Festool prices

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
>> Did you get any track with it?
>
> Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
> for $200. I thought that was pretty reasonable. Of course I now need
> to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
> vacuum. :)
>
> On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
> saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
> dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
> glasses).
>
> You really really ,,,, really really,,,,,, reeeeeeeally really SUCK!
>
> IIRC the Cheaper of the two Festool circle saws is $500.
>
>
I was thinking that too. Garage sale and festool do not belong in the same
sentence. But as cheaply as he acquired the basic saw, etc, he has gone
over to the dark side. Festool will now suck unprecedented amounts of cash
out of his wallet. It will never end. He will become a festool junkie. His
life as he knows it is now over.

"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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If it makes you feel any better, I also picked up a DW735 thickness
planer. Anyone have one of them? I'm seeing some mixed reviews and I
don't know if I should keep it or sell it.

R


Is that the latestes model with the feaux screws in the corners? Very
expensive when new, IMHO too darn expensive when new considering you can get
a 15" stationary planer fr a few hundred more. If you use one much your
blades are going to be a constant out flow.

On Oct 4, 4:23=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> A friend of mine worked with a guy who picked up a camera case full of
> Hasselblad equipment.
> The guy who owned it had died and his daughter sold it 'because she
> couldn't find film for it"
> $ 500.00, which SHE thought was a lot of money. 3 Lenses, motor drive
> EL body, eye-level finder, 2 spare magazines and filters.
> Of course.... absolutely mint. So WHAT it was all 25+ years old...

A buddy of mine is the absolute king of garage sales. He's picked up
more stuff for less money than you could believe, and then he just
socks the stuff away. I asked him what happens when he croaks and no
one knows the value of the treasures he has stored. He replied that
his wife would sell the stuff for pennies on the dollar at a garage
sale just like he bought it. When the man's right, the man's right!

R

On Oct 4, 12:33=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale and I'd
> like to stock up on some blades. =A0Does anyone know if there is an
> online distributor, or distributor on Long Island, NY, that has better
> prices? =A0I know Festool is pretty tight about controlling the tool
> prices through their distributors - does that apply to the consumables
> as well? =A0Thanks.
>
> R

Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
Did you get any track with it?

On Oct 4, 2:28=A0pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> RicodJour wrote:
> > I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale
>
> You sucketh big time ...
>
> Details .. were you the first one in the door, or did no one before you
> have a clue as to what they were looking at?
>
> Inquiring minds ... :)

I was the first one at the door, and it was a strange thing - I pulled
up as another car was pulling up (this is about half an hour before
the posted start time), and you know how you can tell when people are
"in the business"? Well, this guy gets out of the car and I ask him
what he's there for to see if he's competition. Turns out it's the
homeowner and the tools were not at the house. The tools were his
step-father's, so he called him up and told him to bring them over.
Good thing I didn't have more cash on me!

R

On Oct 4, 1:59=A0pm, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:d639773d-f54f-4a48-a359-d323ec7311de@o35g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> > Did you get any track with it?
>
> Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
> for $200. =A0I thought that was pretty reasonable. =A0Of course I now nee=
d
> to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
> vacuum. =A0:)
>
> On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
> saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
> dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
> glasses).
>
> You really really ,,,, really really,,,,,, reeeeeeeally really SUCK!
>
> IIRC the Cheaper of the two Festool circle saws is $500.

Gee, I wasn't going for the drive-by gloat, I was really just asking
about buying extra blades! ;)

If it makes you feel any better, I also picked up a DW735 thickness
planer. Anyone have one of them? I'm seeing some mixed reviews and I
don't know if I should keep it or sell it.

R

On Oct 4, 1:04=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 12:39=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Oct 4, 12:33=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale and I'=
d
> > > like to stock up on some blades. =A0Does anyone know if there is an
> > > online distributor, or distributor on Long Island, NY, that has bette=
r
> > > prices? =A0I know Festool is pretty tight about controlling the tool
> > > prices through their distributors - does that apply to the consumable=
s
> > > as well? =A0Thanks.
>
> > Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> > Did you get any track with it?
>
> Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
> for $200. =A0I thought that was pretty reasonable. =A0Of course I now nee=
d
> to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
> vacuum. =A0:)
>
> On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
> saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
> dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
> glasses).
>
> R

TWO HUNDRED BUCKS????????
No wonder the weather is all screwed up here, there is some SUCTION
going on here..... The extra blade is $ 75.00!!! YOU SUCK, Sir!!!

"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> Did you get any track with it?

Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
for $200. I thought that was pretty reasonable. Of course I now need
to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
vacuum. :)

On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
glasses).

You really really ,,,, really really,,,,,, reeeeeeeally really SUCK!

IIRC the Cheaper of the two Festool circle saws is $500.

On Oct 4, 12:39=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 12:33=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale and I'd
> > like to stock up on some blades. =A0Does anyone know if there is an
> > online distributor, or distributor on Long Island, NY, that has better
> > prices? =A0I know Festool is pretty tight about controlling the tool
> > prices through their distributors - does that apply to the consumables
> > as well? =A0Thanks.
>
>
> Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> Did you get any track with it?

Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
for $200. I thought that was pretty reasonable. Of course I now need
to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
vacuum. :)

On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
glasses).

R

On Oct 4, 2:34=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
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>
>
> > "RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:d639773d-f54f-4a48-a359-d323ec7311de@o35g2000vbi.googlegroups.com..=
.
>
> >> Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> >> Did you get any track with it?
>
> > Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
> > for $200. =A0I thought that was pretty reasonable. =A0Of course I now n=
eed
> > to get another track, the track joiners, more blades, and the Festool
> > vacuum. =A0:)
>
> > On the flip side, I get to sell a job site table saw and a circular
> > saw that I don't really like (the thing hates me and manages to blow
> > dust in my eyes on windless days even when I'm wearing safety
> > glasses).
>
> > You really really ,,,, really really,,,,,, reeeeeeeally really SUCK!
>
> > IIRC the Cheaper of the two Festool circle saws is $500.
>
> I was thinking that too. =A0Garage sale and festool do not belong in the =
same
> sentence. =A0But as cheaply as he acquired the basic saw, etc, he has gon=
e
> over to the dark side. =A0Festool will now suck unprecedented amounts of =
cash
> out of his wallet. It will never end. =A0He will become a festool junkie.=
His
> life as he knows it is now over.

Garage sale listed on Craigslist. The rest of the stuff they were
selling was, umm, what's the word? - right, crap.

I just whacked some wood and I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun
with it. Since you brought up the habit, how much should I budget for
my monthly fix?

R

On Oct 4, 11:04=A0am, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 12:39=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Oct 4, 12:33=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale and I'=
d
> > > like to stock up on some blades. =A0Does anyone know if there is an
> > > online distributor, or distributor on Long Island, NY, that has bette=
r
> > > prices? =A0I know Festool is pretty tight about controlling the tool
> > > prices through their distributors - does that apply to the consumable=
s
> > > as well? =A0Thanks.
>
> > Particularly the consumables. But worth it.
> > Did you get any track with it?
>
> Yep, the 55" track, systainer, saw and an extra blade - lightly used
> for $200.

Did you get the leather and rhodium key fob, too ... (, you bastard)?

:-)

On Oct 4, 4:12=A0pm, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 2:28=A0pm, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > RicodJour wrote:
> > > I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale
>
> > You sucketh big time ...
>
> > Details .. were you the first one in the door, or did no one before you
> > have a clue as to what they were looking at?
>
> > Inquiring minds ... :)
>
> I was the first one at the door, and it was a strange thing - I pulled
> up as another car was pulling up (this is about half an hour before
> the posted start time), and you know how you can tell when people are
> "in the business"? =A0Well, this guy gets out of the car and I ask him
> what he's there for to see if he's competition. =A0Turns out it's the
> homeowner and the tools were not at the house. =A0The tools were his
> step-father's, so he called him up and told him to bring them over.
> Good thing I didn't have more cash on me!
>
> R

A friend of mine worked with a guy who picked up a camera case full of
Hasselblad equipment.
The guy who owned it had died and his daughter sold it 'because she
couldn't find film for it"
$ 500.00, which SHE thought was a lot of money. 3 Lenses, motor drive
EL body, eye-level finder, 2 spare magazines and filters.
Of course.... absolutely mint. So WHAT it was all 25+ years old...

On 2009-10-04, RicodJour <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale and I'd
> like to stock up on some blades. Does anyone know if there is an
> online distributor, or distributor on Long Island, NY, that has better
> prices? I know Festool is pretty tight about controlling the tool
> prices through their distributors - does that apply to the consumables
> as well? Thanks.

Freude make metric blades which fit festool and protool saws (I've got
one on my protool). There's an italian company that also makes them
but I can't remember the name.

"RicodJour" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Oct 4, 2:34 pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>


Garage sale listed on Craigslist. The rest of the stuff they were
selling was, umm, what's the word? - right, crap.

I just whacked some wood and I can tell I'm going to have a lot of fun
with it. Since you brought up the habit, how much should I budget for
my monthly fix?


Monthly fix? I'd set a side $100 per month for your annual fix. LOL.
Although I have not bought any Festool products in probably 18 months.
GASP! When you get the vacuum dust becomes a lost memory. I have the vac ,
Domino and 2 sanders. The Festool Rotex sander and Festool Finish sanders
are expensive, at least $600 for both BUT! Dust is no more. Oh and they
are darn good sanders. I am working on some bedroom furniture and have
been sanding with those units, no dust. I grabbed a sanding sponge simply
to ease the edges of all the panels on the project and I was coughing and
choking from all the dust that was introduced into the "clean room" from
that event. ;~) Seriously they really do keep the dust at a minimum.

RicodJour wrote:
> I just picked up a Festool TS 55 circular saw at a garage sale

You sucketh big time ...

Details .. were you the first one in the door, or did no one before you
have a clue as to what they were looking at?

Inquiring minds ... :)


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