On 9/18/2015 9:09 AM, Jack wrote:
On 9/17/2015 1:18 PM, Leon wrote:

I bought my wife a Ricar America vacuum cleaner. Expensive and appears
to be cheaply made. I bought that in 1991. that thing still performs
like it was new and most manufacturers have copied the concept.

My wife bought me a wet/dry Shop Vac around 1976. That thing got a lot
of use, and still works the same as the day I got it. The problem with
that thing is it makes your ears bleed. It's the _only_ tool I wear ear
muffs with, that includes chainsaws, air hammers and routers.

Last Christmas My kids got me a new Ridged 6 amp 14 gal model for Xmas.
It was around $100, I don't need ear muffs with it at all and if it
sucked any harder it would be hard to use. It came with a bunch of
attachments, and all my old 2 1/2" hoses/attachments fit it perfectly.

I could buy 6 of them for the cost of one Festool. If it lasts as long
as the shop vac, that would be 6 times 40 years. The only feature I
wished it had was a auto wind for the cord, like my wife's Hoover has.
That would make it perfect.


My wife bought me a broom for about $25. The last one lasted me 20
years. I could buy 4 of them for the cost of one Ridged, that would be
4 times 20 years. Longer than I would live.

If you like the tools you buy fine. Don't knock something you know
little about. I don't really understand your obsession with trashing
Festool.