sharing the misery I suppose? They're very Nice tools, but very expensive. $800 would be quite a hefty investment for an admittedly talented single purpose tool.
No it isn't, not for me, the TS55 and rails for me has paid for itself many times over, and I'm no pro, but my time is worth a lot to me.
If you cannot afford it, you can't afford it, I've been there, but to make blanket statements is just simply incorrect.
These are very good tools, they help me do the work that I do much more efficiently. The dust collection on the circular saw is a large bonus for me, working in a hole in the ground, for a guy like Jonathan, who is able to open doors and let the whole outside into his shop, not such a big deal.
I'm sure that most of you have tools or toys in your house that you paid good money for that I'd NEVER think of spending half of what you spent on one, for example a TV, how many of you guys have a large flatscreen TV?
We have an older, but good, Sony 27" TV, works great, we don't watch a lot of TV, so why would I spend thousands of dollars on a TV?
It is all relative, if I choose to spend my money on a quality ________ (insert item here) what is the big deal?
Sorry, I don't get the constant questioning of Festool quality vs price thing.
Hey Tod, how much did your bandsaws cost?
Why didn't you buy the cheap Chiwanese Delta clones?
(not picking on Tod, just I know he has big ticket tools that I'm sure he will tell you are worth every penny).
Festool sure seems to bring out this rancor, I don't get it?