Originally Posted by
Jim Becker
The Festool saw is certainly capable of cutting 2x4 lumber, but it's not set up to do it comfortably, both due to the plunge format and the riving knife...it's designed to be used as a guided saw and excels at that task. You also don't have the same view of the blade as you do with a traditional circular saw...something I prefer when working "in the rough". When I cut construction lumber with my circular saw, it's either free-hand or with a speed square...or more likely, with my CMS instead. :D If I bought another circular saw for construction work, it'd be a worm-drive unit like the dudes are using to build our addition. ;)
But there certainly isn't any reason why one can't use the Festool saw for this purpose if you want to...