Hey Tigger, You might be right about this in North America, but in our part of the world, I don't think Festool have anything to worry about.DB10 said:Marfell is gaining a whole new client base from FOG!! That's just rediculous. How can they ignore this?
My [2cents] anyway.
Tigger
From my experience it's really hard to get into Mafell down here. I've looked into purchasing from them in Aus and you will need to import the tool yourself from overseas, shame as I used Mafell when I worked in a boat yard in the UK a few years back now and it would have been nice to have had the option to purchase down here.
When it comes to buying a quality jigsaw we are a bit limited down here, I have the Carvex and it works fine for me but i'm only usually cutting material less than 20mm.
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Yes, I agree, Festool have nothing to worry about down here. They have almost no competition with a lot of their products. Maybe Virutex, for some tools, but they can be hard to find as well. They've got the 'system' covered, which is what most people want.
I've imported three Mafell tools - yes, I know I'm taking a risk, having no dealer here. The crazy thing is, if you import Mafell from Europe it's cheaper than buying Festool locally.