On Jul 14, 11:19 am, "Leon" wrote:

I have never seen any Festool prices drop and because they have a strict priving policy you
probably will not see a drop in price. And like the Lamelllo plate joiner the Domino will probably remain at higher prices even after the patent runs
out, if there is one.

I am with you 100% on that. Fein has even patented their blades
design and construction, and every time someone decides to start
making knockoffs they are served. A machine shop guy I met on the
'net that was selling them for about half the Fein models told me
that. He only made two models, a piece of bent sheet tool steel snap
welded onto a nub to fit the tool, one wide and one narrow toothed
blade, but that was close enough for Fein.

And who knows how much money went into designing a reliable sturdy
tool like the Domino, as well as designing the tooling for
manufacture? Literally millions, I have no doubt. So I suspect not
only vigorous defense of their designs and patents, but for any aspect
of that tool that would be considered their property.

I am willing to bet it NEVER goes down in price.

As you said, the Fein Multimaster is an excellent example of a
comparable situation.

Robert