Call me a freak

[billybokay]

Please don't question my loyalty to Festool and I won't mention how many Festool Products I own. 
But as excited as I have been to see some new products that I can add to my often used collection, I don't think I will be adding the RO 90 Sander.  Just don't think I have the need for this one. Now the centrotec set and carvex might be a different story.

 

[Bob Marino]

  Nah, not being  a freak at all - just recognizing that  this sander doesn't suit  your needs and/or could be duplicating the applications of your other sanders.

  Bob

 

[ccarrolladams]

Currently I own at least one each of virtually all the recent Festool sanders, with the exception of the air sanders. We are seriously considering adding air sanders after reading the messages about their benefits.

Last week I did pre-order a RO 90 DX with all the pads and accessories.

Sure, it is possible I will not frequently use in in Delta mode. It is also possible the smaller round pad will not be an advantage to us relative to the 125 and 150mm sanders we use a lot.

However, I have faith there is a valid reason Festool designed the RO 90 DX. To me it is a smart investment to buy one and give it a decent try-out in our shop up against deadlines. The fact it weighs much less than the larger sanders could be an advantage on those days that run into overtime. We make about half our cabinets frameless LR32. Most of the rest of our cabinets have exceptionally narrow face frames. Friends in Europe tell me about the advantages of using a 90mm sander on narrow frames.

Should it turn out we need to buy several more RO 90 DX because all the cabinet makers in my shop will want one does not mean we will be selling off the other Festool sanders. Each will still have a function.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

[scratch chin] Freak! [poke]

 

[lordinteriors]

i bought the new centrotec set and i would recommend it to anyone

lee

 

[grobin]

To be a bit more extreme Except for final finish and polish I am no longer using sanders.  Hand planes work beter and faster for wood prep.

 

[peter halle]

Billy,

I am also holding out for a Carvex.  Hang in there! [big grin]

Peter

 

[JSands]

I am curious the advantage of the air sanders vs. electric?  Other than the obvious, no motor to get hot or burn out 

 

[fdengel]

I don't see much value in the RO 90 for myself, either.

I think my next big Festool purchase will likely be either the OF 1400 or the HL 850 E, although the C15 and Carvex are certainly two tools I'll be keeping an eye out for as well...

I only have hand planes right now, and am not particularly good at using them, so the HL 850 E is more likely next than is the OF 1400, particularly since I have a very good (granted non-green) router, and the real benefits from getting the 1400 would be the guide rail adaptation and the dust extraction (worthwhile, but I suspect I can put it off longer than I can put off getting some sort of powered planer, and I may as well do that right the first time when I finally get one...)

[unsure]

 

[grobin]

I have used the 850 and it is nice.  If you are installing doors and windows its the answer.  If you want to trim a few boards its OK.  If you want to flatten a wide piece or do green/salvaged wood its more trouble than its worth.

As for hand planes take a look at Chris, planes in 4 parts.  You need to keep the irons very sharp check for the Lie-Nielsen plane sharpening video.  I find hand planes much faster and easier than any power planer that I have encountered except for one Swiss made industrial gadget at a local sawers.