Michael Dunn
08-29-2013, 3:32 PM
So over the last 4+ years I've become quite a Festool junkie. Acquiring what I deemed to be the most useful of their tools for what I planned to build in my shop.
Some of you may have seen my thread detailing my blunder in which I threw out ALL of my router bits and some other misc undisclosed items that I couldn't remember.
In modifying a guitar for a client, I soon realized what else I had thrown away. 2 of my 3 Festool OF-1400 collets. The 8mm (never used it) and the 1/4" (used it quite a bit). So I ordered another one. The 1/2" was in the systainer with the router at the time I threw the other stuff out. When the new collet arrived I realized I had accidentally ordered a other 1/2" collet. Doh!!! So then I returned it to get the 1/4". I went to use it, it fit my router, but the wrench that came with the OF-1400 DOES NOT FIT!!!
They changed the wrench size?!?! Why!?!? What the heck!!! TS bad enough I had to spend $60 (shipped) for a replacement collet, now I have to A. Order another Festool wrench. B. keep a other opened wrench in the systainer. C. Return this collet and search for another that uses the same wrench size.
What the heck Festool!?!? Geeze, I'm all for spending large sums of money to help me do things Faster, Easier, and Smarter, but there is no need to change stuff like this forcing people to buy even more Festool stuff.
I still love Festool. I'll keep buying what I need as I can justify the need. I just needed to rant on that for a minute.
Carry on.
Some of you may have seen my thread detailing my blunder in which I threw out ALL of my router bits and some other misc undisclosed items that I couldn't remember.
In modifying a guitar for a client, I soon realized what else I had thrown away. 2 of my 3 Festool OF-1400 collets. The 8mm (never used it) and the 1/4" (used it quite a bit). So I ordered another one. The 1/2" was in the systainer with the router at the time I threw the other stuff out. When the new collet arrived I realized I had accidentally ordered a other 1/2" collet. Doh!!! So then I returned it to get the 1/4". I went to use it, it fit my router, but the wrench that came with the OF-1400 DOES NOT FIT!!!
They changed the wrench size?!?! Why!?!? What the heck!!! TS bad enough I had to spend $60 (shipped) for a replacement collet, now I have to A. Order another Festool wrench. B. keep a other opened wrench in the systainer. C. Return this collet and search for another that uses the same wrench size.
What the heck Festool!?!? Geeze, I'm all for spending large sums of money to help me do things Faster, Easier, and Smarter, but there is no need to change stuff like this forcing people to buy even more Festool stuff.
I still love Festool. I'll keep buying what I need as I can justify the need. I just needed to rant on that for a minute.
Carry on.