"I'm too poor to afford cheap tools"; What Festools exude value?

[luvmytoolz]

You have 2 coins that equal .30¢, one is not a quarter
Whatta ya have?

In OZ that would be our 20c and 10c coins, we also have $1, $2, 50c and 5c coins. The 1c and 2c coins were retired many years back.

 

[piterkam]

Just keep an extra cheap blade in the box.
https://www.amazon.com/CMT-272-160-40h-CIRCULAR-40-ATB-Shear/dp/B01D8KI7DK?sr=8-6

darn.  CMT are nice!  That's not a terrible price at all.

Although, re: standard blades: what on earth is "HW 160X1.8/1.2X20(+16) Z=40"?!?!?!?

As a big fan of HKC with FSK250 rail, I also use inexpensive CMT blades. I only reduce the number of teeth, 271.160.24H (160 diameter, 24 teeth), crosscutting even thick boards. When I cut plywood or OSB panels, I use the TSC55 (older generation TSC55 with 2.2 kerf width) with regular FS rails, if OSB I use a 24 teeth, if plywood I use 24 or 40+ teeth.

 

[Michael Kellough]

You have 2 coins that equal .30¢, one is not a quarter
Whatta ya have?

Some non-standard (Un-American) currency.

 

[Vtshopdog]

You have 2 coins that equal .30¢, one is not a quarter
Whatta ya have?

Well, technically “0.30 cents” is 3/10th’s of a penny, so I sure don’t know the answer……. [big grin]

 

[Vtshopdog]

Of course if we’re speaking of 0.30$ (30 cents) then the answer is the “one coin that’s not a quarter” is a nickel….

But you can’t buy anything Festool for this price.

 

[peter halle]

If one isn’t a quarter the other one is.  Quarter and nickel.

 

[GordonR]

Here is my dilemma. I am a missionary with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Moved with my job 2 years ago and had to sell all of my tools because I had nowhere to store them. Now I have absolutely nothing. I am looking for a miter saw, sander, track saw, router, dust collection and a jig saw. I used some Festool products when I sold my tools and know the quality, but to buy all I need would be right at $5k.

I can buy "cheaper" brands, but after working with Festool products, it's hard to go back to Dewalt, etc. I'm just struggling with the money for it all.

DeWalt , Makita , Bosch etc prices are steadily increasing to the price point of Festool , I just sold a nearly new Bosch Gks 57-2 G for the older battery powered Festool Tsc 55 Reb
My own thoughts are the Festool is night and day better than the Bosch , Guide tracks maybe a different matter
Each to their own
One man's mini is another man's rolls royce

 

[Coen]

One man's mini is another man's rolls royce

Today's Mini might be more luxurious than 15 years old Rolls Royce.

In some aspects of course

 

[mino]

Today's Mini might be more luxurious than 15 years old Rolls Royce.

In some aspects of course

Sure, but trinkets be trinkets. Luxury starts with the basics. With the wheelbase of a baby carriage there is no talk of "luxury" with the Cooper, nor the modern "Mini" compacts.

Try riding in a well-maintained 1980s Mercedes W126 and you will understand. Rolls, even a 1950s one, is in a different class above that.

Oh, and in the back seat, of course. A car without a chauffeur is no worthy of a "luxurious" label to begin.

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To topic, this applies to FT in many cases. What makes FT (and Mafell) kit expensive and worthy at the same time is they bother to get the basics fundamentals right. The Motor, the fittings, the chassis that does not fall apart five years later along with the ergonomy/comfort side, then the availability of spare parts and maintenance. In this the W126 is actually a pretty good reference, though W124 would be a better one possibly.

 

[Coen]

With the wheelbase of a baby carriage there is no talk of "luxury" with the Cooper, nor the modern "Mini" compacts.

But besides wheel base..

They actually do have the same tire size (within 2% of outer diameter)

The Mini accelerates faster too.

Oh, and in the back seat, of course.

No thanks. I believe in the necessity of headrests in a car. Although some of them were sold with them I see.