Should i buy these well used sanders? See pictures.
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Norway, sorry if i bothered you. If you read the post i wrote what the ro 150 cost new. I thought that would be more enlightening than my location. So now that you know, anything to add? It was the age and wear and tear i was worried about.Coen said:
How does importing from Germany work in Norway? Cause Rotex there is only 550-600 euro, including the 19% VAT they have there. ~=$600-650
The tools you pictured are all from before 2011 going by the Systainer Classic. And the RS-3 probably previous century?
The tools you pictured are all from before 2011 going by the Systainer Classic. And the RS-3 probably previous century?
Ilikewood said:Looks goodAny tips for cleaning? I have used a cleaning spray and towels on many of my tools. But I always wonder if I shouldn’t use the spray I’m using and if there is a better way. Wondered how they do it at rentals, would think they have it dialed
I've got a lot of green type of cleaner due to my day job, so I just use that mostly. I use it to clean up the used tools when I get them (and also use it to clean circular saw blades), some paper towels and try to get it as cleaned up as possible. I prefer it if they look almost new. For the finishing touch, I take some Armor All and go over the tool with that. I think it gives it a nice shine.
The pic above of the RO150 is after I cleaned it up. There's some dirt-looking particulates on the hump that didn't readily come off so instead of trying to scrub/scrape it and perhaps really damaging the material, I just left it. The pic below is how it looked when I received the tool. Not bad, and certainly not as bad as some of the online pics I've seen, and happily, the Rotex works well and sounds good. And while the pad looks kinda rough from the side, it's in usable condition overall.
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I’m similar, I enjoy using the tools more if they clean and “ready to go”. I’m going to check out armor all, sounds like something i “need”onocoffee said:Ilikewood said:Looks good
I've got a lot of green type of cleaner due to my day job, so I just use that mostly. I use it to clean up the used tools when I get them (and also use it to clean circular saw blades), some paper towels and try to get it as cleaned up as possible. I prefer it if they look almost new. For the finishing touch, I take some Armor All and go over the tool with that. I think it gives it a nice shine.
The pic above of the RO150 is after I cleaned it up. There's some dirt-looking particulates on the hump that didn't readily come off so instead of trying to scrub/scrape it and perhaps really damaging the material, I just left it. The pic below is how it looked when I received the tool. Not bad, and certainly not as bad as some of the online pics I've seen, and happily, the Rotex works well and sounds good. And while the pad looks kinda rough from the side, it's in usable condition overall.
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The age is what worries me, but some comments here have made me think it’s cheap enough to give it a go. And with my use maybe they last many many years(if the work as intended and i give them some attention when i get them).Coen said:
I haven’t thought about importing from Germany, but now i do. We have 25 vat in Norway and if the seller deducted 19% i could be almost half the price ordering from Germany.
In 2013 i ordered festool tools from Danmark and i saved alot. In 2025 the exchange rate is bad(for me) but its looks better with euro!
Which German websites that’s sells festool do you recommend me checking out? I think the issue could be that they don’t sell/ship to other countries(Norway).
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Ilikewood said:
In addition to any German vendors [member=8955]Coen[/member] recommends, I can recommend these online vendors for Festool that ship to Norway:
Rubart Online
Recently, I bought a used LS 130 EQ that was manufactured in 2005. All of the sanding pads were bad, but Rubart had the replacements I wanted in stock.
Sauter Shop
Sauter Shop is also a distributor for Laguna machines, but I buy directly from IGM Tools in the Czech Republic because of the free shipping to Germany.
Yeah I have bought from both of these, but Rubart is closer to me than large parts of my own country..
I wouldn't be surprised if the Norwegian 25% is already included at the checkout at Rubart. But their shopping cart doesn't seem to allow to selection Norway as destination. Maybe ask them per mail.
They should be able to deduct the German VAT. You would of course be obligated to pay the Norwegian VAT at import.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Norwegian 25% is already included at the checkout at Rubart. But their shopping cart doesn't seem to allow to selection Norway as destination. Maybe ask them per mail.
They should be able to deduct the German VAT. You would of course be obligated to pay the Norwegian VAT at import.
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[member=82899]Ilikewood[/member] Absolutely haggle with the seller! Here in OZ it's a time honoured practice to haggle.
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Ilikewood said:
The protection pads are essentially an intermediate disc that goes between the main pad of the sander and the sandpaper. They are very thin, and have "hooks" on one side and "Loops" on the other. The point is to save wear on the hooks of your main pad. This is really only necessary with mesh (or net) type discs though.
The protection pad is also and adapter of sorts. The hooks on a Festool pad are not the same as the more generic "Velcro". The are smaller/finer and really intended for Festool branded abrasives. They will stick to other brands of sandpaper, but it is not ideal.
Pad life is generally dependent upon how the tool is used. Harder/ longer sessions create some heat, this degrades the foam in the pad. However, time is also a factor. Just sitting, doing nothing has an effect too. Storage conditions may add to this as well.
I have heard people say that 5 years or so can be enough for one to fail, but that has not been my experience. Both of mine are nearing 6 years, with no noticeable damage. I don't use the RO90 every day, but it gets a pretty good workout, in the times I do need it.
All of that said, a back-up is certainly a good idea, but multiples may not be advisable. There is also the hardness of the pad to consider. (at least for the RO, I don't know about the others) There are optional (accessory) pads that are harder and softer, than the one that comes with the tool (when new)
Some people never change them, but I regularly use the hard pad on both of my ROs (90 and 125) and sometimes the soft.
So, I consider the standard pad to be a back-up of sorts. It may not be exactly the same, but it would keep me going.
That sounds strange. The Danish krone is "soft" locked to the Euro and never deviates more than a fraction of a percent.Ilikewood said:
So whatever happened to the exchange rate between NOK and DKK would also have happened to the exchange rate between NOK and EUR.
Which shop in Denmark did you use? Dorch & Danola used to be cheap with Festool, but lately their prices have started varying a lot in a very strange way. For example, a Systainer3 137 M is now more expensive than a Systainer3 437 M.
I have lately been looking into buying in Germany too. I found some German sellers with reasonable prices on ebay.de. Some of them also have their own web store with slightly lower prices, but with higher freight prices.
When importing to Norway, I think ebay is your best bet, because they handle customs for you. I have bought from the US through ebay, and freight was costly, but it turned out that the freight price included customs handling, tariffs and VAT, so it was overall a lot cheaper for me than buying from a seller without customs handling.
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