kevinculle
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bobfog said:Buy what isn't anecdotal is that the Kapex does have a higher reported failure rate on the FOG than any other tools and is also one of Festools more expensive tools...
No, it's really all anecdotal although your points are quite likely valid, the only non-anecdotal perspective on this is exclusively Festool's so far. Only they know how many Kapex are out there, how many have failed (at least those sent back for warranty repair or 30 day refund), what the failure rate growth and cumulative rate are and whether failures are clustered by build date or related to supplier factors. Not to mention that there are likely many more Kapex owners who don't participate on the FOG, although a Kapex failure would certainly incentivize an owner to find this site and share his story. We're like a group of guys sitting at the bar trading stories about car breakdowns, cellphone glitches or the shortcomings of our better-halfs....it's interesting and engaging but it isn't science!