Festool USA does not pre-approve the contents of this website nor endorse the application or use of any Festool product in any way other than in the manner described in the Festool Instruction Manual. To reduce the risk of serious injury and/or damage to your Festool product, always read, understand and follow all warnings and instructions in your Festool product's Instruction Manual. Although Festool strives for accuracy in the website material, the website may contain inaccuracies. Festool makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the material on this website or about the results to be obtained from using the website. Festool and its affiliates cannot be responsible for improper postings or your reliance on the website's material. ![]() ![]() Your use of any material contained on this website is entirely at your own risk. The content contained on this site is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. My apologies for a long post but I would like to respond as completely as possible. I have the Proxxon FKS/E which is identical to the MicroLux Mini Tilt Arbor Table Saw except for a change in the color of the plastic. I think the saws are sold with different combination of accessories. Micro Mark has more accessories than Proxxon and these work perfectly on the Proxxon saws. These saws are made in Japan and are high quality tools targeted to serious model makers. In contrast to a few other similar sized tools on the market, these are not cheap toys. I’ve only had my saw for a short time, bought it with a lot of the options and can only give some initial commentary. The op is an established FOG member and power tool user but it is important to note to anyone else reading this post that this tool is a serious table saw and all usual table saw safety rules apply. For example, despite the saw’s diminutive size and inherent cuteness, you should never make free hand cuts and always use either the miter gauge/crosscut sled or the rip fence. I keep the blade guard installed. The saw is stronger than expected. In the past I had used a friend’s Dremel table saw and found it woefully underpowered. The Proxxon/Micro Mark is a much stronger saw. It will rip hardwoods that the Dremel would have trouble with. The Dremel has a 1/20 hp motor with a flat belt drive that slips whereas the Proxxon/Micro Mark has a 1/3 hp variable speed motor with a 3/8” (10mm) cog belt drive system. Make the most of your SKIL tools. Review owner’s manuals and parts lists online by searching in the desired tool category. If you're looking for an older model that isn't listed, call 1-877-SKIL-999 (1-877-754-5999). 10' Table Saw with Folding Stand Not Available Online. The motor is smooth and quiet. The left side slides out to support longer pieces of material and making a semi-permanent infill wing is easy. The saw must be bolted/clamped down to use it. The bottom is smooth plastic and the saw will not stand still in one place by itself. The instructions state how to make a mounting board or where to drill holes in your work table to mount the saw. There are four tapped aluminum mounting parts under the saw for this purpose. Micro Mark sells a clamp for temporarily attaching the saw to any table. The saw came with a toy-like steel blade but Proxxon, Micro Mark and others sell carbide blades with 10mm bore for this and other saws. The same blades fit this saw and the similar sized miter saw. I am running with a 24 carbide tooth 5/64 inch (2mm) kerf Avenger blade. It rips oak and mahogany quite well. The closest Proxxon blade is 1/16 inch (officially 1.6 mm) kerf. Other blades with more and fewer teeth and both thinner and thicker kerf are available. The Avenger blades are fine and cost a fraction of what the Proxxon blades cost. Low-cost zero clearance inserts are available from Micro Mark. The variable speed should enable easy cutting of plastic and metal and the fiber reinforced cut off wheel should power through anything. For cross cutting, the included miter gauge isn’t good. It is plastic, wobbles in the shallow miter slot and I will not use it. Micro Mark has a low priced crosscut sled that I plan to buy and set up to accurately use the two miter slots. In contrast to the tacky miter gauge, the rip fence is good and rides in a dovetail slot under the front of the table. The Proxxon fence on my table is solid but short and does not lock to the rear of the saw and seems to be the same as the Micro Mark optional heavy-duty fence. The standard Micro Mark fence in their illustrations is longer and is said to lock front and back. The Micro Mark Heavy Duty Fence Set easily attaches to the standard Proxxon fence and raises the fence to 2 inches.
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