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I wish I'd bought mine when I bought the saw. It does improve the accuracy ripping 2.4m boards.

Yeah. Should have bought it a couple of years ago.

Still, it’s always been around £320-£350 so £100 off is great.

I’m doing a few projects with long lengths of MDF so the added accuracy is going to be useful.

I have a similar M18 and it’s fine.

Did you flush any new pipework and the tap before installing it. Sometimes you get a blockage which reduces flow. No idea where you are but that flow looks like it would be well below average.

I know it sounds obvious but have you replaced any valves and checked everything is opened up again. I've never seen a tap like that make a lot of difference in flow rate.

I've had mine from back when they were under £200. Prices on Festool are mad now. £350 for a rail. Of course day rates are going up very fast too.

Haven’t flushed the pipes at all - would that just involve turning everything on and then switching off the mains stop valve? I’ve added an extra service valve for accessibility but that’s it.

I’ll triple check that the isolator valves are all straight later for sure - huge difference in flow rate compared to the utility room next door too. It’s just weird that it’s both the hot and cold seem to flow at the same rate.

I can understand material costs going up etc but £350 rrp is pretty spendy.

Happy with £230 delivered though. Just can’t afford the birch ply to cut with it 🤣

Crikey! The idiot proof rail joining mechanism on the Mafell is definitely an advantage (although I will confess to slightly preferring the festool rails in use).

Sometimes you can get material flushed into the tap from pipes that you've added or within the taps themselves. The debris can get caught in the filters that most modern taps have screwed onto the end of the spout. Some have filters on the input.

The connection on the Festool is definitely pretty good but honestly, it’s still prone to 2-3mm deflection at the centre over a 2.5m span.

Batch cutting sheet goods with the parallel guides is great and massively speeds up the breaking down process but having to check the centre for each cuts takes time.

Not anymore :)

The tolerance on the Mafell rails is better, that wide flat joining strip keeps them much straighter.

You’re an absolute legend. Would never have thought to clean out the filter on a new tap. Firstborn naming rights?

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Just slapped it on the cashback amex

When using a festool tracksaw, I’ve always used a 3rd rail or other machined edge pushed up against the backs of the joining rails while I tighten the screws so I know the full length is straight. Not so easy without something straight to hand tho! I’d never trust just pushing the ends of the rails together to get a straight cut. 3M rail is definitely a good investment for sheet material.

The mafell is basically self levelling/straightening as it has a big fat joining piece that slots in and cam screws that lock it tight.

Anyone want @ 20 sq metres of 18mm fibre board for free? Has been down 3 months but I now need to get rid and it seems mad to have to throw it away! Collect SE19 Friday / Saturday or Sunday?

Ideal for a loft space, sheets are 2.4 metres by 600mm

^so much but wouldn’t be able to collect this weekend so sadly not, someone will get a bargain!

Firstborn naming rights?

I strongly recommend not calling your firstborn Airhead! Pleased it worked out though. I've heard the stuff you find in the filter referred to as a 'plumbers lunch'.

Hacksaw recommendations? I fucking hate the fatmax one I have

I really rate my hi-tension Irwin and not too pricey.
https://www.irwin.eu/tools/metal-cutting/i-125-high-tension-hacksaw-125kg25000-psi

When could you collect?! I have a tarp/some plastic sheeting, I suspect it would be Ok for a couple of weeks in the garden well wrapped.

Bahco 325. Best hacksaw I've owned by miles.

An update on this... we managed to clear one of the surface water drain pipes using the pressure washer and drain clearing hose/attachment.

The other was a bit more complex:

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None they all are shite these days

Ooof!

We’ve also done some digging (shit pun alert) and found out from the previous owners that the problem drains lead to a soakaway under the garden. In the time they owned the house it rarely caused them an issue except when they pressure washed that area and the drains couldn’t cope with the volume of water and they’d brush it away. So hoping we can make do. The prospect of having to relocate a soakaway isn’t one I relish.

Ha, well that’s no ideal!