they outline the kerf.
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She makes the cut. She has
aligned the saw with the first kerf using the laser lines. There is no reason to check the
cut as she makes the cut. It is "laser set".
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Now just for fun, she
measures from corner to corner in both directions. If they are the same measure, her panel
is absolutely square — and it is.
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And be sure to look at the edge.
This close-up shows that there is no edge cutting marks — just one smooth
24" saw cut. And it took only a few seconds to make and no guess work.
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