Dave Ronyak
Member
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2007
- Messages
- 2,234
Les Spencer said:The Woodentop said:I must first state I don't have a Festool sander. Next, I find it impossible to believe the exaggerations I've just read on this thread. Being 'shaken to death' being one. For goodness sake, some folk might be considering buying a sander. Are Festool sanders worth the extra money? Do they do a better job? Let's try to be objective. We don't want to hear why we should buy one just because YOU did! Personally, given the amount of time I spend using an orbital sander I don't mind if it vibrates a bit........my Mrs would love it!
Since you state you don't own a Festool sander, do you think you should comment on the quality of the Festool sanders? The answer to your questions are yes. I have 5 PC sanders that I haven't picked up since buying my 7 Festool sanders.
I'm almost with you, Les. I have several Bosch and Milwaukee and Craftsman commercial sanders, but since trying and buying my first Festool sander (and RO 125) I have added several more and seldom use the non-Festool sanders. The only exception is the Bosch 4x24 belt sander since none of the Festool sanders I have can fully duplicate its rapid linear sanding action I want for some operations. Even though the Bosch 1/6 sheet pad sander I purchased a couple of years ago was then one of their newest models and advertised as transmitting relatively low vibration to the operator's hand, my hands would become numb after 30 - 45 minutes of use, and after reading about the risk of permanent nerve damage, I tried some Festool sanders. There is still some vibration transmitted to my hands, but it is much lower and I don't begin to get any "tingley numb" feeling in my hands until I have used my LS 130, ETS 125, Deltex 93 or ETS 125 much, much longer (usually until I am simply too tired to continue sanding).
I suggest to everyone to simply go and try some comparisons yourself and then decide!
Dave R.
Dave R.