Kent,
I have used both of my Walko tables now for a little over a month. The flexibility inherent in their design is amazing. I needed to cut a a six foot section of 4" PVC pipe in three different sizes. Watching the video again showed me how to place the stock and it was a breeze. I have also used it now for some medium level planing and while there was some movement with the grain it was still sturdy enough for my purposes. In addition it was far better then either configuration of of my 1080's or MFT/3's for this purpose.
What I was really pleased with was my ability to bring into my garage a 4x8 piece of 3/4" plywood, place it on top of the Walko and trim to my hearts content. I configured the Walko with each table at its max height which is 37 1/2" and allowed a flat piece across without touching the middle struts of the table. I have the Walko 4 so it measures 42 1/8" wide and 37 1/4" across so it was very easy to clamp the plywood and cut to my hearts content with my TS 75 and the CT 33. Yes, I could have easily performed the exact same procedure on either the 1080 or MFT/3 and in fact they are at a better height for the sawing. However neither of them can be then folded up and put out of the way and neither of them can easily handle the next project. I had a door inside my house that was very poorly hung by the contractor 15 years ago so I rushed to take of this. Remember I have only been in this house for nine years.
Anyway I configured the Walko into its full upright position, leaned it against the wall and placed the door on its side which allowed me to easily work on one of the hinges to reposition it and then to plane the other side to compensate for the swelling during the summer.
All in all the Walko is a beautiful extremely well built and thought out tool. However, I would not use it in place of the Festool tables but instead in conjunction as they both have some similar but also very diverse differences to them.
Fred
