Looking for Vecturo Feed Back

[DB10]

Over the years whilst doing reno's I have got a lot of use out of my old Multi tools, Bosch & Fein.

But I don't get the Vecturo.
  Well I get what the tool does, but I don't understand why Festool would want to join in on, this already overcrowded tool market, it just doesn't seem very innovative to me. So what is it, that I am not getting about the Vecturo?

Multi tools seem to be made by almost every other tool manufacturer for all levels of budget.
I know this is a professional Multi tool but so is the Fein's Super Cut which sells for half the price of the Basic Vecturo without the depth stop down here.
The depth stop here costs another $225 that's the price of a Multi master 250 Q with a few blades and sanding pads for what the depth stop on its own costs.

Is the Vecturo more of a workshop tool with the depth stop, rather than a site tool?

I would expect the Vecturo to be well made and I don't doubt that it isn't but does this tool bring anything new or above to the Multi tool market apart from a depth stop which I've managed to live without.
I would be interested to know from those who've got one if it has proved to be a game changer or more useful than the Super Cut. Or have they have found a real advantage in using this tool. And would they recommend to anyone that it is worth investing in one of these.

Thanks.

 

[Locks14]

I use the Bosch GOP 300 for flooring installation and general problem solving.

I've tried out the Vecturo and came to the conclusion that I couldn't work out why it was so expensive or what it brought above and beyond the offerings from other quality tool manufacturers for the extra cost.

The depth stop and the plunge guide are "nice" features in theory, but I don't see me ever using them in practice... The type of work people do with an oscillating multitool, in my mind doesn't require millimetre accuracy, and what accuracy is required can be achieved through free-handing/eye balling it.

I'm sure the Vecturo is a perfectly fine tool, and my short experience using it didn't suggest anything other than it being a quality bit of kit. I just couldn't work out what made it different to justify the massive price tag.

I'm not anti Festool, in fact I thought the Domino XL was a gimmick, used it, then bought one the next day as it was a game changer for when I build custom interior doors.  I thought I'd have a similar epiphany when I actually used the Vecturo, but it just didn't click with me.

 

[richy3333]

I thought long and hard about buying one. But I just can't bring myself to do so because of it being corded. If they had a battery version I'd buy it immediately. I currently use the Dewalt one but hate the fact that the blade speed is all done on the trigger. Not always easy to adjust/squeeze precisely when you are working. Being corded I think the festool unit is aimed at the workshop. High price isn't so much an issue for me if I could use 18v batteries and the accessories etc.

 

[Stone Message]

When I reviewed the Vecturo I stated that I had little experience with up market models of the multi-tool format. But it was quite clear to me that Festool saw an opportunity to take an existing form and then, in their own way, add value to it and extend its range of uses.

The depth stop, plunge mechanism and range of high quality blades seem to me to challenge the competition. I found it very easy to use and the results were excellent - that is why I made the video.

Peter

 

[bryan1982]

I thought long and hard about buying one. But I just can't bring myself to do so because of it being corded. If they had a battery version I'd buy it immediately. I currently use the Dewalt one but hate the fact that the blade speed is all done on the trigger. Not always easy to adjust/squeeze precisely when you are working. Being corded I think the festool unit is aimed at the workshop. High price isn't so much an issue for me if I could use 18v batteries and the accessories etc.

I agree if it was cordless id buy one tomorrow

 

[Birdhunter]

I have an old Fein unit that has functioned well for many years. I bought a Vecturo kit when then became available.

The Fein will continue to be the preferred sander. The Vecturo is much better at flush cutting than the Fein and the plunge attachment works extremely well. A built-in depth stop on the plunge attachment would be very helpful.

Both are high quality tools. I would guess the newer Feins compete well with the Vecturo.the decision boils down to the attachments and the color.

 

[teocaf]

i have an old fein supercut as well and have posted several times how many varied uses i have found for it over the years both for metal and woodwork.  i remember paying a lot more for it when it first came out than what they're being sold for now.  i also remember being frustrated about not finding blades and accessories easily at first.  so i'm really glad that more and more of these tools and accessories have come on the market in the past few years. 

i would not try to second-guess the specific reasons that festool decided to enter their own in this segment of the market, but i'm sure they've done their homework.  if anything, they've been too slow for a lot of us to come to the US with many of their cool tools, but i'm glad this one's here already. 

i don't have a vecturo yet, so no direct feedback, but i really like idea of the plunge base and the depth stop and i think those two attachments will expand the use of this tool into the fine woodworking/artisan areas as well, not just the trades.  the vecturo package is on my shortlist--i just have to get a couple of other tools before i get to it.  it's been my experience that the more one will use a tool, the more uses one will find for it.  when i get the vecturo i will still be keeping my fein.  i'm one of those that continually finds more uses for this type of tool so it will be nice to have several and dedicate them to different things and still be able to swap blades and possibly attachments between them.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I used mine a crap load over the winter remodeling two bath rooms.  It was probably the most used tool for those jobs.

It made me realize how much I missed my old supercut someone borrowed and never returned. 

The Vecturo is almost too powerful sometimes.

 

[jonathan-m]

The Vecturo is Fein's previous gen Supercut model rebranded, with some new unique additional attachments.

 

[peter halle]

I used the heck out of mine the last few days tearing up water damages flooring in my bathroom, hallway, and kitchen.  After using just the old Fein Multicaster for more than a decade I certainly loved the additional power and variable speed.

Peter

 

[neeleman]

Why call it previous gen SuperCut, there is not a new model out yet!
Although somebody on the FOG (Henrik R / Pingvinlakrits ?) did have some confidential information from Fein that a new SuperCut is out soon (2015?).

 

[jonathan-m]

Neeleman, I called it previous gen because they came out with a newer multimaster. But yeah it is the lastest gen supercut, just not their latest gen multi-tool. Depends on how you look at it I guess.

That said I own the Vecturo and am very pleased with it. The plunge base especially has been really useful to me.

 

[rljatl]

I like my Vecturo too.  Sure came in handy putting up Gladiator slat wall and plywood on the walls in my "shop."

 

[Cheese]

So, if the Vecturo is simply a Fein Supercut in Festool colors, has anyone tried to install the Fein dust extraction kit #9 26 02 074 01 4, on a Vecturo?

 

[DB10]

Interesting feed back so far.

[member=3891]WarnerConstCo.[/member]
The Vecturo is almost too powerful sometimes.

Warner, I think I know what you are saying but do you care to give an example or elaborate?

What about comparisons in price between the Super Cut  & Vecturo in North America and Europe, for the basic kits are they priced closely?

Thanks

 

[sae]

So, if the Vecturo is simply a Fein Supercut in Festool colors, has anyone tried to install the Fein dust extraction kit #9 26 02 074 01 4, on a Vecturo?

I think we talked about it before. IIRC, consensus was the molded plastic is different which changes how the kit would interface.

 

[Cheese]

I think we talked about it before. IIRC, consensus was the molded plastic is different which changes how the kit would interface.
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[member=38144]sae[/member]
Thanks for the feedback...didn't see that post. Then it seems to me to be a simple choice...purchase the Fein Supercut, save the $$$, get the dust extraction option that is available, you then also have the option of cordless usage, place it in a Festool Systainer and no one will know. The best of all worlds.

 

[Kevin Stricker]

The Supercut and Vecturo are priced similar if you factor in the Systainer. The Vecturo is only $90 more than a Multi-Master if you buy the base kit $250 plus systainer 2 with insert $90. I haven't seen any Supercut base models, but from compairing kit prices the Supercut is $70-$100 more than the Multi Master.

I had hoped to sell my MM and buy a Vecturo but yesterday drove off a jobsite with my MM on my tailgate. Looks like I may be getting a Vecturo sooner than I had planned.

 

[DB10]

Oh man, what is it with Multi Masters, I lost my last one.
  I'm usually very careful with my tools but the Multimaster disappeared on a job a few months back and I know it wasn't stolen as there was only me and my mate working there all day.
I reckon when it was unplugged it must have fallen down between the joists, it wasn't until I packed up that evening I couldn't find it and There was no way that new floor was coming up again, just for a hunch!

Prices down under for the Vecturo, are twice as much as what you would pay for a Super cut and you get a lot more accessories with the Super cut. Thought it might be the same price overseas, obviously not.

 

[Dawgster55]

Ok so I'm wondering how well the Vecturo cuts through maple, such as cutting out outlet boxes on a cabinet end panel, or cutting through the end panel and 3/4 finsihed plywood cabinet box at the same time?