Leon wrote:

"r payne" wrote in message
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" wrote:

SNIP

It comes with a guide and is built to use
that guide. It comes ready for dust collection. It has soft start
motor. It has electronics that keep the rpm constant. It has various
speed levels for different blades and material being cut. It has a
pluge mechanism to make blind cuts.

SNIP

Now we are getting to the nuts and bolts. This is what I was looking
for.

Wee geez r payne. Be more specific. Most any tool can be had that is ready
with dust collection, soft start, ESC and or variable speed.

Might I add the stunning black color highlighted by the green knobs and
switches. ;~)

Just kidding. Really, these tools don't leave any features out that I can
think of. If there is a particular tool that you want to know about it may
be easier to answer your questions. Most every Festool has 1 or more unique
features that stand out from the competition.

OK, now I am ordering you to take a couple of hours off and look at the
array of tools that you dealer will have. It is eye candy galore and you
will be saying geeeee, those are cool features. ;~)

There is one dealer in town, all other dealers would take most of a day to drive
and visit. I was there for a bit just before i started this thread, but after
standing in front of the display and handling the tools for maybe 20 minutes all
I could say was "they have some nice features but I don't see twice the cost".
And during all that time no one came over to answer any questions I may have or
offer a demo. From what has been posted there may be some new innovations and
new innovations always cost more. So I think I'll wait a couple of years and
see what happens in the market. Although I sounds like what I would try to
design if I was to build one.

ron