nickao
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- Feb 24, 2008
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I have been an advocate for Festools for years. I first had to stop recommending the Kapex, then I had to stop recommending the Jig Saws, both the Carvex and the Triton. Finally I stopped recommending the MFT's and my rusting loose, creaky OF 1400 and 1010 routers. Sold my RS 2, sold the linear sander, sold my TS 55 Track saw for a huge lack of power..
Now today I go to use my 6 month old RO 150, the dam plug it is fried, I have to hold it with 2 hands to get it to work. Of course I have back ups, that's not the point. The point is my old RO lasted 8 years and the plug it never failed.
So I grab my ETc 150 to take over in a pinch, for the first time ever the dam sandpaper will NOT stay on the pad, this tool is 6 months old, the pad a brand new 90 day old hard pad. MY old pads last over 4 years!
I am on a deadline, this stuff need be done by Monday morning and now I have no Festool sander to get the job done other than my ETS 150 that is to light for the work.
So I have to pull out my backup Bosch, guess what the DEVS 1250 is just as good as the Rotex, I simply forget it has different feel, but it is every bit as powerful for less than half the cost. well Ill get used to it.
When I buy a tool I give a crap about the warranty if the tool doesn't last at least 3 years I am done with it. Look at my posts, I have been an advocate for over 8 years, longer really as I was on the forum when it was a yahoo group. I will never buy another Festool sander again.
That leaves the OF 2200, my only fear is my long a awaited upgrade I hope coming out in the next couple years I am not sure I can trust.
What the heck has happened to Festool over the last couple years, these tools are not lasting, they are not the same, something is amiss. From owning near every Festool sold in America I am now down to only recommending the OF 2200 router. I am so mad I am literally shaking.
New shop and making a move will not include Festool, how can it. it's a shame I loved this forum and the guys here, but with forum leaning toward not being able to talk about other tools and me not having anything nice to say about Festool I just dont see me being here, I am not going to cause drama. The QC is out the window, reminds me of the Laguna fiasco of about 5 years ago, something its wrong.
I am done!
Now today I go to use my 6 month old RO 150, the dam plug it is fried, I have to hold it with 2 hands to get it to work. Of course I have back ups, that's not the point. The point is my old RO lasted 8 years and the plug it never failed.
So I grab my ETc 150 to take over in a pinch, for the first time ever the dam sandpaper will NOT stay on the pad, this tool is 6 months old, the pad a brand new 90 day old hard pad. MY old pads last over 4 years!
I am on a deadline, this stuff need be done by Monday morning and now I have no Festool sander to get the job done other than my ETS 150 that is to light for the work.
So I have to pull out my backup Bosch, guess what the DEVS 1250 is just as good as the Rotex, I simply forget it has different feel, but it is every bit as powerful for less than half the cost. well Ill get used to it.
When I buy a tool I give a crap about the warranty if the tool doesn't last at least 3 years I am done with it. Look at my posts, I have been an advocate for over 8 years, longer really as I was on the forum when it was a yahoo group. I will never buy another Festool sander again.
That leaves the OF 2200, my only fear is my long a awaited upgrade I hope coming out in the next couple years I am not sure I can trust.
What the heck has happened to Festool over the last couple years, these tools are not lasting, they are not the same, something is amiss. From owning near every Festool sold in America I am now down to only recommending the OF 2200 router. I am so mad I am literally shaking.
New shop and making a move will not include Festool, how can it. it's a shame I loved this forum and the guys here, but with forum leaning toward not being able to talk about other tools and me not having anything nice to say about Festool I just dont see me being here, I am not going to cause drama. The QC is out the window, reminds me of the Laguna fiasco of about 5 years ago, something its wrong.
I am done!