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Festool track saw For those who paid a grand for their german engineered wood cutter, thought you might like to know whats inside.
I found this just milling through you tube. No dog in the fight, just interesting.
Mike
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The old boy sure has a way with words.
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He has done quite a few of the tear stuff apart and rip the engineers down videos.....
Funny thing, I dont think people are complaining in droves that stuff is breaking.....so it must be properly engineered.
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Wow, that was a brutal but honest "review"
Both amusing and educational. I really liked it; will have to check out whatever else he has ripped into. I don't know how much of his critism is reflected in real life use but it certainly gives you something to think about.
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Kind wondering where he bought the saw for $1000.
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Seems like I've seen that before. It was lambasted by the Festool devotees, and cheered by the others. I'm indifferent, though I have one.....maybe because I didn't pay anywhere near a grand for mine (even with extra tracks). I did find it interesting, just nothing to have a knee jerk reaction over. I read somewhere that Christoferson (or whatever his name is) and others had a big time with over at FOG. Never go there, so don't know how true that is.
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Seems if people were experiencing major failures and problems with these saws we would have heard a lot about that......we haven't.
I perceive this guy as just a curmudgeon looking for something to rant about.
Ron
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Ron Brese said:
I perceive this guy as just a curmudgeon looking for something to rant about.
Ron
He's a Woodnet member????
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Here we go again! Same video shown last year with LOTS of animated, opinionated discussion:
http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads...rt=all&vc=1
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