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   andyfew322 | Mar 31, 2008 06:01am | #1

   that is pretty slick

    

   Can you hold the laser level while I shave?

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   MikeHennessy | Mar 31, 2008 02:20pm | #2

   Wonder how much it weighs? If it's way light, that's the only reason I can see it would be any better than the PC, which does a great job and is more rugged than the Festool looks.

   And I suspect that the Festool price would be about double what I'd be willing to pay, since pretty much everything else they make is.

   Nice box though! ;-) Looks like the guy is packin' a breakdown sniper's rifle.

   Mike Hennessy
   Pittsburgh, PA

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   nater | Mar 31, 2008 03:11pm | #4

   Yeah, I don't know that I'd want to hold that over my head for very long. Fortunately I don't do much drywall, so I don't have to worry about that.

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Mar 31, 2008 03:35pm | #5

   The video seems to be saying that the vacuum will hold it against the surface.  The operator adjusts the vacuum strength according to what's required.

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   PaulBinCT | Apr 06, 2008 04:18pm | #6

   If it's anything like the PC, which I have, you probably need to make sure the vacuum isn't too strong.  Otherwise it becomes a nice high speed drywall grinder ;)PaulB

    

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   DanT | Apr 06, 2008 05:02pm | #7

   That's true.  We found a cheaper vacume (using bags of course) is actually better as it doesn't create as much suction.  Man it will grind too! DanT

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   reinvent | Apr 06, 2008 06:12pm | #8

   Festool vacs have a variable speed switch.

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   DanT | Apr 06, 2008 06:41pm | #9

   So does the PC.  DanT

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   hannbuilt | Mar 31, 2008 03:05pm | #3

   I'll be doing sanding by hand today at a customer's house.  Would love to have the festool, but at the price, I'll probably be sanding by hand for a while.  Besides, if I have a large rock job, I usually sub it out.  Still though, cool tool.