Festool Vecturo

[Wilson joinery]

Evening everyone

Have any of you got or used one of the above (either in battery or 240v guise?). I’ve been offered one second hand for just over £200 and it looks in really good nick. Just wondering if it’s worth it or should I just plump for a new makita/bosch/dewalt which are around £70-£100 cheaper and new.

Cheers
Pete

 

[Sideways]

I researched slightly when buying a cordless fein multimaster
The vecturo is equivalent of Fein's biggest model. Supercut ?
Made for them or under license there's negligible difference with the Fein, so compare it to that, not to Festools prices.
It's a big and powerful model. I think noise and vibration are increased but so is power and depth of cut.
£200 sounds a good price if it's v clean.
Festool warranties can be transferred if it's under 3 years old, registered with Festool by the current owner and you jump through all the hoops - so research this carefully and get the seller to cooperate if there is some warranty left.

 

[Sideways]

The fein oscillators are the best of these, so by common design, the vecturo will be a better tool than a dewalt, makita, whatever oscillator.

 

[Ollie78]

The vecturo is a re badged fein supercut. Should be very good, probably better than the others you mention. Different blade attachment design to the multimaster.
The one advantage of the festool one is that you can get a vertical plunge guide, like a foot thing. Which I think would be handy for real accuracy.

 

[AJB Temple]

Vecturo is brilliant, I've had three Fein's over the past 10 years and all three have failed. As did a Makita. Fein allegedly the same manufacturing plant as Festool but the Festool has proved bomb proof. I love it. I also have a DeWalt battery tool and it is carp in comparison. The DW has a variable speed trigger but I defy anyone to keep it on slow in use. The Festool is superb as it has a rotary control to set the speed and the jigs that come with it work well. Best multi tool out there.

 

[AJB Temple]

Ollie - I don't agree. Get one of each in your hands and use them. One is made to genuine trade standard, the other (Fein) cuts corners. This is from personal experience of using both.

 

[Wilson joinery]

Great, thanks all for your opinions and experience, sounds like a festool it is!!

Cheers
Pete

 

[Ollie78]

Ollie - I don't agree. Get one of each in your hands and use them. One is made to genuine trade standard, the other (Fein) cuts corners. This is from personal experience of using both.

I defer to your experience with the vecturo. My experience of the fein multimaster has been very good, I have killed two but they last about 8 years each so not bad given the abuse they get. I always thought about upgrading but found the cost off putting. I tried a couple of off brand multimasters and they were not as good as my original fein.

 

[Sideways]

The one advantage of the festool one is that you can get a vertical plunge guide, like a foot thing. Which I think would be handy for real accuracy.

You can get these for any Fein model for less than twenty quid.
Attachment is solid and they totally transform the tool in a lot of applications.
Highly recommended.

 

[Ollie78]

You can get these for any Fein model for less than twenty quid.
Attachment is solid and they totally transform the tool in a lot of applications.
Highly recommended.

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This is a slightly different thing to what I was talking about. From what I can tell this is a depth stop, the thing on the festool is more of a vertical plunge guide with rails, more like a domino fence.

 

[Sideways]

Bulky and not so versatile.
Not for uses upto L or Right hand edges.
What do they use them for ?
Not cutting floorboads or skirtings. Not catflaps.

Accurate plunge cutting to inset electrical boxes into the middle of surfaces ??

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Great, thanks all for your opinions and experience, sounds like a festool it is!!

I wouldn't bother unless it's a real bargain. Festool tend to be overhyped and overpriced. If all you need is an amateur level multitool, then for £48 this is more than good enough. Slainte.