Festool Recon Topic (compiled)

[GoingMyWay]

At first it seemed like they were opening for a 15 minute window for sales, but they may be using some other criteria?

Or maybe someone really is manually turning it on and off and this morning that person lost track of time .

 

[Josh2]

This is my favorite item. Only costs $0.01!

 

[Cheese]

Well I do hope it is metric...then if I decide to use it outside the table, I can use the same thought/thinking/measuring process for all 3 of the Festool routers.

 

[Ron B]

gahh.  I keep missing it,  I figured it they were trying to be a bit consistent on the window, so was all ready for 10am-ish.  Went when i thought it was early, just to be at the final moments, some things that might have been there were gone.

There also tends to be a posting around 4 PM EST.  However, considering they changed the posting of the morning sale, I think I would start checking early and often.  By 4 PM it may be history. 

 

[DeformedTree]

good luck cheese.  I saw afterwards it looked like a metric OF2200 had been there.  That was one I was going to buy.  I think I missed a chance at 2 different metric routers and a metric planer.

This may be an unpopular opinion but I don't see how the scale on a router matters. If you're routing to drop something specific in I take that something and drop it between the depth stop rod and the stops. Or any number of setup blocks I have in the shop. I have lots of dominos in different thicknesses for that.

Like all the tools, you might never use the markings on the tool, that's not the point really.  The point is they shouldn't have inches on them. The tools are metric in design, folks work in metric, there is no reason for the inch markings.  Folks very well do use them too, and just want mm on the tools.  A lot of it is principle of it all.  If the tools had no markings on them, then things wouldn't matter. But if they have markings, they need to be correct. 

It's the same reason that I'm not going to buy an inch labeled tool and trying modifying it.  That's just dumb, and it's still "inch" far as the part number of the tool matters.  Every time someone buys an inch based tool, even though they want metric, it's just sending Festool the message that the person wanted an inch based tool.

I can't think of any instance of a company having a product and selling it someplace, then deciding not to sell it anymore, while still making it elsewhere, and even selling an almost identical product. Only some sort of legislative ban on something can cause that.  They could have just kept selling the metric versions along with the inch versions, let folks decide what they want.  It would have avoided the whole mess, plus would have let them really see the market.  They sell the parallel guides in both inch and metric, do the same on the other parts.  People bought their tools in metric for years, now they are left high and dry without options....well Mafell.  Now folks have to hunt used tools just to support doing something that would be a non issue anyplace else.  Any other company would just sell both versions.  Festool has all the parts, the tools are are certified for the US market, etc. It's just part swaps.  They are leaving money on the table and causing folks to look elsewhere for tools.  Some folks don't care about this, fine. But the important part is understanding this matters a lot to other folks.

 

[semenza]

good luck cheese.  I saw afterwards it looked like a metric OF2200 had been there.  That was one I was going to buy.  I think I missed a chance at 2 different metric routers and a metric planer.

This may be an unpopular opinion but I don't see how the scale on a router matters. If you're routing to drop something specific in I take that something and drop it between the depth stop rod and the stops. Or any number of setup blocks I have in the shop. I have lots of dominos in different thicknesses for that.

Like all the tools, you might never use the markings on the tool, that's not the point really.  The point is they shouldn't have inches on them. The tools are metric in design, folks work in metric, there is no reason for the inch markings.  Folks very well do use them too, and just want mm on the tools.  A lot of it is principle of it all.  If the tools had no markings on them, then things wouldn't matter. But if they have markings, they need to be correct. 

It's the same reason that I'm not going to buy an inch labeled tool and trying modifying it.  That's just dumb, and it's still "inch" far as the part number of the tool matters.  Every time someone buys an inch based tool, even though they want metric, it's just sending Festool the message that the person wanted an inch based tool.

I can't think of any instance of a company having a product and selling it someplace, then deciding not to sell it anymore, while still making it elsewhere, and even selling an almost identical product. Only some sort of legislative ban on something can cause that.  They could have just kept selling the metric versions along with the inch versions, let folks decide what they want.  It would have avoided the whole mess, plus would have let them really see the market.  They sell the parallel guides in both inch and metric, do the same on the other parts.  People bought their tools in metric for years, now they are left high and dry without options....well Mafell.  Now folks have to hunt used tools just to support doing something that would be a non issue anyplace else.  Any other company would just sell both versions.  Festool has all the parts, the tools are are certified for the US market, etc. It's just part swaps.  They are leaving money on the table and causing folks to look elsewhere for tools.  Some folks don't care about this, fine. But the important part is understanding this matters a lot to other folks.

I get that this is related to the recon tools that may or may not be available in metric or inch versions.  So if people have part number info and such that IDs the versions or helps someone know what version they are looking to buy ........ OK. But this is the recon topic where people are popping in to find the latest info on recon tool sales. Lets not turn it into another metric vs imperial debate topic.

Seth

 

[Christopher Fitch]

I received my T18+3 Compact in a TLOC Sys 2 so I'm pretty pleased. I picked it up to replace my aging T15+3. Only downsides is no attic lid on the new one so I might pick up an attic lid TLOC Sys 2 and swap it out. I like the lid.

 

[serge0n]

Looks like there won't be a second round today. Typically  it's right around 3 PM CST.

 

[DeformedTree]

like to know if they are ending this.  Yesterday they jumped the gun compared to others, so missed it.  Then they didn't have a late day one when I was waiting.  Today get around early so not to miss it again, and so far nothing.

 

[Ron B]

I have not seen anything this morning either.  It has been hot and heavy for them-maybe they are just trying to get items shipped and things organized before another blitz. 

 

[serge0n]

Yesterday they jumped the gun compared to others, so missed it.  Then they didn't have a late day one when I was waiting.  Today get around early so not to miss it again, and so far nothing.

Yes, it's been a very frustrating experience. I also got up early and nothing is on sale today.
Why can't Festool announce a sale at a specific time and make all items available instead of adding a tiny subset once or twice a day on an unknown schedule that lasts as few as 7 minutes.

 

[xedos]

Because it’s not supposed to be easy or pleasurable for you to get a discount on Festool  [big grin]

 

[serge0n]

Because it’s not supposed to be easy or pleasurable for you to get a discount on Festool  [big grin]

True, we must suffer for a 25% discount!  [big grin]

I already received my T18+3E less than 48 hours after ordering! Shipping speed is incredible, even considering they had to ship from Indiana to Illinois. They forgot to vacuum the systainer, it still had some walnut dust under the insert.  [big grin]

 

[DeformedTree]

ugh,  I had stuff in my cart and mid way it was killed, what the heck. 

 

[DeformedTree]

So anyone have any idea why they kill peoples sessions when they have stuff in cart? I get closing the front page, but wouldn't you want folks to complete their orders?  I wasn't expecting anything on the weekend, I go away from a computer for just a little bit and this pops up. Thanks for the heads up to those who spotted it, just a couple more minutes and would have been ok.

 

[Imemiter]

I don't any of the tools listed but for some in-explainable reason I have to fight the urge to click the add to cart button.

I couldn't fight getting a DF 700 any longer. After that I had to look away!

 

[Cheese]

ugh,  I had stuff in my cart and mid way it was killed, what the heck.

You gotta get in and own it. After that you can go back for another prize.

Better to have 1 item in the cart that you own rather than have 3 items that need to be checked out.  [smile]

 

[DeformedTree]

ugh,  I had stuff in my cart and mid way it was killed, what the heck.

You gotta get in and own it. After that you can go back for another prize.

Better to have 1 item in the cart that you own rather than have 3 items that need to be checked out.  [smile]

Yeah,  to be honest, that was the plan, but then there was new shinny objects up, so brain got side tracked.  Still, if someone is just working thru to complete the transaction....  I was just about to go to start the process and it all went away.

 

[Cheese]

Yeah,  to be honest, that was the plan, but then there was new shinny objects up, so brain got side tracked.  Still, if someone is just working thru to complete the transaction....  I was just about to go to start the process and it all went away.

Yea...I had to learn the hard way.  [smile]  A bird in the hand is worth 3 in the bush.

 

[mike_aa]

There isn't much I really need (or can afford) right now, but I snagged a Surface Control Light STL 450.  I guess I was lucky since by chance I refreshed the page and the sale was up.  I must have hit it early because I looked around for a while before and after buying.

Mike A.