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I think that you are right about the quality of Festool tools, but that quality comes at a price.... and a fairly high one.. It's nice to hear somene being honest about the kickback that can happen with a Festool plunge saw.... most Festool owners dismiss any constructive criticism as...

Kick back mainly features in the initial plunge of the cut and rarely after.. The parallell plunge action of the Dewalt, as opposed to the pivot plunge style of the Festool and the Makita, practically eliminates this happening. In fact I heve never experienced it on the dewalt. When you move...

Reading the previous thread about quality of Dewalt cut at a demo.... This could be due to the fact that the demonstrator had not set the saw properly on the rail, or the fact (more likley) that the blade was blunt, and the anti-plinter strip on the underside of the rail was not keyed to the...

The Parallel plunge reduces the kick back scenario to almost nothing, and when you plunge you can still draw the saw backwards should you wish... The patented anti kick back device is an optional button that is released which enables a device on the sole plate of the saw which then does not...

I realise that this is a late response to this thread....but here goes.. I have both the Festool and the Dewalt saws and rails... and to be honest the quality of cut from each is pretty much the same... The advantage of the Dewalt is the parallel plunge action which vastly reduces the kick back...