Festool Table saw TKS 80 with Saw Stop
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# Warning: this is _obscenely_ expensive! 💸
Don't worry, I'm not buying this any time soon. I'm opening this issue as more of a "dream board" ... 💭
# Context
We have a fairly decent table saw which I've used for a few project.
The feature it doesn't have is "Saw Stop" to protect from fingers being chopped off ...
We know quite a few people 3+ who have had power tool accidents and lost tips or entire fingers. 🔪 ✋
https://www.sawstop.com/why-sawstop/accident-victims

So the question you should be axsking yourself is: "_how much do you value a **finger**_?"
rather than: "**_how_ insanely expensive is that saw?!**"
# The Saw
From my research a full-on Saw Stop table saw _starts_ at around $6k + shipping & import taxes etc.
https://www.sawstop.com/table-saws/by-model/professional-cabinet-saw

The problem is you cannot buy the saw _directly_ from Saw Stop, you have to go through a dealer and there basically aren't any dealers in Europe!!
Festool recently licensed the Saw Stop tech and put it in this table saw:
https://www.festool.co.uk/products/sawing/table-saw/575831---tks-80-ebs-set-gb-240v#Overview

https://www.festool.pt/produtos/serras/serra-circular-de-bancada/575828---tks-80-ebs-set#Vistageral

It's possible to find _just_ the saw (without the accessories) for less, but it's out-of-stock:
https://www.ferramentaprofissional.pt/produto/festool/Serra-circular-de-bancada-TKS-80-EBS-KT-W40

Toolfest have it and it and quite a lot cheaper than RRP: https://www.toolfest.co.uk/ this is me adding the dust collection system to the order to see how much the "full package" would cost:

I can much sooner _justify_ spending this kind of money on a [computer](https://github.com/dwyl/video/issues/86#issuecomment-949465732) that will ***`make`*** me money ... 🧑💻
But at the same time I quite like my fingers ... 💭
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