Hello All, and thanks for the Birthday wishes
Well my actual birthday was horrible, everything you expect when your older than 20 :lol:
I spent the last week preparing to get my pressie to myself, it's 6 months since my initial dabble into Festool world, but a leaking shower pipe and a collapsed ceiling on Xmas eve put paid to that
However I'm back on track, and after the extra time to save I was ready to make my first purchase of the black and green stuff.
Before I get into it, I just wanted to back up previous comments about Andrew at Jaycee/Festool Fanatics, knowledgeable courteous and good prices, and if you're happy to make a delivered purchase I would make this your first stop.
I may appear a turncoat here, but I wanted to be able to get mine locally so I could see what I was getting, and I prefer to deal face to face when making a big purchase, so apologies to Andrew but I'm afraid I went local.
By pure chance the first dealer I went to happened to have the North Wests rep in, and he told me plenty about Festool ( did you know the festool guide rail hasn't changed since the 60's ) and after a good chat, I started the "Good Deal" proccess ( thanks Gordon )
Cutting the story short after lots of telephone calls I got a great price from my nearest dealer "Grahams Machinery Sales" and although the Festool prices are pretty much set in stone ( as we know ) the manager Steve did do me a great deal on the other items I bought, and threw in some little incentives to make it less painfull.
So what's on the list
TS55 and Rail Kit & Promotional items, spare 12 tooth Blade and a laughable hi vis vest :lol:
Extra Rail
Raill Connectors x2
Bag
Clamps x2
Systainer Screw Organiser x2 ( On special at the mo )
Kick Back Stop
And the new Fein Multimaster, with a shed load of extra goodies thrown in
Steve doesn't suffer fools gladly, and wasn't going to watch his profit plunge, but he negotiated in my favour and I was happy to make the purchase.
It's well worth a visit, they have plenty of bit's and pieces on special offer, and a good selection of machinery and powertools, and he told me they will always do a good price, with the local Screwfix supplying competition price haggling is expected I think
In all it was a great day, and really cheered me up, so I'm getting closer now to powertool Nirvanah.
My top tip,
Decide eactly what you want and set your maximum budget, phone as many dealers as possible, you're not going to get much off the Festool price, but ask them what goodies they will throw in as an incentive to buy from them instead of the next guy, this can be anything reasonable, if you dont ask........... Remember they're all competing against each other, so who ever gives the most will get the cash.
Cheers
Jed
