So it starts

[Kev]

First Welcome.
Scott you came to the wrong place if your looking for someone to talk you out of buying a Festool.

Don't buy a Festool ... but multiple Festools. See - at least I'm supportive  [big grin]

 

[jacko9]

Scott, the RO 150 is a very nice sander but, i would go back and get the ETS 150/3 for finish work [wink]  The Domino will come later I'm sure.

Jack

 

[sblanchette]

Hi Scott,

Welcome to the FOG!  [smile]

Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex?  I think you already know the answer to that  [wink]

Seth

heh, just got the confirmation email from Amazon that my Kapex shipped and will be here tomorrow   Now I need to find something to chop up...

 

[Kev]

Hi Scott,

Welcome to the FOG!  [smile]

Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex?  I think you already know the answer to that  [wink]

Seth

heh, just got the confirmation email from Amazon that my Kapex shipped and will be here tomorrow    Now I need to find something to chop up...

I prefer to use out of work relatives ... failing that, politicians.

 

[ericbuggeln]

Amazon???? You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric

 

[JimB1]

Wow, you have a heck of a good workshop started there.  [big grin]

I'll give you a warning, the RO150 is a different beastie then then ETS. Louder with more vibration and a totally different feel. The ETS-150 is my favorite sander of all time at this point (well, I am also loving the stickfix sanding block so my favorite powered sander :lol ). Smooth, quiet, clean and above all controllable. You can use it all day without numbness or tingling in your hands.

So far I've managed to only acquire 4 Festools + accessories in the last year. You have me beat

So to answer your question, it's a REALLY steep slope...
Good luck with them, post some pics of the chair.

-Jim

BTW, +1 on Toolnut/Festoolproducts fast shipping and great folks to work with...

 

[sblanchette]

Amazon???? You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric

I know and I usually would either buy from the local woodcraft or order online from someone like ToolNut - but the $3.99 prime overnight shipping is what I needed.  My wife is out of town till tomorrow, and I wanted to get it safely put in the garage before she gets home.  A little bit of dust on it and I can use the "New tool? Naw, you must not have noticed it before.. See its dusty" excuse

Sometimes it actually works...

Scott

 

[Peter James]

Amazon???? You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric

I know and I usually would either buy from the local woodcraft or order online from someone like ToolNut - but the $3.99 prime overnight shipping is what I needed.  My wife is out of town till tomorrow, and I wanted to get it safely put in the garage before she gets home.  A little bit of dust on it and I can use the "New tool? Naw, you must not have noticed it before.. See its dusty" excuse

Sometimes it actually works...

Scott

All Tool Nut purchases have the option of including a free bag of sawdust upon request (currently poplar, birch, and oak are in stock).....And Amazon Prime has saved your truly with birthdays, holidays, etc lol!

 

[RONWEN]

[welcome]

The bad news is your rate of decent is quite high initially. This happens when you start of at the top of the Festool slope with your wife giving you and extra push.

The slope is long and there are many paths to the bottom (I don't believe anyone has every reached the absolute bottom ... it may just be a folk story that there is one!).

Kev

That story of the man that reached the bottom of the Festool slope rises every now & again, usually followed by the $50. Porsche story...
http://www.snopes.com/love/revenge/porsche.asp