Proxxon Micromot FET Table Saw

After reading many reviews I decided to spend a bit more and went for this one - I'm so glad I did! A very nice machine, seems to be well made, easy to set up and adjust the blade position etc. I have used it several times now cutting 0.5 up to 10mm plywood, light-ply and various softwoods all cut nicely with straight clean edges.Haven't yet used on harder/thicker woods as I mainly use it for model making. The bandsaw is going on sale! Would highly recommend this for anyone wanting a smaller table top saw.

Excellent tool for fine woodworking and model making. It's precise and light and portable, important when you have joint problems.

This is a quality product unlike all the other mini bench saws I have seen (3 delivered and returned!) Only criticism is the safety shield at the back of the aw.mIt would be better if it was transparent.

The parcel arrived from Germany on the first day of the delivery period and within a few minutes of the start of the time window from DPD. Good condition and all parts present (including two extra small screws which I hope are spares for fitting the splitting wedge). I've never used a table saw before so I spent some time with the manual and checking the alignment of the fences and blade. All good. I made some test cuts on basswood, pine (cross and rip) and 15mm oak. Much easier than I expected and the cuts were clean and accurate. I may need to turn up the power on my vacuum cleaner to suck up more of the dust but there was almost none on the top surface and the connection actually fitted! I still have to try using the mitre guide but so far I am impressed. I plan to use it for small projects like making boxes etc. and cutting stock to size for my Proxxon mini lathe.

Likes. Ease of use and accuracy. Dislikes. 1. Though necessary, I suppose, I can’t feel too happy about multi language manuals. I can, though, scan it, edit and produce my personal, easier to handle one.2. Difficulty in getting spares - I think it prudent to obtain a spare belt but though I’ve found out Proxxon do stock them, they’re not listed anywhere that I can find.

Although it seems a bit pricey it is a well made machine, very accurate and very quiet. A definate must for serious modellers.

I bought this as they had good reviews and historically they've been well built and precise tools. However the one I received was bad. The main issue was that the blade was not square to the table and as such you couldn't cut anything square. The half degree it was out is enough to pull the rear of the work square on to the blade and away from the fence. Additionally the fine adjustment knob has a nut in it which is about 0.5mm too narrow which means it has play in it, as does the measure across the front. Finally, when clamping the fence down it moves slightly so accurate placement for cutting is not possible. You can get everything lined up and clamping the fence moves everything! I spoke to Proxxon directly and they confirmed my findings, they instructed me to return the item which I tried to do. However Sotel refused to pay for the return postage and insisted that I had to cover this even though they agreed the item was faulty and were required to pay the postage by law. In the end I paid a significant amount to return it (its heavy!) and had to chase Amazon for 2 weeks to get a postage refund. I visited a local store in the end who stock these and the display model was very good, there was no play and everything was square. Turns out however that this display model was manufactured several years ago and had been on display ever since. I asked them to open a box from stock and it was just as bad as the one I got from Amazon. It looks like production was shifted to another factory (I'm told from Japan to Taiwan but cannot confirm this) and units made at the new factory I have tested ALL have this defect. Proxxon have told me that this is not a common fault but I've tested two and they both have issues, if I had faith in this i'd have bought another one but I feared the same would happen again, so didn't. Such a shame as its a great size table saw with less danger when working on small parts compared to the alternatives! But its just not capable of delivering a precise cut. If you're just doing crosscuts on small parts and can work around the faults then this table can be used, but or cutting any small sheet material or ripping its just not going to be accurate enough. In the end I bought a Craft band saw from Axminster for £300 and i'm extremely happy with it.

The product was supplied with an EU plug. Now I have to buy a UK adaptor before I can use it! Please update the product description to make this clear. So annoying.

Denna FET har betydligt starkare motor än min gamla Dremel såg.

Il nome è una garanzia. Buon prodotto

Et très bon prix. Je scie régulièrement de l'alu jusque 3mm avec la lame au carbure de tungstène sans problème. Idem pour la fibre de verre (circuits imprimé) sans aucune trace d'usure. Cette machine est étonnament précise et increvable. Elle est chère, surtout pour du plastique, mais elle vaut largement la dépense ! N'hésitez pas, vous ne le regretterez pas. Je parle en connaissance de cause : c'est ma quatrième scie "de modéliste" et j'ai mis tous mes catalogues et prospectus à la poubelle.

Un investissement indispensable pour toute personne souhaitant travailler le bois en finesse.

La maquina va de maravillas. Corte con ella todo tipo de maderas: Abeto, Nogal, Roble, Ebano, Palorojo, Palosanto, Palisandro, tilo, haya, Cerezo, Castaño, Amaranto, Sicomoro, Arce y mas. Va muy bien de potencia y con todas las maderas los cortes fueron estupendos y bien rectos. Cuando se monta la maquina por primera vez, hay que calibrar bien el balance (grados), del disco para que quede exactamente a 90 grados. Un detalle interesante es que se puede ajustar la altura del corte, con lo que esto da mucho juego para hacer muchisimas cosas. Va desde 1mm hasta 20 mm la altura. La uso todos los dias y va fenomenal. Si que recomiendo cada poco tiempo abrirla y limpiar el serrin interno. Me encanta la maquina. Quisa un poco cara para lo que es ... pero dentro de este tamaño de disco y corte, no hay nada mejor. Vale la pena tenerla, si se le va a sacar partido. Para uso muy esporadico, me parece mucho dinero y depende para lo que se necesite ... lo mismo si que hay opciones muchisimo mas economicas.