Festool Router Bit Box Part 498979 ever coming to the US?

[JimB1]

It's been a bit since I heard anything about this set. It's just a nicely cased selection of Festool router bits with 8mm shanks but for some reason we can't seem to get it here in the US.

Here's a place in the UK that has them so I am guessing they are still available but just NAINA
http://www.fine-woodworking-tools.co.uk/shop/routers/festool-498979-router-bit-box-of-10-hw-s8-cutters/

Any idea if it is ever going to be available here?
Thanks
-Jim

 

[peter halle]

Jim,  only Festool can answer your question, so I will move this thread to the Ask Festool area of the forum.

Typically items like this have been offered at times as a limited time purchase if there is enough demand.  With a shank diameter of 8 mm I wonder.  A couple of years ago Festool USA cut back on the number of router bits available to us here in North America  with 8 mm shanks and also culled out some other items that I assume didn't make sense to stock because of sales volume.

I would love to see these bits come over as a limited time or permanent item.  I've got my fingers crossed!

Peter

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I'm not aware of any plans to offer it at this time.

 

[ScotF]

I love my Festool bits and grabbed a bunch of them before they disappeared. I would get this set if they brought it over.

 

[Ohc917]

Does anybody remember the price? In Sweden it's about 190 bucks so the price is good considered it's a festool