OK... I went to woodcraft this weekend and I was looking at all the festool stuff. I was not planning on buying anything. This older gentlemen(not a woodcraft employee) came over and started to quiz me about my festool equipment. When he found out I did not own any festool sanders he talked my ear off about the rotex 125. I got the impression he wasn't going to let me leave without that sander. I bought it. I used it for several hours this weekend and it is a joy to use especially with the rubin 2 abrasives. It is way more efficient than my dewalt sanders. I had always over looked the sanders and the drills because of their premium over other products. Especially since I have been happy with my dewalt sanders and drills. Now my eyes have been opened and it looks like I'm going to need a new drill too. [smile]
Rotex 125
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There's no question that sanders are Festool's sweet spot. But do you have a dust extractor to go with them? I started with a Festool sander and a CT Midi. I found the Festool to be a superior machine, but I was totally blown away by the ability to sand with virtually no dust when used with the CT.
Beware, because the sanders are like tribbles. Once you have one, you will likely end up with a few more!
Mike A.
Beware, because the sanders are like tribbles. Once you have one, you will likely end up with a few more!
Mike A.
I did have the sander hooked up to my CT26. The dust extraction was really nice. I really enjoyed using the rotex 125. What's the next logical sander purchase? Is it the ETS 125 because it is geared towards much finer work.
Good Star Trek reference BTW.
Good Star Trek reference BTW.
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jafenske said:
My philosophy is that you want to cover as much ground as you can with two complementing sanders. Back in the days when I had only two sanders, I had a round one, the RO150 and a pointy one to get into corners, the DX93. With these two sanders I could do all sanding work for painting, which is the kind of work I do most.
Of course different people have different needs. So you have to decide for yourself which second sander would suit the type of work you do best. But basically I say that if you only have two sanders, get a round one and a pointy one, and with those two you can work completely on almost any surface. And for pointy sanders, the DTS 400 is my absolute favourite. Of all my 9 Festool sanders, this one gets the most use by far.
mike_aa said:
Oh God, so true. I was in the market for one sander after my trusty old Black & Decker I used for 16 years died. Was a bit blown away by the high price, but was prepared to commit to something more powerful and ended up with the RO150 as My First Festool. Now, almost 7 years later, I have 9 Festool sanders, down from 11 at some point. And that's not counting the other Festools I own. But especially sanding with excellent dust extraction revolutionised my whole sanding experience. They breed like tribbles indeed.
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I think your next sander should be the DTS400 for all of the reasons given, and since you need a 'pointy' sander. Plus it's light weight and an absolute joy to use.
Then, if you want to stick (pun intended) with 125mm abrasives, get the ETS125/3 for finer work. Those three sanders will do 99% of anything you will need a sander to do.
Then, if you want to stick (pun intended) with 125mm abrasives, get the ETS125/3 for finer work. Those three sanders will do 99% of anything you will need a sander to do.
