What are the advantages/disadvantages of the Festool MFS versus something like this....?
Trend VARIJIG Frame System
Trend VARIJIG Frame System
Yea Ive seen that one two and even emailed the seller a couple times. Still pricey to get one here, but cheaper than retail. Im waiting and hoping that Festool brings them back to NA and in a new Imperial version.ScoFF said:There's a person on eBay from Germany selling one, has anyone ever bought from eBay/Germany that lives in North America? I wonder if you would ever receive it and if there would be import charges.
The price is $349 Euros which seems cheap ($483 Canadian). The list price was $652 Canadian local retail before it was discontinued last year.
ScoFF said:Yes if anyone has hands on experience with the Trend Varijig let us know.
ScoFF said:Yes if anyone has hands on experience with the Trend Varijig let us know.
RobBob said:What are the advantages/disadvantages of the Festool MFS versus something like this....?
Trend VARIJIG Frame System
ScotF said:There are some dealers in Germany who will ship too - cost is about the same as the discounted prices in the US when they were discontinued. There are still some brick and mortar stores who have them in stock...but more of a quest to find them.
ScotF said:I think that the Virutex is similar and there is a thread on here from years ago about someone making one out of 80/20 extrusions. I think that Festool has the scales and there are pins on the end to help alignment and squareness and those might be unique to Festool's MFS.
I still think it is something that should be brought back. I think that part of why people did not buy was partly cost but also limited information into how to use it to its full potential.
Peter Parfitt said:Does anyone know if the MFS extrusion is a special, made for Festool, or is it an off the shelf item?
Cheese said:Peter Parfitt said:Does anyone know if the MFS extrusion is a special, made for Festool, or is it an off the shelf item?
GEAT was the original inventor, I don't know if they were then purchased by Festool or they just became a supplier for Festool.
[member=11629]GarryMartin[/member] seems so know the history of their association quite well.