Hi all,
Was at the festool stand at BAU in Germany for quite some time and got chatting to a great guy:
Tried the new vecturo 18v using the 3.1sm battery, the head is made by fein off the super cut but armature and electronics made by festool. It works great with the same +- 2mm oscillation of the super cut and can be used with all cutting blades with star lock. There are a few new accessories with vaccum attachments etc. I did compare it to the fein, as fein where on the next stand, it’s longer and narrower so easier to grip but didn’t seem very balanced. Vibration was low but there was very little overmolding of softer rubber as done on the drills/saws to dampen micro vibrations more. Maybe this will be added on the final production units. It also seems quieter that the presious one...
Now the big news, the guy confirmed that the impact driver will happen in 2019 in Europe, they have been testing it for a long time but it has been realesed due to the 3 year service warranty.. in testing they find that most other impact drivers fail after 2 years due to anvil damage of impact damage to bearings. Until they have a design that will last at least 3 years they will not release it - apparently they now have such a solution and it might be realised in March/April but more likely in September. He also mentioned it will be available in the USA shortly after.
Lastly the new sawstop saw was also on demo and looked a brill unit but it won’t be cheap !!
Sorry wasn’t allowed to take images of the vecturo ..