Festool takes over the pinball world

[EMc]

My brother does high end pinball restorations. After seeing a Black and Decker Mouse in his custom built pinball shop, I introduced him to festool. He bought a ct36, ro90, and ro125. He posted a video on the pinball forum showing amazing results and ridiculous time savings that come with Festool.

Now he's forced many in the hobby to upgrade. Here's a thread calling him evil for creating a new addiction:

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/honda350r-is-evil-be-warned

 

[PaulMarcel]

ha ha!  Awesome... he's not alone

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Welcome to the forum. I had seen the video he posted stripping the side of a pinball machine when he first got his sander and CT. Glad to hear that he's been satisfied with the results and has shared it with others. Funny comment about the other sander in that thread being from the women's section of the Sears catalog compared to the Rotex.  [big grin] Thanks for sharing.

Shane Holland
Festool USA

 

[Sean7a]

Thanks for sharing.  That's a great thread with some good humor.  Seems like a good bunch over there.  Get some of'em over here now!

 

[Pinball Phil]

I'm the guy that started that thread (claiming someone was evil) over at Pinside.  When I first saw the video of the decal removal from the backbox on that pinball machine I thought, ok my Dewalt RO sander should do that just as well.  Little did I realize how wrong I was.  Decided to go ahead and purchase my RO125.  Got it from Tool Nut through Amazon before the holidays.  What used to take me hours (combination of sanding and chemical strippers), now takes only minutes.

I initially had it hooked up to my shop vac but found that there was still a large amount of dust in the air and on the workpiece.  That led me to order (through Amazon again from Tool Nut ) the CT Mini since I figured they were designed to work together, they have to be good.  What a huge difference the CT Mini made in the reduction of dust in the shop!  These are some awesome tools.  I recently ordered the DX 93 but may exchange it for the DTS 400 as I'm not sure which would be better suited for what I do.

Backing up a bit, I restore pinball machines as a hobby, from cabinet work to electronic work and all in between.  I don't do it for the purpose of making money (flipping machines).  I do it because it's fun and allows me to learn new skills.  At this point I'm not sure which is more addicting, restoring pins or acquiring very nice, time-saving tools.

Thanks for having me.  I hope to learn some things from you folks (other than I need more tools  [big grin]).

 

[Brice Burrell]

I'm the guy that started that thread (claiming someone was evil) over at Pinside......

.....Thanks for having me.  I hope to learn some things from you folks (other than I need more tools  [big grin]).

Phil, welcome to the FOG! [thumbs up]

 

[ScoopLV]

Backing up a bit, I restore pinball machines as a hobby, from cabinet work to electronic work and all in between.  I don't do it for the purpose of making money (flipping machines). 

This is an odd thing to ask for my first post. But here goes -- if someone wanted to buy a certain pinball machine (High Speed), what is the best way to go about doing that?

There was a High Speed machine in my dorm at school, and I'd like to put one in my game room.

 

[EMc]

ScoopLv, my brother lives 2 hours north of you. He might be able to help you. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he owned the pin you are looking for. Send me an email at emccune at gmail dot com and I will forward it to him. Good luck.

 

[MarkusS]

I recently ordered the DX 93 but may exchange it for the DTS 400 as I'm not sure which would be better suited for what I do.

The DX 93 and the DTS 400 are completely different machines. The DX 93 is for coarse sanding, the DTS 400 is for fine sanding. Give that you already own a Rotex I think that the DTS is the better addition to the Rotex.