This is my first post on this forum... I have long been a "lurker", learning much from all of you sharing your knowledge and ideas. I have been a woodworker for 30 years, building my collection of tools since I left the Army and "settled down". I have always found that "you get what you pay for". Whenever I buy lower cost tools from Harbor Freight or other low end sources, I end up paying for it in the end, either in frustration, rework, or replacements.

My question to you all is about Festool products. I am about to buy a new random orbit sander (you can never have too many). I do not own any Festool products, but I always see people from this site (and so many others) that own lots of them. My problem is that they are 3 to 4 times the costs of any other good quality tool manufacture (DeWalt, Porter-Cable, Fein). I have no problems buying quality, but I guess I just don't see THAT much difference. Are they that good?