RO 90 Sand Paper

[sroxberg]

Well, I now have the sander and it's awesome. But I have to buy about eight or ten boxes of paper and I really don't need 50 sheets of each, 25 would be plenty.

Anyone up for spliting some if we can agree on the type and grits? What I envision is that I'll order what we want, receive it and split it up and then ship the other portion out.

It would be an even split on the cost which would be the cost of the paper, initial shipping to me, and the subsequent shipping to you. I am evening willing to do a split with more than one person.

Any takers? Uncle Bob may also be able to take care of my, but this may be the best approach.

 

[norwegian wood]

your looking to save 60- 70 bucks on sandpaper minus the cost of shipping to you and then to someone else for something you will eventually need again anyway? wow

 

[Brice Burrell]

You might want to sit tight until dealers like Bob see it they can put together an abrasive Systainers set.  He may be able to set you up even if you just want the abrasives and not the Systainer.  Right now the abrasives are in short supply for most dealers, that might slow you down...

 

[sroxberg]

your looking to save 60- 70 bucks on sandpaper minus the cost of shipping to you and then to someone else for something you will eventually need again anyway? wow

Well, if I get five grits for each head that is 10 boxes at a minimum of $17 each or $170 dollars. So I can defer spending $85 dollars until I know which grits I like and use, and my cost would be 1/2 of the second shipping or about $6.

So yes, I'm willing to spend six dollars to save $90 that I may not spend for another year or two. I'm not a pro so 25 sheets might last me two years.

But don't let me forget to thank you for your input no matter how useless it was.

 

[norwegian wood]

yur very welcome. if you are not a pro maybe you should buy a cheaper home depot tool where you can buy boxes of abrasives in 5-10 per package. if you are complaining about having to buy the abrasives in the quantity they are available then you shouldn't of spend top dollar on a commercial grade tool.

you are gonna need the abrasives so stop being a baby and man up.

 

[Bob Marino]

Before we get off on tangents,  I will be breaking up packs, but do have to get some more of the varities in stock, at my shop/home in NJ.
There's no question breaking up packs is tedious and time consuming (I'm speaking for myself, not other dealers) but  under the circumstances (Festool offering  grits in only 100 or 50 packs) it's a reasonable request, and I will be doing just that when I get set up.
My suggestion/wish (already mentioned to the Powers that Be) is for Festool  to offer all papers in packs of 10, as well the larger quantities.

 Bob

 

[norwegian wood]

all at a higher cost per disc for those packs of ten.. so in the long run where is the savings? will those packs of ten cost $3.40 each? i doubt it very much.

 

[Bob Marino]

all at a higher cost per disc for those packs of ten.. so in the long run where is the savings? will those packs of ten cost $3.40 each? i doubt it very much.

I think it's a given 10 packs are priced higher per sheet than 100 packs....just as a quart of milk costs more per quart than a gallon of milk... The situation for many, is that they won't use 100 sheets in a lifetime of a given grit, so smaller quantites are a reasonable (IMHO) request.

  Bob

 

[greg mann]

Somebody must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed today.  [wink]

 

[AlexThePalex]

yur very welcome. if you are not a pro maybe you should buy a cheaper home depot tool where you can buy boxes of abrasives in 5-10 per package. if you are complaining about having to buy the abrasives in the quantity they are available then you shouldn't of spend top dollar on a commercial grade tool.

you are gonna need the abrasives so stop being a baby and man up.

This comment is not cool.

 

[cnewport]

yur very welcome. if you are not a pro maybe you should buy a cheaper home depot tool where you can buy boxes of abrasives in 5-10 per package. if you are complaining about having to buy the abrasives in the quantity they are available then you shouldn't of spend top dollar on a commercial grade tool.

you are gonna need the abrasives so stop being a baby and man up.

This comment is not cool.

Agree

 

[norwegian wood]

it is not about being cool. it is about being real.. now lets be realistic here. the abrasives are available on boxes of 50 not 100. so lets not exaggerate Bob. But your business will benefit from packs of 10, so i get it and it is cool.  But anyway let's say he does not use a box of 100 discs in his lifetime. well then i would say it probably wasn't worth paying 300-400 bucks for a sander if it is gonna see such little use. my point is people like to pay the money for the shiny new tool that is beyond there need when a good sharp scraper and some hand sandpaper would better suit their need and saved them more money. But no, buying a box of 50 sand paper discs is too much for them. But they are entitled to buy the tool if they can afford it, but then don't complain about 60 bucks for sand paper after you have spent over 300 on your sander when 25 bucks worth of hand tools would suffice.. it is common sense and reality and it is not always nice to hear, but some people just need to hear it when they cry too much how festool isn't catering to their needs enough. it's BS. there are better ways he can save that money then worrying about buying a 50 count box of abrasives for 17 bucks. if it is a certain grit you may never use again you can work around it if it hurts that much believe me.  When that 10 pack is empty there will come a time you are gonna need it anyway. weekend warrior or pro.

 

[Alan m]

there is no need to be that blunt to our fellow fogger
i would agree that 10 sheets is nothing and you will use hundreds even if a weekend warrior in your lifetime. but what if he / she is using hundreds of rubin a month but a small job (lets say at home ) where saphir etc will be needed comes up but only needs a few sheets, would you expect to have to buy 50 or 100 sheets for this small one off job. i wouldnt exept this a fair.
the 10 pc box is a good place to start for the new to the tool people or the once off job

 

[norwegian wood]

because that pack of ten from festool will probably cost between 5 and 10 bucks, where a box of 50 right now costs 17 for the RO 90... so the extra 10 bucks is really nothing to gripe about for that one box of the odd paper you think you needed when you just spent nearly 400 on the sander itself. like i said there are many other ways around it that would of saved him more money then what he is complaining about now.

 

[Bob Marino]

it is not about being cool. it is about being real.. now lets be realistic here. the abrasives are available on boxes of 50 not 100. so lets not exaggerate Bob. But your business will benefit from packs of 10, so i get it and it is cool.  But anyway let's say he does not use a box of 100 discs in his lifetime. well then i would say it probably wasn't worth paying 300-400 bucks for a sander if it is gonna see such little use. my point is people like to pay the money for the shiny new tool that is beyond there need when a good sharp scraper and some hand sandpaper would better suit their need and saved them more money. But no, buying a box of 50 sand paper discs is too much for them. But they are entitled to buy the tool if they can afford it, but then don't complain about 60 bucks for sand paper after you have spent over 300 on your sander when 25 bucks worth of hand tools would suffice.. it is common sense and reality and it is not always nice to hear, but some people just need to hear it when they cry too much how festool isn't catering to their needs enough. it's BS. there are better ways he can save that money then worrying about buying a 50 count box of abrasives for 17 bucks. if it is a certain grit you may never use again you can work around it if it hurts that much believe me.  When that 10 pack is empty there will come a time you are gonna need it anyway. weekend warrior or pro.

Your simply wrong  about the 50 packs. MOST Brilliant and new Granat papers are sold in packs of 100. And you are also wrong about me preferring selling 10 packs vs 100 packs. Breaking up larger packs into smaller packs is also (at least IMHO) is something I have done in the past, but does take time and space for the papers.

And the requests from customers for smaller packs has gone back years - for all the sanders; not just the RO 90. So, if a customer has 3 or more Festool sanders, they'd be spending a very dear amount of coin.

 Bob

 

[sroxberg]

Bob - I agree it's a pain and not productive for you which is why I attempted to setup something my self, and you are correct the Brillant 220 is on my list.

This should be a simple thread, either another member would like to split up some paper, or I go my own way.

Have a wonderful day.

 

[Bob Marino]

Bob - I agree it's a pain and not productive for you which is why I attempted to setup something my self, and you are correct the Brillant 220 is on my list.

This should be a simple thread, either another member would like to split up some paper, or I go my own way.

Have a wonderful day.

No worries Steve, as I mentioned when we spoke, just  got to get it sorted out.

Bob

 

[AlexThePalex]

but some people just need to hear it when they cry too much how festool isn't catering to their needs enough. it's BS.

I didn't detect any crying. Why did you? Why are you getting so worked up abouty a simple proposition, by a member who wants to save some bucks? So much that you even feel the need to be so blunt and put him down? What does it matter that somebody pays 400 bucks for a sander and then wants to save some on sandpaper?

I am in the same position as sroxberg, I like to spend good money on good tools but if you're not a pro who can charge his expenses to his customers, then the cost of sandpaper can be high, especially since you need loads of different grits and types. If I wasn't on the other side of the pond I'd be taking sroxberg's proposition right away. If I had to buy 10 of 50 or 100 packs of paper rigth now just to get started that would be an awfully big expense, and would leave me with more paper then I'll ever need, so trying to split the costs with somebody in the same position only makes sense.

And maybe read the first post again, I didn't see no crying, no critisicm towards Festool or asking for smaller packs, I only saw a proposition towards a possible other member on this forum who's in the same position.

But calling somebody a baby and 'crying' is not how we talk to each other here, unless it is in jest.
   

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Come on Alex, it makes so much sense why Norwegian is offended by Steve R.'s proposition.  It's devaluating his tools and an insult to his beliefs.  [big grin]  That's like taking your Ferrari into Wal-Mart for an oil change.  Hope he doesn't belong to the Ferrari Owners Group.  [laughing]

 

[mouppe]

Alex, couldn't have put it better myself. It's amazing how this thread escalated from a simple genuine request from a FOG member.