Replacement for corded Vecturo plunge blade 500129

[ear3]

A number of months back i re-upped my supply of Vecturo blades for the plunge base. But it was only this past week that I needed to open the pack, only to discover that they were coded to the cordless OSC, and so they don't sit flush with the magnetic strip on my corded plunge base. So I took a trip this morning down to Tools For Working Wood in Bklyn, only to discover that the corded blades have been discontinued, and they dont have any 500129 in stock. They were cool enough to do a return anyway for store credit despite being outside the normal return window, but now I'm trying to figure out if there's an appropriate replacement that will work with my corded plunge base. Do I have to go with a non Festool branded blade, like Fein? or is there another still available Festool blade that will work, and if so, any particular part number?

 

[Coen]

If I remember right; you could 'modify' the OS 400 to take Starlock blades. If I remember right, the Corded version only takes the 'Supercut' blades, right?

 

[RustE]

Looks like the article number changes to 500143 for the 5-pack:

Festool Universal Blade, 78/32/Bi, OS

Select pack size above from the following: #500143 (x5) #500129 (x1) Ideal for plunge cuts in hard woods, or man-made materials, including plastics and plasterboard. Sturdy long-lasting, and built for high cutting speeds. Specifications Length: 78 mm (3") Width: 32 mm (1-1/4”)

www.toolnirvana.com

 

[peter halle]

@ear3. you might want to check around with the major Festool online dealers, especially Hartville Hardware. I bought a ton of the long blades at one time when they ran a sale that brought them down to something stupid like under $10. I was looking at the Fein site and saw some of those blades so that might be an alternative.

That being said, it is sad that Festool seems to have different policy between spare parts and consumables where their policy has been to guarantee spare parts for 10 years, and the corded Vecturo was discontinued in 2019 and here, basically 6 years later they aren't available.

Peter

 

[ear3]

@ear3. you might want to check around with the major Festool online dealers, especially Hartville Hardware. I bought a ton of the long blades at one time when they ran a sale that brought them down to something stupid like under $10. I was looking at the Fein site and saw some of those blades so that might be an alternative.

That being said, it is sad that Festool seems to have different policy between spare parts and consumables where their policy has been to guarantee spare parts for 10 years, and the corded Vecturo was discontinued in 2019 and here, basically 6 years later they aren't available.

Peter

Thanks, will check it out.

 

[peter halle]

@ear3 I don't know if you are aware but on Ebay Hartville Hardware has a clearance site and they have a large number of blades on there, although I didn't see the long blades that work with the attachment. Just for thought if needed in the future.

Peter

 

[Coen]

That being said, it is sad that Festool seems to have different policy between spare parts and consumables where their policy has been to guarantee spare parts for 10 years, and the corded Vecturo was discontinued in 2019 and here, basically 6 years later they aren't available.

Yes but in this case there is a ton of other brands selling (the same) Supercut blades. So euh...