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Festool worth the money?
Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I
haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark |
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"Mark Witczak" wrote in message news:b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03... Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark Never used one, but I've heard they are among the best. Size is better than most for the power. If you like the feel of it, consider the 15.6 volt Panasonic. I paid $200 for mine and it is much better handling than other brands, IMO. |
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"Mark Witczak" wrote in message news:b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03... Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark I'm a Festool crazy so I'm not objective ;-) Sander |
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Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark Milwaukee is worth the money. Professional American quality, brudda... http://www.milwaukeetool.com/global_homepage_flash.html -- Alex cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/ |
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I use Festool for many years and I'm still very, very happy. If you look for
precision in woodworking Festool is the right stuff. The long lasting quality of their machines guarantee a long use. After all: If you use more than one tool the integrated concept (the most of the machines are compatible with the festool table etc.) helps you to combine machines and tools. "Mark Witczak" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03... Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark |
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AAvK wrote:
Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark Milwaukee is worth the money. Professional American quality, brudda... http://www.milwaukeetool.com/global_homepage_flash.html American? my new Milwaukee cordless is made in Europe. Good tool though. Dave |
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Mark Witczak apparently said,on my timestamp of 20/02/2005 3:04 PM:
Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? It is definitely a Gucci tool. You can get the same or better quality in many other manufacturers, for less price. You don't get the "integrated" system though. Which is the same as saying: you don't get colour-coordinated. (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Exactly, me neither. Mine is hand tools, Veritas, Lie-Nielsen, old stuff. We all have our weaknesses. You could do a lot worse quality-wise than Festool. Worth it? Not IMHO. Then again, neither is a Norris plane and I have one... -- Cheers Nuno Souto in sunny Sydney, Australia am |
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In article b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03,
Mark Witczak wrote: Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark I'm Milwaukee most of the way. But I own a Rotex Festool sander. Why? Milwaukee doesn't make a ROS like that... in fact, nobody does. There is no doubt in my mind that Festool is second to none in quality. But if you can get 90% of the quality for 50% of the price....then they are too expensive. I will be buying their 2000 watt router as well. Why? Because it's the best there is.... and my work demands that. Besides, I don't want a titanium bike..G U$ 375.00 for a cordless drill? See Ed's entry..Panasonic doesn't look that expensive anymore. 0¿0 Rob |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message ... In article b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03, Mark Witczak wrote: Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark I'm Milwaukee most of the way. But I own a Rotex Festool sander. Why? Milwaukee doesn't make a ROS like that... in fact, nobody does. There is no doubt in my mind that Festool is second to none in quality. But if you can get 90% of the quality for 50% of the price....then they are too expensive. I will be buying their 2000 watt router as well. Why? Because it's the best there is.... and my work demands that. Besides, I don't want a titanium bike..G U$ 375.00 for a cordless drill? See Ed's entry..Panasonic doesn't look that expensive anymore. 0¿0 Rob' Yup using the Rotex and 2000 watt router of Festool aswell. Told you so I'm an addict.... :-) Sander |
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"Mark Witczak" wrote in message news:b%TRd.96639$Tf5.30193@lakeread03... Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Another top end drill that feels good in you hands and has premium batteries and electronics is the Panasonic. |
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"AAvK" wrote in message news:K0XRd.107633$mt.79894@fed1read03... Milwaukee is worth the money. Professional American quality, brudda... http://www.milwaukeetool.com/global_homepage_flash.html ;~) I think Professional American Company. Some Milwaukees are German made. |
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I believe there are others that drill hole, are reliable and cost a lot less
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Mark Witczak wrote on 20/Feb/2005 :
Today I had the opportunity to handle a Festool cordless drill...I haven't felt this much love in a long time. It was beautiful, but when I heard that the MSRP is $375.00 I nearly dropped it. You could buy 4 PC drills for that kind of change. Does anyone out there own one of these or is this just a Gucci tool that only the rich or crazy purchase? (Mind you I have nothing against Gucci. In fact I've been known to drop WAY too much money on things like Titanium mountain bike frames...We all have our vices.) Thanks, Mark I've got a Festo dust extractor. I regard it as not much better than a boat achor. Its poorly designed, cumbersome and underpowered. If its any indication of the rest of the tools i'd say its definitely Gucci and quite crap at that although i havent tried any of the other tools. -- This is an automatic signature of MesNews. Site : http://www.mesnews.net |
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