Sparktrician
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Anybody besides me notice that the RO 90 was reviewed by Tom O'Brien on page 81 in the June '12 issue of JLC?
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ericbuggeln said:Carroll, those classes are really fairly priced and both those instructors are awesome, but for me its like a $500 roundtrip affair to Vegas, so you cant really expect the reviewer to have gone to them. Other tool manufacturers dont even have classes like Festool. I think its a pretty well known fact that Festool doesnt put a lot of effort into the manuals. Ive barely ever used them myself. That being said other companies dont have an online forum like this where information is so accessible. Festool should really do every new buyer a favor and put a postcard in with every tool that shows how to logon here.
I know the first time i held and RO90, i didnt know what to do with it. Seemed best to hold with one hand, like the ETS125, but then you got that tail end hanging off the back. Eric
Shane Holland said:Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Scott B. said:Shane Holland said:Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Merits:
- it is the only tool for exterior spindle rail preparation
- in addition to the 3 functions it is most famous for, it can also do some interesting things with interface pads.
Not trying to derail the thread, but the RO90 does a nice job of spot polishing with LC Hydrotech pads.Scott B. said:Shane Holland said:Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Merits:
- it is the only tool for exterior spindle rail preparation
- in addition to the 3 functions it is most famous for, it can also do some interesting things with interface pads.
Shane Holland said:Let me see if I can diffuse the debate about the reviewer's knowledge level of the tool. Really, that's our responsibility. We should make sure that when someone is reviewing one of our tools that they are well informed about it's features, applications, and use. I don't think it's reasonable to expect editors to attend our training classes, but I do think that we should educate them by all possible means. I don't the specifics of the conversations with Tom before he wrote the article, but I'll be sure to pass this along so we can hopefully do a better job in the future. I'd prefer we concentrate on the value in the article and not criticize its author.
Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Brice Burrell said:Scott B. said:Shane Holland said:Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Merits:
- it is the only tool for exterior spindle rail preparation
- in addition to the 3 functions it is most famous for, it can also do some interesting things with interface pads.
You got that right. I once used the RO90 interface pad with viles (in Rotex mode) to clean the most disgusting bathtub I've ever seen. [scared]
Brice Burrell said:Scott B. said:Shane Holland said:Now, let's talk about the merits of the RO 90. [smile]
Merits:
- it is the only tool for exterior spindle rail preparation
- in addition to the 3 functions it is most famous for, it can also do some interesting things with interface pads.
You got that right. I once used the RO90 interface pad with viles (in Rotex mode) to clean the most disgusting bathtub I've ever seen. [scared]