new stuff from festool 2012, RUBIN 2 and MFH!

[Timtool]

Today my sister told me she heard a festool ad on the radio! i don't know what's the strangest about that, festool ad on radio, or my dependence getting so extreme that my sister knows about festool??

Anyway that caused me to take a visit to the Belgian festool site and i saw these:

RUBIN 2

MFH 1000

This info must be new because it's not even on the dutch version of the Belgian Festool site

edited the MFH link to english festool site,

 

[Paddyfin1]

They're on the British site as well

 

[Sean.M]

A lot of people in my area are unaware of what they are. If I heard an ad on the radio I would be amazed.
I can not read the language on the Rubin2 page what is it designed for?

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

A lot of people in my area are unaware of what they are. If I heard an ad on the radio I would be amazed.
I can not read the language on the Rubin2 page what is it designed for?

Here ya go, Sean. Use google.com/translate to convert it to English.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.festool.be%2FFR%2FAbout-us%2FNews%2FPages%2FRubin2.aspx

Rubin 2 is just an updated flavor of an existing abrasive we have, Rubin. It's made primarily for bare wood. The new version looks to have similar properties to Granat like anti-clogging and longer lasting.

 

[Sean.M]

Thanks Shane. After I posted I remembered reading that Rubin 2 thread.

 

[butzla]

Has anyone tried Rubin 2 yet?  I never liked the original Rubin.  It never lasted long, got dull real quick.  Just wanted to hear some impressions with the upgrade.  ??? ???

 

[butzla]

No one, huh?  Hmmph.

 

[Timtool]

Has anyone tried Rubin 2 yet?  I never liked the original Rubin.  It never lasted long, got dull real quick.  Just wanted to hear some impressions with the upgrade.  ??? ???

I have, but only since a couple of weeks. At first sight you do notice a difference, it is somehwat getting closer to granat in the way that i now seem to replace the pad because it's too damaged, rather than because it feels worn.
I have been sanding hardwood worktops with it these days, and where i used to replace the pads after two worktops  i sanded three and a smaller fourth worktop with the same pads.

 

[Roseland]

I really like Rubin 2 and think it is much longer lasting the the original.

A

 

[Alan m]

i have used maybe 2-3 sheets of rubin 2
it seemed to last longer and clog less than i remember rubin 1 doing. but i have no solid facts on it. it did the job and well

 

[woodguy7]

I bought a box of 50 pads last year & i really like them.  Always used to use Brilliant so cant tell you how they compare with Rubin 1, sorry !

 

[Runhard]

Has anyone tried Rubin 2 yet?  I never liked the original Rubin.  It never lasted long, got dull real quick.  Just wanted to hear some impressions with the upgrade.  ??? ???

I'm still waiting for an assortment of Rubin2 and Brilliant2 to come out.