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Post by MrToolJunkie on Jan 16, 2015 23:17:57 GMT -5
Just saw some new stuff on Timberwolf for N America - the sanders and Erika are now listed. I also noticed the prices went up on everything - kind of a bummer. But, it is what it is.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Jan 16, 2015 23:19:57 GMT -5
I have been eyeing the half-sheet sander for awhile - I think that every cabinet maker and furniture maker should have an orbital 1/2 sheet sander in their arsenal and I would even go as far to say that it should be your first sander, before a random orbit sander. This one is cool in that you can get Delta and flat in one tool. Only draw is the 240 volt motor, but since I have 240 in the shop not a huge deal for me.
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Post by checkmax on Jan 17, 2015 2:58:00 GMT -5
When one is the sole supplier who's to stop you from raising prices.
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Post by wrightwoodwork on Jan 17, 2015 6:40:51 GMT -5
The price is usually set by the manufacturer and the seller is then told what the price is they can sell at.
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Post by Cole on Feb 4, 2015 10:48:48 GMT -5
Jeff and the guys (timberwolf) sent out an email before the price increase letting people know.
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Post by jacko on May 2, 2015 11:47:03 GMT -5
I just got a catalog from Timberwolf and I can truly say that I haven't seen those kind of tools offered elsewhere in the USA. I guess if your going to specialize in high end products and carry an inventory you need to charge a price that will allow you enough of a profit to stay in business. If it were that lucrative of a business I think that there would be more suppliers, I mean Timberwolf is over 3000 miles away from me out here on the Californian Coast.
Jack
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Post by GhostFist on May 2, 2015 13:26:59 GMT -5
Jacko,alot of these tools are specialty imports that's have not gone through u/l standards and many if not most offered through timberwolf are items specific to the timber framing community. Mafell's main focus hasn't been to this market which remains niche in North America, in that regard it makes sense to distribute through a trusted source within the timber framing community. It is frustrating to deal with only one distributor who isn't local to you, as 90 percent of our tool purchases can be snapped up through local dealers, but seeing as there is resistance to big ticket tools by a majority of those in construction/carpentry trades here, I can sympathize with a manufacturer's reserved approach. I just wish they didn't get rid of our independent canadian dealer here as he provided the best customer service I had yet to experience, and dealing with customs is a royal pain.
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Post by MrToolJunkie on May 6, 2015 18:51:48 GMT -5
Jacko - are you Northern or Southern CA? It is 5 business days shipping - order on Monday and you get the stuff Friday.
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Post by jacko on May 6, 2015 19:47:51 GMT -5
I'm in Northern Ca and it's not the 5 days shipping time that has me undecided, it's the total cost for some saw I might not use very often. I like it and at a lower price I would have pulled the trigger by now and it's so much better for me that the Festool option with the rail connectors being the biggest issue for Festool I will buy the Mafell (if I get a track saw).
Jack
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Post by GhostFist on May 6, 2015 20:51:00 GMT -5
Fair
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Post by MrToolJunkie on May 7, 2015 16:25:38 GMT -5
One thing is you can buy some longer rails and avoid connection with the Festool system. I know you said storage is an issue, but I keep a 3000 in my lumber rack and it works. I have just about every size Festool makes so I can swap the rail to the material. So, that might be a better way to go if you are on the fence. You can always use Mafell on the Festool rails too. I think that you would find uses for the track saw and work differently, but if you are really unsure then Festool's 30 day policy is tough to beat and you can try it all first hand without getting stuck.
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Post by ivanhoe on May 14, 2015 23:50:00 GMT -5
I bought the mt55 with some rails a year or so ago and haven't looked back. I am just a hobbiest but decided the track saw
was one tool I would not compromise on. I couldn't be happier. I also bought a festool rail so I could incorporate a parallel guide
system (using Precision Dogs parallel guides) I also modded my Franken MFT table to accept the mafell rail thanks to Jonathan's tutorial
here. Btw welcome from another Ca. member!
Rod
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Post by lincoln on May 15, 2015 0:20:22 GMT -5
Ivanhoe, is it a pain switching between rails? I'm considering doing the same - Festool rail, with one of the parallel systems. Would much rather an F rail solution though.
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Post by ivanhoe on May 15, 2015 9:35:58 GMT -5
No pain at all - remove the plastic filler on the bottom of the MT55 and you can now ride on either rail. I took mine off a while ago
and have not re-installed it...I do have to adjust the two tension knobs on the saw so the resistance is correct with the different rail. The only pain using the Festool rail has been replacing the splinter guard that decided to peel off a few
days ago - I replaced it with a the black Makita strip and all is good. (one more instance where I feel the Maffell rail is superior)
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Post by holmz on May 15, 2015 17:59:15 GMT -5
Ivanhoe, is it a pain switching between rails? I'm considering doing the same - Festool rail, with one of the parallel systems. Would much rather an F rail solution though. If you are doing angled cuts then the tracks being different thicknesses means that the blade doesn't pivot around the edge of board. What do you have that rides on FT rails? and what are you sawing? (Sheet breakdown?) |
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