I have the Mafell jigsaw and the KSS 80 cross cut saw . Both are the best you can buy. But have you ever tried any of the Festool routers Phil? The two smaller ones are an absolute joy to use one handed and the 2200 with all the extra bases and the 95% dust collection is just so innovative, smooth and powerful. I get excited when I take it out of its sustainer 😂.

Hi 👋, I hope you are all keeping safe and well, I have all 2 Festool routes, 110 2200 . Both are excellent routers, I started working for my self back in 1978, I brought a ELU 98 1/2 Collette , but found it on some jobs to big so I brought some other make that a 1/4 collett but that stopped working after a year or so, then I brought a Makita 1/4 that seems to be fine, I then needed a second large router that didn’t last longer, so I brought a ELu MOF 177 E , I did have 2 of these up until the 99 both of which I think that I must of replaced the bearings low’s of times, then in the 2003/5 I brought my first festool 1/2 , then the OF110 , however the OF2200 did have to go back once. I have had lots of different jigsaw over the years, but I finally brought a MAFELL Jigsaw in 2015/6 this is the best jigsaw ever, I have Festool larger tracksaw 70m it is okay but lacks power, I have used the Maffel on a site that belong to someone else, this far superior machine, most of my work was in my workshop so I didn’t need a larger track saw as I have a 10Hp saw bench with sliding table, I have a fell other Maffell tools Dowelling, Door Lock Mortiser, Chain Mortiser , from around 2008/9 I was involved in a lot of barn conversations were I was making a lot of doors and windows, most of the doors were 75m or sometimes thicker, with multipoint euro locks fitted, one job had 7 doors so the door lock Mortiser made short work of fitting them, and I have a large 10H spindle moulder with sliding table, so the grove for the lock to sit in easy work , I also have Wadkin EKA tenoning machine, with Windows sets and Door sets tooling, Leitz tooling and some Whitehill , I am retired but still have a lot of tools. I am hoping to finish my windows and doors in my property in France later this year, My work came to abrupt end in 2019 , as I had found out my ex female partner was having affair with some one, and she had scamming me over the years as I had been putting a lot of money in 2 projects one in the Uk and France. I hope this gives you some insight into what I have been doing, and tools and machines, if you need help with any further information don’t hesitate to send me a message. Phil from the moulin France

Hi, I forgot to say cleaning your tools and machines, and maintenance afterwards is very important, Phil from the moulin France

Nice to hear! Thanks for watching

absolutely

Thank you John! Totally agree with you

I'm no stranger to Festool sanders and extractors, so I will always check out a clone sander vid that pops up in my feed. I've seen more Mirka styled sanders than Festool styled sanders though. The noticeable loss in dust extraction is a deal breaker. Did the vac just need to be ran a little higher than the EC? You never pointed it out in the video I don't think, but the Festool knockoff cord came off like the Festool? Or just mimics the connector look with a fixed cord? 😅 Were the pads interchangeable? If I can't easily source pads for a sander, then it's another deal breaker. Pads are a consumable and they wear out. Especially in helpers hands lol. Without easily sourced replacements the Chinese sander is dead in the water. Speaking of pad wear, I'm sure someone's mentioned it, but both those sanders needed a protection pad with that net paper. You'll melt the hook and loop, and cause premature pad replacement.

The kind that would give up all his track saws for a year and use only hart's. 🙃

Im changing my handle to theswedishmadman

Good to know! Thanks

Yes it vibrates a lot more....almost shakes compared to the Festool one

I am looking at the festool midi and was quite shocked by price of accessories. Things like a handle are like £70 which is just some tube metal

It is a hefty price. I think Mirka is comparable in quality, but I dont think the Sealey quite compares - I have a similar sander to that one and the Festool one seems to be a bit better in all areas. Thanks for watching man!

Agreed. The 3m sander is like $300 and I’d rather get that than some Chinese counterfeit for the same price

@@zackstern3803 Well said Zack.

I still use it, but compared to the Festool one - it vibrates more

thanks Andrew!

5 inch would be interesting though ...🙂

Wow, yours seemed even worse than mine. That vibration was crazy

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fun fact. I was recording a video and I actually picked the sander up again after I turned the camera off. Im not trying to insult anyone, I waisted my money on that tool so that you dont have to.

I shoot Fuji

I have used a rotex 150 and it´s awesome, it has 2 speeds and really works well compared to my cheap dewalt sander. Bosch and makita have equivalents for less money but I have not used those. If I did woodwork professionaly and would sand a lot I´d buy the festool. Have you ever used their tools?

Absolutely, yes. It's not 2-5x better.

Although I'll grant that you also get one of their insanely overpriced cases too, so there's that. It's a freaking sander dude, not a piece of precision equipment. 700 is laughably stupid

It’s not just Festool. They just happen to be the most consumer facing pro brand. All the pro sanders cost as much or more, brands you may or may not have ever heard of (Mirka, SurfPrep, Ekasand, 3M). But yes, I want to be able to feel my hand after a full day, and no I don’t want to be required to wear a mask all day. In terms of price in dollars and in US, they are around $550. Still expensive, yes. All the pro sanders deliver on those where my cheap ones don’t. I don’t like the price but begrudgingly pay it for the extra comfort and better dust extraction . The argument is valid. Anything you do all day every day that is “work” you will happily pay money to make more comfortable, quicker, etc. It’s like the mechanic that has specialized ridiculously expensive tools I would never pay for to do the same job on my car they do in their work. I’ll gladly give up time or comfort to save that money. I only do it occasionally. Not worth it to me, definitely worth it to them. At the pro level it’s a business decision. At the hobby/enthusiast it’s a discretionary decision. I don’t understand someone paying $50k for a bass boat they take out 5 times a year when I can get out there in my square stern canoe and a small motor for next to nothing. It’s their money and their enjoyment.

you pay german engeeners and workers, theyr not cheap 4000 to 8000 dollars or euros monthly. its made in germany with high quality. or you can buy dewalt, millwaukee or makita ho made it cheap in china for 50 cent and sold it for 100 dollar and break in 5 months. or buy festool and it is for life. i have so many broken china tools from dewalt or makita.

What ?? A car’s a car. Try walking. A house is a house. Try living in a tent. Clothes are clothes. Try going to work naked. A woman is a woman. Try a man. You have clearly never done a lot of sanding or used many power sanders. Carry on with your piece of sand paper.

@@SingleTrack66 Single Track?? Ah ah ah.

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