Did Dewalt buy Festool?

[DANIELKARL]

I was just reading a post about Kapex and they said Dewalt had purchased Festool. Is this true?

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I was just reading a post about Kapex and they said Dewalt had purchased Festool. Is this true?

What?! Link please. Complete nonsense.

 

[tjbnwi]

I was just reading a post about Kapex and they said Dewalt had purchased Festool. Is this true?

Maybe they said they bought a DeWalt---then a Festool?

Tom

 

[Kevin D.]

I was just reading a post about Kapex and they said Dewalt had purchased Festool. Is this true?

If it is...."Goodbye cruel world!!!!"  [scared]

That would be sacrilege!

 

[tjbnwi]

An early April 1st thread?

Tom

 

[DANIELKARL]

Oh good That really sent a chill down my spine. I have been away from my tools while attending  grad school for a year or two and anything seems possible.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Can I get a link to what you read before this gets out of hand?

We have a reputation to uphold ya know.  [tongue]

 

[tjbnwi]

Can I get a link to what you read before this gets out of hand?

We have a reputation to uphold ya know.  [tongue]

I'm doing my best to uphold that reputation [big grin]

Tom

 

[Kevin D.]

It's a load of bunk imo.  I did not even find anything doing searches under the Festool mother company TTS... And Stanley B&D the mother of Dewalt.  It's bunk!

 

[Kev]

Yeh - happened the same day Ricoh bought Apple !

 

[wow]

Yeh - happened the same day Ricoh bought Apple !

Good one, Kev!

 

[NHSP759]

I'm glad I was sitting when I read this....."Did you hear that Elizabeth?.....Here comes the big one"!!!!! No link, nothing that I read online.

 

[PeterK]

My wife's brother's best friend said Lowes bought Festool and is going to add it to the Kobalt tool line for wider distribution.

[unsure] [scared] [blink] [eek] [wink]

 

[DANIELKARL]

Yes it is my mistake, I read this in a post about Kepex motors burning out.
"I think festool is going the same way elu went when dewalt bought them out they get a good name and then go chep on parts to save cash. "From an Australian member, I thought the word 'elu' was an idiom of Australian English, and expletive of some sort. As it turns out that is the name of the tool company bought by DeWalt. I apologize for the confusion.
Daniel Karl

 

[Sparktrician]

October 1st seems to have been "Dummys Day", precisely six months out of sync with April Fools Day. 

[big grin]

 

[Stephen B]

[size=14pt]
I once spent sometime within the Education bureaucracy during the 1980s. It was a period of constant restructuring, and we used to say -
"Let's start a rumour, it might become true!"  [eek]

 

[Acrobat]

Yes it is my mistake, I read this in a post about Kepex motors burning out.
"I think festool is going the same way elu went when dewalt bought them out they get a good name and then go chep on parts to save cash. "From an Australian member, I thought the word 'elu' was an idiom of Australian English, and expletive of some sort. As it turns out that is the name of the tool company bought by DeWalt. I apologize for the confusion.
Daniel Karl

Daniel, that surprises me, down under Elu has a good name and well respected, at least those that I know that have them speak highly of them.