For those of you too cheap frugal to buy Festool, this might present an opportunity?

 

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Edited November 18, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston
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1 hour ago, kmealy said:

For those of you too cheap frugal to buy Festool,

In my case, you had it right to begin with...not just cheap, but mostly un-impressed with their name on plastic

I'd have to see what the discount is before deciding, but to be honest I'm so anti-Festool (the company, not the tools) I probably still wouldn't buy from them. Mine have to come (right now) from the used market.

It will be interesting to see the quantity and different items. For the price they ask for the tools, you would think they would last forever and never fail right out of the box.

The Festool refurbished would still be more than I would want to spend.

They can keep them.

I've decided to clear my shop of all my inferior tools and replace them with Festertools and SawStops....just as soon as Morris gives all us hosts a raise.

 

 

1 hour ago, lew said:

For the price they ask for the tools, you would think they would last forever and never fail right out of the box.

My first thought, EXACTLY!

John

2 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I'm so anti-Festool (the company, not the tools

 

w/ ya there...

5 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

I've decided to clear my shop of all my inferior tools and replace them with Festertools and SawStops....just as soon as Morris gives all us hosts a raise.

 

 

Can I have the old stuff?

As in all things, not all locked in hard positions necessarily are to ones advantage. I too view Festool pricing as quite severe. However I find that the pleasure of using a tool that performs better than any I have previously used is very satisfying, despite the higher cost. I only own two----------sabre saw and new low profile orbital sander. Absolutely no regrets.  Also many years ago I acquired a Fein Multi-tool. This as been absolutely indispensable for use in the home remodeling and shop work. Interestingly there were tons of commentary about why would anyone need such an expensive tool-----until Feins patent run out and many new and cheaper models became available ---- now there is wide acclaim about how great this tool works. As always one does those things that are personally satisfying.

13 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Can I have the old stuff?

Bring a BIG truck. Some are so old, the instruction manuals are written on stone tablets.

4 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Bring a BIG truck. Some are so old, the instruction manuals are written on stone tablets.

As long as they're not written in Old English, Greek or Latin or a bunch of those brain whizzers you toss at us on Mondays

Southernese, Hoozier or Redneck I'm fluent...

Alien inspired hieroglyphs, Dave.

1 hour ago, Grandpadave52 said:

As long as they're not written in Old English, Greek or Latin or a bunch of those brain whizzers you toss at us on Mondays

Southernese, Hoozier or Redneck I'm fluent...

Ya, but can you speak Newfy?

How about California Hippie?

Herb

5 minutes ago, schnewj said:

Ya, but can you speak Newfy?

Nein Herr Schnooze...

2 minutes ago, Dadio said:

How about California Hippie?

Herb

Well I did see the Beach Boys in concert about 30 years ago if that counts?

1 minute ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Nein Herr Schnooze...

Well I did see the Beach Boys in concert about 30 years ago if that counts?

I don't think they were hippies, were they singing about weed?

Herb

Just now, Dadio said:

I don't think they were hippies, were they singing about weed?

Herb

IDK...like I said that was 30 years ago...they did sing about Kokomo that night...I assumed the one in Indiana about equidistant from me, @Ron Dudelston and @Steve Krumanaker??

I think there were weeds growing around the bleachers though Might have even been horseweeds...I learned as a youth, best not smoke those.

2 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

IDK...like I said that was 30 years ago...they did sing about Kokomo that night...I assumed the one in Indiana about equidistant from me, @Ron Dudelston and @Steve Krumanaker??

I think there were weeds growing around the bleachers though Might have even been horseweeds...I learned as a youth, best not smoke those.

Not sure what Horse weed is, when I was about 13 I chewed on some milkweed, got loonier than Col. Custer riding a buffalo.

Herb

29 minutes ago, schnewj said:

Ya, but can you speak Newfy?

 

or read typonese...