Yeah I agree.  There’s not a lot of money to be made. 

Having to pay sales tax really cuts into the discount when you compare it to other online stores that do not collect sales tax.

I've checked the prices on just about every Recon offer and you're right, sales tax kills most of the deals. The best "deals" on Festool will always be Craigslist, usually 60-70% of the value of the tool and no tax to deal with. Another benefit of Festool that not many people seem to be aware of: even if you purchase a tool secondhand, you can register it as long as the original owner has a receipt or proof of purchase showing the tool is within its three-year warranty window. Someone call me out if I'm wrong here but I've registered multiple Craigslist pickups including an OF1400 with a ton of accessories I scored for $300. Continues to be my favorite FesTool and probably in my personal "Top 10 Craigslist Deals of All-Time" list.

I still find the deal to be good enough, even with tax.  It would just be all the sweeter with no tax.  I don't check Craigslist that often, but when I had previously I didn't really find much in the way of Festool, maybe it's like festoolrecon.com, you kinda gotta keep an eye out for something that pops up.

I just picked up the reconditioned ETS EC 150/5 EQ-Plus.  That was $101.97 cheaper than retail, including the sales tax.  Have I gone a bit overboard with the 6" sanders??  I already own the RO150, ETS 150/3, and the soon to be ETS EC 150/5.

I just picked up the reconditioned ETS EC 150/5 EQ-Plus.  That was $101.97 cheaper than retail, including the sales tax.  Have I gone a bit overboard with the 6" sanders??  I already own the RO150, ETS 150/3, and the soon to be ETS EC 150/5.

I hope you haven't..   Otherwise, that means I'm 'overboard and sinking', as I have the RO150, ETS150/3 and ETS150/5, along with the ETS-EC150/3.  I actually use all of them and, depending on what I'm doing, I do prefer one over the other.  The Rotex and EC150 get the most use however.  Not sure what work you do, but I agree with Ben_r that the DTS and RTS are good 'next' choices.

Regards,
Gerald

Quote from: Gerald_D on April 09, 2018, 01:31 PM

Not sure what work you do, but I agree with Ben_r that the DTS and RTS are good 'next' choices.

I just massacre wood.  I can't tell you how many times I've made the most simplest mistake of confusing the keep vs waste side to know which side of the line I need to cut on.

I primarily wanted to make end grain cutting boards (the hardest way possible) by using the wrong tools for the job: TS55 and RO150. 

At the moment I'm making a plane till to hold the few bench and block planes that I have.  I used the ETS 150/3 with 240 grit granat paper for the first time to sand off my pencil marks on the birch plywood.  I guess it was easier to hold/control than the RO150, but I was surprised by how my hand was a little sore from the vibration.  Is that normal?

  You got sore from the Old Style ETS Sander?  Maybe try wearing gel packed gloves to see if it's something that having that Gel padding will take care of for you-
 They're also called Anti-Vibration Gloves or Fatigue control gloves

I am considering my first festool drill and I am a little confused by a comment that has come up more than once in this thread. The comment is that there is no offset chuck available for the CXS but I am looking at the 2017 catalog and they list a Fastfix Eccentric Chuck for the CXS and the TXS for $124 as part number 490294. It does not come with it but it does appear to be available. Am I missing something?

I am considering my first festool drill and I am a little confused by a comment that has come up more than once in this thread. The comment is that there is no offset chuck available for the CXS but I am looking at the 2017 catalog and they list a Fastfix Eccentric Chuck for the CXS and the TXS for $124 as part number 490294. It does not come with it but it does appear to be available. Am I missing something?

Welcome to the forum! 

I don't have that catalog to look at but I guarantee that chuck does not fit the CXS/TXS.

Seth

Sure enough the Fastfix Eccentric Chuck is listed for both the TXS and CXS in the 2017 Catalog on page 138: https://www.festoolusa.com/-/media/tts/festool/festool-usa/downloads/2017_festool_catalog_usa_en.pdf.

That must have been a mistake because it's no longer listed for the TXS and CXS in the 2018 Catalog on page 136: https://www.festoolusa.com/-/media/tts/festool/festool-usa/downloads/2018_catalog_us-en.pdf.

Yup, I just found the catalog. Must be a misprint that it appears in the CXS/TXS column.

Seth

I'm waiting for a TS 75 to show up.

Just want to throw out kudos to the folks handling the Festool recon sale.

I bought a CT 26 the other day from the recon site, too.  The thing looks brand new.  Not even scuff marks on the tires.  Great deals.