One for the Aussies...

[Stephen B]

[size=13pt]Obviously Sheddie is the foundation member of OOG  [eek] [big grin]
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...s-the-belt-sander-worth-it/msg11696/#msg11696

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[member=59890]Grakat[/member]  [member=13058]Kev[/member] [member=1742]Sheddie[/member]

 

[Kev]

Suppose I should come clean now (wouldn't want it coming out in the middle of my run for president) .. I have an Ozito mulcher/shredder (really it's a lump maker) that I grabbed in a rush when there was nothing open other than Bunnings [embarassed]

I think I need a separate little shed for my tools of shame and embarrassment

 

[DB10]

  "The shed of shame"!  I like the sound of that, I inherited a few Homelite garden tools that were taking up valuable shed space.  I saw the light and took them off to Cashconverters. Got peanuts in return but no longer is it the Shed of shame.

 

[Holmz]

I put them near the entrance like garlic for vampires.

 

[Grakat]

I am yet to build the shed of shame but the slab has been poured. I do have a few Ozito tools, they serve a purpose and touch wood are still going strong.

Hope to get the Domino before the sale ends. Surprisingly for a home hobbyist I have a bit of work for it.

 

[Stephen B]

A group of Australian Festool Consumers have today lodged a Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [ACCC] regarding -

Determination of Application for authorisation A91433 lodged by
Tooltechnic Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd in respect of resale price maintenance
Date: 5 December 2014 Authorisation number: A91433.  Implemented April 1, 2015.

Tooltechnic Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd is the Australian importer and distributor of Festool products.

Refer -http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-sales-dealer-area/one-for-the-aussies/msg437760/#msg437760

 

[Holmz]

Life is pretty good down in the Rocks.

 

[Stephen B]

Life is pretty good down in the Rocks.

[size=13pt]Holmz your location in the Avatar says that you are located in the North Atlantic according to Wikipedia but your posts often suggest the US. So to quote a past Australian Tourism Campaign slogan - where the 'B H' are you? Here, there or where?  [smile]


From Wikipedia.
In geography, the antipodes (/ænˈtɪpədiːz/; from Greek: ἀντίποδε, from anti- "opposed" and pous "foot") of any place on Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to it.

This gave rise to the name of the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand, which are close to the antipodes of London at about 50° S 179° E. [size=18pt]The antipodes of Australia are in the North Atlantic Ocean,[size=13pt] while parts of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco are antipodal to New Zealand.

[member=40772]Holmz[/member]

 

[Holmz]

I p'rolly shoulda had quotes or '()' around part of it... And I just fixed it.

(I flew in this morning from North America.)

 

[Kev]

Anyone else getting confused other than me?

 

[Holmz]

Anyone else getting confused other than me?

Me too... I got on the plane Wednesday and didn't arrive until Friday.  [eek]

 

[Stephen B]

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Anyone else getting confused other than me?

Me too... I got on the plane Wednesday and didn't arrive until Friday.  [eek]

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Yes but where did you arrive, even more now your corrected avatar indicates the Nth Atlantic?!  [eek] Did not see any reports of ditching there in past few days. [eek] [big grin]

[size=8pt][member=40772]Holmz[/member]. [member=13058]Kev[/member]

 

[Stephen B]

Carbatec have a 4 day sale this long weekend - see
http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d28d6d34d644d1c5dfa25a138&id=b2905025e9&e=80ef83ab64

 

[DB10]

Carbatec have a 4 day sale this long weekend - see
http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d28d6d34d644d1c5dfa25a138&id=b2905025e9&e=80ef83ab64

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member] And those four day public holiday Carbatec sales used to include 10% off of Festool purchases, which was always a good excuse to top up on consumables, without that now I seldom pop in.

 

[Stephen B]

Carbatec have a 4 day sale this long weekend - see
http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d28d6d34d644d1c5dfa25a138&id=b2905025e9&e=80ef83ab64

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member] And those four day public holiday Carbatec sales used to include 10% off of Festool purchases, which was always a good excuse to top up on consumables, without that now I seldom pop in.

Yes [member=42735]DB10[/member] as you know those Festool non binding prices are no more! Not that Carbatec ever actually offered them in the past. And as for the 4 day sale, I thought this was worth promoting, even if it might be difficult to find a helpful salesperson.

 

[Kev]

Not really much in that Carbatec promo to really entice. I'd buy well discounted Bessey clamps, but the discounts aren't significant and Bessey quite often does a promo that lets you buy 4 or more at a significant saving.

 

[Stephen B]

At the green shed, found out today that OZITO stands for AussieTools. But was taken over by Einhill in 2013.

Hence the recent change to a pink/red tool casing.

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http://news.eisenwarenmesse.de/en/2013/06/einhell-buys-ozito/

[member=13058]Kev[/member] [member=42735]DB10[/member] [member=59890]Grakat[/member]

 

[DB10]

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member] So that would explain why those Ozito tools keep catching my eye!

  They do seem great value and I'm sure they have served people well, I just couldn't bring myself to purchase them. I guess at the big green shed Ozito must be the biggest seller of power tools followed closely by Ryobi.

 

[Locky]

I wonder if ozito ends up like gmc

 

[Stephen B]

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I wonder if ozito ends up like gmc

[size=13pt]I doubt it! They have been around for twenty years and since 2013 have some serious German backing. But spoken like a good Festool Salesperson. And with some reason.  [big grin]

[member=19691]Locky[/member]

Ps. I hear Northern Abrasives is suffering from the salt of the sea air from the Northern Beaches!? See one of Kev's posts on another thread [big grin] [eek] [member=13058]Kev[/member]