I have looked at Festools when I have been at both Klingspor and Woodcraft. I just don't see what all the fuss is about! My perception is that they are very overpriced for what they do, which is not atypical of a lot of European tools. They mostly remind of the tools that you would buy if you have a very limited space in which to work. Recently I was looking at a Festool miter saw. As someone who spent years using power miter saws I saw nothing that jumped out at me as being anything special. There was nothing that the Festool miter saw could do or do better than one of my Dewalt or Bosch miter saws. When I saw the $800 price tag on the Festool Domino tool I just about choked.
Am I missing something here guys? Are Festool tools the miracles that their price tags would suggest or are the just overpriced Euro versions of tools that can purchased for a lot less money?
Am I missing something here guys? Are Festool tools the miracles that their price tags would suggest or are the just overpriced Euro versions of tools that can purchased for a lot less money?