lafactoria
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- May 23, 2012
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Does anyone else who owns an RS 2 have problems with the way the sander works?
We blindly (being a Festool tool) purchased one for a job involving a lot of wood tabletops to be finished in gloss in Dec 11, and had to return it due to terrible operating performance ( read ....felt like riding a bull in a rodeo!!!)
We had read so many reviews that say the machine is unsurpassed for flat tabletop work, but whether operating it on low med or high, the pad wont sit smoothly on the work, it just jumps from area to area randomly.
We returned the tool through our local supplier, ( a 3 month turnover!!) and just got a replacement that does exactly the same ( a bit less to be fair), but so far off our other Festool tool performance, i just had to consult other owners. I own a couple of RO 150s and can honestly say they are without equal, but flat work requires a different approach, Hence our search for a half sheet machine.
I seriously wish i had bought a Hutchins marine rasper with an 8 x 18 pad for the job!!!
Any thoughts will be appreciated!!
We blindly (being a Festool tool) purchased one for a job involving a lot of wood tabletops to be finished in gloss in Dec 11, and had to return it due to terrible operating performance ( read ....felt like riding a bull in a rodeo!!!)
We had read so many reviews that say the machine is unsurpassed for flat tabletop work, but whether operating it on low med or high, the pad wont sit smoothly on the work, it just jumps from area to area randomly.
We returned the tool through our local supplier, ( a 3 month turnover!!) and just got a replacement that does exactly the same ( a bit less to be fair), but so far off our other Festool tool performance, i just had to consult other owners. I own a couple of RO 150s and can honestly say they are without equal, but flat work requires a different approach, Hence our search for a half sheet machine.
I seriously wish i had bought a Hutchins marine rasper with an 8 x 18 pad for the job!!!
Any thoughts will be appreciated!!