Originally Posted by
andrew whicker
According to what I see on the two vendors websites, Mafell is only 60 watts / 0.1 HP 'stronger' than Festool. Am I missing something?
I never liked the buzziness of my Festool tracksaw. Seeing this thread has me a bit bummed that I spent so much money down this path. It's enlightening that I'm not the only who was questioning what they spent their hard earned dollars on.
Andrew
Don't be bummed out.
Yes tools can fail. All of them,regardless of color or brand. There is no tool sold that can be advertised with a zero failure rate.For every one tool failure you read about, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of others, exactly like it, that are quietly just doing the job they were bought for.
I live 3.5miles from a Home Depot and a Lowes. I also live 2.5 miles from an authorized DeWalt/Makita/Bosch/Milwaukee, repair center. That guy isn't hurting for business.
Festool makes nice stuff, they really do, and they maintain the integrated system approach across the product line, and that's what you're buying into.
For the record, yes, I own some Festool tools. I have the TS-75 that had no problem ripping through 2" jatoba/padauk/bubinga,etc. slabs. I also have the OF 1400 and OF2200 routers. I have used a lot of routers in my life and none are as nice, or as powerful, as the OF2200. I also have a Carvex Jig saw. It's pretty cool. I don't use it alot, but it seems to work just fine.
Don't suffer buyers remorse, they're just tools. Take care of them, keep them clean, use them within their spec's, and they'll probably last you a long time.
Last edited by Mike Cutler; 10-04-2019 at 4:30 AM.
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