diana_king•1mo ago

My 3 year old Festool track saw guide rail just cracked clean across while breaking down a sheet of Baltic birch.

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mason7281mo ago

That's a brutal failure for a Festool.

holly_green821mo ago

Saw a thread on a woodworking forum where a guy's Festool sander motor just quit mid project. Heard their customer service was good about it though.

the_pat16d ago

I actually read on the Festool Owners Group that their newer sanders have a plastic gear housing now instead of metal. That change might explain why some motors are failing sooner than expected. Holly_green82 mentioned their customer service being good, which lines up with what I've heard from other folks who had to send theirs in. Still though, for a sander that costs what a Festool does, you'd think the internals would hold up better than a $60 Ryobi.