My week

I've got the RO 125, the RTS 400, and the DTS 400. There is a new one that is being sold in Europe, the RO 90, that is supposedly due in NA soon, that will be next on my list:

Damn, I thought it was only a smaller version of the bigger Rotex sanders but a detail sander too.

That was a pretty compelling video (picture worth a 1000 words)! I like the way it reaches in the corners.

Bill

If I already did not have a Festool Rotex 125 the rectangle Festool 400 and a Fein Multimaster I'd be waiting with out patience.

sunsabitches....... I neeeeeed one.

I still have to check and be sure the Rotek is really sanding. Too quiet no dust I'll get used to it eventually. Find I'm really disgusted when I use the belt sander with the mess.

Mike M

Wonder what the price tag will be on this one.

Jim

I agree on the time and cleanup.

Jim

I don't find it much quieter than my old PC right angle ROS unless you are talking about the quiet from the vac also, but it took me about a year to get use to no seeing dust. It really does make you wonder if you are doing anything until you slide your hand across the surface.

My guess between $375 and $475.

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Under 400... has to be.

"Leon" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

How are these on vibration? I can't use half the sanders out there because they simply vibrate too much.

Puckdropper

Under 400... has to be.

If you assume that it should be less expensive as it is smaller than the others but this thing also has a third ossilation mode for detail sanding along with an extra sanding pad.

Festool has a couple of "normal/standard" ROS with round disks. And the ETS125 is absolutely silky smooth and you can simply set it down on the work, turned on, and guide/push it with your finger if you chose to do that. ;~) Although not as aggressive as the Rotex sanders.

But you'll simply _have_ to have those extras and options which bring the total up to a mere $3,975.43, won't you? I knew you would. ;)

-- Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. -- Plutarch

I only buy what I know will pay for itself, and as I am retired, that has raised the bar quite high. I love a good tool as much as the next guy, and I could (most of the time) justify buying Festool grade tools. No tool works harder or smarter than a Festool.

Piece of advice, I find I get much better results with the white "brilliant" paper than the red "rubin" which gave me no end of trouble with swirl marks.

-Kevin

Same here, but I can easily get by with HF (and American-made) tools for most work. I needed a -good- impactor and have had both Bosch and Makita now. Both were both necessary and worth it. I'm not retired, I's just po workin' folk.

I, too, can appreciate a good tool, but it rankles me to no end that some toolmakers (Fein, Festool, and others) price theirs 2x to 20x above the rest.

Other than greed, I cannot fathom why Fein would price a tool at $400 when a nearly identical one is imported and sold by HF for $30. Granted, a tool utilizing a brand-new, good idea is worth more than an everyday tool, but 12x. How does that saying go? "...and the horse that rode in on them." or something.

-- Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. -- Plutarch