NEW ETSC 2-125 & 150-18V battery powered

[mrleho]

I'm am a HUGE fan of the ETSC 125, even with its weird batteries. If it broke today, I would immediately goout and buy a new one. I work mostly with fiberglass and gel coat.

 

[MMCO]

I acquired the ETSC2 150 and really enjoy using it. I have 2 Rotex (90 and 125) and an ETS 125, DTS 400. For me the built in light is awesome. I have very bright lighting in my garage but find the built in light so much better. Battery life is disappointing but the charging time is so quick compared to all my DeWalt batteries it's no big deal. If you always swap the 2 included batteries from sander to charger I find they charge in about the time the sander battery dies with constant sanding.

As a side note, the ETSC2 was my first battery powered Festool and has been a gateway drug for other Festool battery powered tools. I recently acquired two Festool drills and the reciprocating saw. All great and I really enjoy using them compared to my DeWalt tools. I didn't think there would be a reason to switch battery platforms but I will be investing in Festool replacements as needed and when available.

 

[anthonymall]

Very interesting @FestitaMakool ...

I'm surprised at how the ETSC 2 "soils" itself compared to the ETSC sander. I noticed the pile of saw dust was smaller with the ETSC 2 but maybe that's because the ETSC 2 wears more of the dust. The removal rate appears to be the same for both sanders inspite of the different orbit sizes, is that correct?

The photo of the ETSC 2 minus the pad is also interesting. They chose an aluminum fan instead of the normal plastic variety, I wonder why?

Here's a photo of the ETS EC 125 without a pad vs your photo of the ETSC 2 125. Note that both sanders use the same bearing/retainer/shaft assembly, 200017.

@Cheese I have the 150 pad on my 125, (ETSC2) but have yet to try it. Just saw a different post somewhere saying it doesn’t work “correctly” because of the the counterweight that comes on the 150. Have you noticed anything? Obv that would explain the vibration that @FestitaMakool was referring to, but I wanted to know from someone who has some actual usage time on it.

 

[Cheese]

I'm thinking about picking up my ETSC 2 125 from Woodcraft tomorrow. I paid for it 3 weeks ago to avoid paying for the Trump tariffs. I have 2 teak outside door mats to sand and have been saving these for the new ETSC 2 125 sander.

This will be fun as I will be comparing an ETS EC 125 vs an ETS 125 vs an ETSC 2 125 sander. Part of the fun will be to swap out the different 125mm & 150mm diameter pads and to determine if there are any pad compatibility issues.

 

[onocoffee]

I saw that guy too @anthonymall talk about that vibration. So I'm definitely interested to learn of your experience with the 150 pad, @Cheese.