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...

 

[peter halle]

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

I understand that there are other brands and knockoffs - but they are of differing quality. If someone buys a tool that is designed to have a long life span, and it is advertised that if it breaks down within a ten year period it can be repaired, and if the manufacturer of said tool offers consumables for that tool to reach the end of that implied ten year plus lifespan, then wouldn't it be reasonable at the time of purchase to assume that they would continue to offer the consumables for that length of time versus expecting other manufacturers to pick up the slack?

Peter

 

[Cheese]

It was my understanding that Festool blades were nothing more than Fein blades rebranded. So Fein blades should still give you the quality you're looking for along with the interchangeability you need.

 

[Michael Kellough]

I understand that there are other brands and knockoffs - but they are of differing quality. If someone buys a tool that is designed to have a long life span, and it is advertised that if it breaks down within a ten year period it can be repaired, and if the manufacturer of said tool offers consumables for that tool to reach the end of that implied ten year plus lifespan, then wouldn't it be reasonable at the time of purchase to assume that they would continue to offer the consumables for that length of time versus expecting other manufacturers to pick up the slack?

Peter

Yes.

Maybe it’s a German thing. When I renovated my bathrooms I used Hansgrohe for everything because of the “lifetime” warranty. This included heavy duty 3/4” globe valves designed to push the washer against the seat rather than twist it onto the seat. Designed to give the washer longer service life. Too long in this case. When the washer finally needed to be replaced they were no longer available. Instead of maintaining a supply of 50 cent washers Hansgrohe offered to sell a complete stem/valve replacement using a ceramic cartridge for only >$100 per valve.

So I made my own washers and eventually the “lifetime” of the ceramic cartridge valve passed and I was able to buy a few of them for about $30 each.

 

[Coen]

I understand that there are other brands and knockoffs - but they are of differing quality. If someone buys a tool that is designed to have a long life span, and it is advertised that if it breaks down within a ten year period it can be repaired, and if the manufacturer of said tool offers consumables for that tool to reach the end of that implied ten year plus lifespan, then wouldn't it be reasonable at the time of purchase to assume that they would continue to offer the consumables for that length of time versus expecting other manufacturers to pick up the slack?

Peter

You have a point when it would come to LS-130 bases, specific OF-500 router bits, CS-50 blades with the weird cloverleaf, etc.. But the multitool blades, especially when just re-branded Fein blades... where is the pain?

Instead of maintaining a supply of 50 cent washers

Companies will often count with things like "each stocked SKU costs 70 bucks per year".

 

[peter halle]

...And I might add that the Festool consumables have a much higher profit margin than the tools as well as taking up less space.

Peter

 

[guybo]

Hi, these works https://multifitblades.com/1-1-4-curved-edged-fine-tooth-extra-length-supercut-anchor-saw-blade.html