Toolpig
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- Jan 25, 2007
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Ok, I know I'm going against the "grain" here (I crack myself up!! ;D).........
I'm using my 6" ROTEX (the newer one) to edge sand a red oak floor and touch up some low spots.
So I'm down on my knees a lot (insert profane joke here) -- and I'm twisting around a bit while lightly jerking on both the cord and the vac hose. I'm really working this thing hard and it's totally up to the challenge, except that the cord keeps popping out of the sander. I tried replacing the cord with a different one, but it keeps happening and it's terribly annoying and frustrating!
My opinion is that the removable cord is totally unnecessary and poorly-designed. Since it's likely that Festool will never go back to the "old-style" cords, I wish they'd at least make one that doesn't pop out when tugged on lightly. Tradesmen are hard on these things! Shouldn't be hard for Festool to come up with a better design!
TP
I'm using my 6" ROTEX (the newer one) to edge sand a red oak floor and touch up some low spots.
So I'm down on my knees a lot (insert profane joke here) -- and I'm twisting around a bit while lightly jerking on both the cord and the vac hose. I'm really working this thing hard and it's totally up to the challenge, except that the cord keeps popping out of the sander. I tried replacing the cord with a different one, but it keeps happening and it's terribly annoying and frustrating!
My opinion is that the removable cord is totally unnecessary and poorly-designed. Since it's likely that Festool will never go back to the "old-style" cords, I wish they'd at least make one that doesn't pop out when tugged on lightly. Tradesmen are hard on these things! Shouldn't be hard for Festool to come up with a better design!
TP