Well, I was wondering if it would happen and it has. Lee Valley Tools
is now selling all models of SawStop table saws.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=72156&cat=51&ap=1
Lee Valley has never really been a big power tool dealer aside from a
few pieces here and there. But, then Festool came along and
essentially shot that concept down. Now, one if not the biggest
workshop tool that many woodworkers will ever buy has made inroads to
Lee Valley Tools.
I'm wondering what's next for power tools?
On 10/2/2014 2:36 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Well, I was wondering if it would happen and it has. Lee Valley Tools
> is now selling all models of SawStop table saws.
>
> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=72156&cat=51&ap=1
>
> Lee Valley has never really been a big power tool dealer aside from a
> few pieces here and there. But, then Festool came along and
> essentially shot that concept down. Now, one if not the biggest
> workshop tool that many woodworkers will ever buy has made inroads to
> Lee Valley Tools.
>
> I'm wondering what's next for power tools?
>
Why is it more expensive in Ontario and east of here?
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On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:36:44 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>Well, I was wondering if it would happen and it has. Lee Valley Tools
>is now selling all models of SawStop table saws.
>
>http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=72156&cat=51&ap=1
>
>Lee Valley has never really been a big power tool dealer aside from a
>few pieces here and there. But, then Festool came along and
>essentially shot that concept down. Now, one if not the biggest
>workshop tool that many woodworkers will ever buy has made inroads to
>Lee Valley Tools.
>
>I'm wondering what's next for power tools?
Festool SawStops? Should be around in about five to seven years. ;-)
On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:47:37 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:22:42 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>>Festool SawStops? Should be around in about five to seven years. ;-)
>
>I thought patents lasted twenty years? How long have the various
>SawStop patents been around?
The basic patents are from 2001, IIRC. There are certainly
refinements after that but the basic patents teach everything that's
needed to make it work, given a little engineering.
On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 09:22:42 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>Festool SawStops? Should be around in about five to seven years. ;-)
I thought patents lasted twenty years? How long have the various
SawStop patents been around?
On Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:58:45 -0400, FrozenNorth
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 10/2/2014 2:36 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> Well, I was wondering if it would happen and it has. Lee Valley Tools
>> is now selling all models of SawStop table saws.
>>
>> http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=72156&cat=51&ap=1
>>
>> Lee Valley has never really been a big power tool dealer aside from a
>> few pieces here and there. But, then Festool came along and
>> essentially shot that concept down. Now, one if not the biggest
>> workshop tool that many woodworkers will ever buy has made inroads to
>> Lee Valley Tools.
>>
>> I'm wondering what's next for power tools?
>>
>Why is it more expensive in Ontario and east of here?
Because everything is "more expensive in Ontario and east of here"?
That's why I moved (far) South of "here". ;-)