Mafelll vs Festool ( and others!)

[Wuffles]

It's a conspiracy!

[scared]

 

[sancho57]

[2cents]

 

[Cheese]

Nope on the ban.  Joined on the 29th, spent 5 minutes on the 30th posting in this topic (which would seem to me that it was composed separately and then pasted) and then hasn't spent more time logged in to the forum.

Peter

5 minutes to post...[jawdrop]...it took me 2 Diet Cokes just to finish reading it.

Off topic...Peter is that a new puppy?

 

[peter halle]

Regarding the avatar, unfortunately no.  That was my baby girl Goldie Hawn who left the earth yesterday after 12 years and so many devoted hours of love and guarding me thru tougher times.  Rather unexpected.  However, on Tuesday night there will hopefully be picts of a new family member.  Mac always loved the camera - maybe ?????? will also.  We thoroughly expected Goldie to help mentor and coach the new pup and it had been in the works for about 6 weeks.

Peter

 

[Wuffles]

Regarding the avatar, unfortunately no.  That was my baby girl Goldie Hawn who left the earth yesterday after 12 years and so many devoted hours of love and guarding me thru tougher times.  Rather unexpected.  However, on Tuesday night there will hopefully be picts of a new family member.  Mac always loved the camera - maybe ?????? will also.  We thoroughly expected Goldie to help mentor and coach the new pup and it had been in the works for about 6 weeks.

Peter

Sorry to hear that. Genuinely Peter. Great name too.

We're going to have a litter from my Wife's Golden Retriever next year, if I can stomach the stud costs.

 

[Knight Woodworks]

Peter,

Sorry to hear of the loss of Goldie. Hope the new pup brings a smile.

John

 

[Cheese]

So very sorry to hear that Peter [crying] especially when you're not expecting it. [sad]

Anxious to see the new addition. [big grin]  [thumbs up]

 

[jacko9]

Good post to stimulate discussion but, on a Festool Web Site it's not going to be very popular.

I have a Large Table Saw so as far as ripping solid stock a track saw is not in the equation but, for a track saw to rip sheet goods "only" I like the Mafell MT55cc because of the track connectors and the quality of the Splinter Guard material.  I don't want to mess around with 9' tracks and I need a connector that stays together solidly for multiple cuts.  The Festool Splinter Guard material that I seen at my local Festool dealer looked pretty ragged as far as alignment goes and I'm not a big fan for stick on material.

If I didn't have a shop already set up with Table Saw with a Sliding Table and other tools that are in the Festool System I might be interested in the Total Festool System but I have the shop space to have individual (already purchased) machines.

I might be interested in the Mafell Jig Saw since I'm not totally impressed with my Festool Triton but with a bandsaw I'm not in a hurry to make a replacement decision.

Service and customer support wise, Festool wins hands down in my limited experience (but then again Shane is gone) ;-)

Jack

 

[GhostFist]

There are a million factors into what makes a purchase best for YOU.  Your reasons for declaring what's best for YOU, is an opinion. Everyone's criteria is slightly different.  There is no final say but your own.  Both festool and Mafell make excellent products wether you choose between either of them, or something else altogether, is your choice alone. opinions of others might interest you, or differ from yours completely. That's what makes us individuals. What unites us on websites like the FOG or MUF, ultimately, is making stuff out of wood. Just keep building, there is no conspiracy.

 

[Holmz]

There are a million factors into what makes a purchase best for YOU.  Your reasons for declaring what's best for YOU, is an opinion...
....

Actually the reasoning and the reasons are the most useful part.

It is like reading "I bought a corvette because it accelerates the best."
Or
"I bought the corvette because it stops the best"

Both or neither may be true, but as an example they're completely different justifications that form the reason of what is important.

 

[AlexThePalex]

Good post to stimulate discussion but, on a Festool Web Site it's not going to be very popular.

I don't know, most people here are pretty nuts about Mafell too. And the OP wrote a big piece, but there's not really anything surprising in it, because Mafell vs Festool has been spoken of a lot here already.

What baffles me a bit is that the OP spent a lot of time to write that essay and then doesn't even bother to follow up for one second. Why invest 2 or 3 hours of your time to get all that together and then move on without looking back?

 

[sancho57]

Oh maybe cuz he was pimping his store trying to drum up business.

Happens all the time

 

[GhostFist]

There's only one store that sells mafell in all of North America so I doubt they need to drum up business.

 

[Wuffles]

1st post?????

Gives the phone number of the new dealer in the US?

Me thinks this is more then a unbiased review

Well, there's only one dealer in the US isn't there?

There's only one store that sells mafell in all of North America so I doubt they need to drum up business.

Yep, I agree(d) with that.

 

[charley1968]

I don't get the 'vs.' part. I know what it means, but i see it more like 'and'..

 

[sancho57]

There's only one store that sells mafell in all of North America so I doubt they need to drum up business.

simple its called face time, he's getting free advertisement by letting the consumers of his competition know.

No worries, you guys can buy the "review" if ya want, I don't. A one post wonder who's out of no where and disappears after writing war and peace with out even commenting of the conversation in the thread he started?

I just didn't just get off the Calais ferry....

 

[Holmz]

There's only one store that sells mafell in all of North America so I doubt they need to drum up business.

simple its called face time, he's getting free advertisement by letting the consumers of his competition know.

No worries, you guys can buy the "review" if ya want, I don't. A one post wonder who's out of no where and disappears after writing war and peace with out even commenting of the conversation in the thread he started?

I just didn't just get off the Calais ferry....

We can speculate all we want as to the reason, but as [member=23615]charley1968[/member] said "And" seems a better connector in the sentence.

 

[Wuffles]

Wouldn't a Mafell dealer know how to spell Mafell?

 

[GhostFist]

Ha!

 

[GhostFist]