Frank Pellow
03-09-2004, 8:55 AM
I am a (recent) big fan of Festool and so, naturally, I am looking at their product in my search for a new router. With one exception, I like what I see in their specs and I am encouraged by the reviews that I have read.
But, that exception is BIG, in fact it is a show stopper. What will I do with my large investment in 1/2 router bits?
I found a posting to this forum from Christian Aufreiter where he stated that it is likely that a 1/2 router would eventually be made available in the USA. I suspect that this was just intelligent speculation on Christian's part but it did encourage me to do some investigation.
In my searching, I found that such a router (the 2000 E) is available in Australia and that it costs about 75% more than the 1010E (which I assume is very similar to the 1000 E that is available in North America). If Festool used a similar pricing algorithm in the USA, the router would cost slightly more than $500 (pre tax and shipping). Even at that price, I would seriously consider purchasing it.
Does anyone have any concrete evidence of Festool's plans market a router with a 1/2 inch collet here?
But, that exception is BIG, in fact it is a show stopper. What will I do with my large investment in 1/2 router bits?
I found a posting to this forum from Christian Aufreiter where he stated that it is likely that a 1/2 router would eventually be made available in the USA. I suspect that this was just intelligent speculation on Christian's part but it did encourage me to do some investigation.
In my searching, I found that such a router (the 2000 E) is available in Australia and that it costs about 75% more than the 1010E (which I assume is very similar to the 1000 E that is available in North America). If Festool used a similar pricing algorithm in the USA, the router would cost slightly more than $500 (pre tax and shipping). Even at that price, I would seriously consider purchasing it.
Does anyone have any concrete evidence of Festool's plans market a router with a 1/2 inch collet here?