4 hours ago, kmealy said:

I was at the local tool dealer Saturday.  You can get a new Festool cordless drill for a little less than $1000

Well… do i go ahead and buy that tool at $999.99 or foolishly waste my money on frivolous items like a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs? I can’t afford both. 

The Festool that gets me is their new table saw.   It's cordless, that is good for a contractor, but very small.  So small it's only appropriate for someone doing very small things.  Sliding table and digital angle gauge is really nice, but I can't see using it for door and cabinetry trim.  It's only $2,000

 

But I'll bet it has good dust collection!

23 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

But I'll bet it has good dust collection!

 

For $2000 it best suck a goofball through 100 ft of garden hose.

I'd invest in some Festool battery powered tools if the batteries and blades came with a lifetime warranty.  Way back in the old days when Sears sold Craftman tools and whatever Craftman tool you bought they had a lifetime warranty.  They were the only brand of tools the shop teacher bought for the class shop space, and I particularly remember having a router switch break.  The teacher took it and showed up the next day with a brand new one. 

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