Festool Trion PS 300 EQ: Discontinued — What to Buy Instead

The Trion PS 300 EQ was Festool’s D-handle jigsaw for years, and its reputation rested on one thing: it cut square. Hardwood guides gripped the blade close to the work and stopped it wandering off vertical, which is the failure that makes most jigsaws useless for anything but rough cuts.

It is discontinued, replaced by the Carvex line.

What changed in the Carvex

The Festool Carvex PS 420 EBQ, linked below, kept the blade guidance idea and changed the things around it.

Three-stage stroboscopic lighting is the headline feature and it sounds like a gimmick until you use it: the LED flashes in sync with the blade so the blade appears stationary, and you can actually see the cut line rather than a blur.

The base is interchangeable — angled bases, a circle cutter, a base for delicate surfaces — where the Trion had a fixed one.

Blade changes and splinter guards are quicker, and the machine is better balanced for one-handed use.

Is the Trion still worth using?

Yes, if yours works. The guide system is the same principle, blades are standard T-shank, and the motor is not a wear item in normal use.

The parts that fail are the blade guide inserts and the splinter guard, both consumables. Festool’s spares support for discontinued tools is better than most, but check availability before investing in a used one.

The honest comparison

Any jigsaw with good blade guidance cuts square. What Festool sells beyond that is the dust extraction — genuinely effective with a CT — and the systainer-and-rail ecosystem. A Bosch or Makita barrel-grip jigsaw at a third of the price cuts almost as square, and if you are not in the Festool system, that is the comparison worth making.