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According to the (German) technical specialists on both the Mafell & Bosch stands at a D&M Toolshow a couple of years ago, the Bosch railsaw (s?) is/are licensed from Mafell.
mespilus-
They are. The Bosch is very similar but doesn't have as nice a blade change, two thumb screws for angle changing instead of one, maybe some other little bits too. For the % price increase I'd always buy the beat tool I can afford.
All my tracks are Bosch. Exactly the same as Mafell but cheaper. The Bosch rail quick clamps are great.
dbr
We've danced this dance before! I have the TS55 in the CMS system and a Mafell MT55 I use most of the time. Only problem with Mafell as a brand is they don't have a very wide range of other tools and a lot of stuff is rebranded, i.e. their drills are Metabo.
They do that amazing automated portable track saw if you're bored of actually pushing the track saw on the sheet.
I'll have a look at the Bosch as it would run on the Mafell rails, useful if you're only making one or 2 cuts and space is limited, like bath boards in 3rd floor en-suites. Of course the mini circular won't help you to fit a door, forgot about that when I recommended it.