Yeah, expected stockdates in the past is usually not good.

I'm late to the party as usual.

If I picked up a second head, VAC-SYS SE 2, would that also function as a stand alone head? It looks like just the tubing is different.

 I would pick up a third party vacuum pump as shown earlier in this thread.

Thanks,

Travis

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Ya, you're good to go...don't forget to also order a foot valve as it only comes with the SE 1 head. Or you can mount a hand valve to the bench instead.
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Thanks for the quick response.

Update from Lee Valley: expected date of arrival of my Vac Sys System at Lee Valley is now 2/22/22.
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Thanks for the Lee Valley link, just pre-ordered the system set, now the wait begins; product page says expected Feb 23rd but my order receipt says expected Jan 18th. We shall see!

I'm starting to make room for the 2nd head on my cart. Working out how I want the hoses routed and waiting on some parts.

I never really planned on having two head units but when I designed the cart I allowed for mounting a second. There's been a few instances a second head would've came in handy. The discontinuation announcement pushed me over the edge.

Quote from: edwarmr on January 04, 2022, 11:43 PM

Quote from: Bugsysiegals on January 02, 2022, 11:09 AM

You’re correct … about $1,615 USD.

@Bugsysiegals

Just so you know they still have the Vac Sys for $1,375 on Lee Valley’s site. Im guessing since you were on the Canadian site that Festool sells it for a higher rate even with the price conversion. I just purchased off the U.S. Lee Valley site for $1,375.

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When I went to LV earlier it showed CAD which didn't translate to the $1,375 USD.  After seeing your post I realized I could click a link on the top to visit the United States site even though the website is .com rather than .ca.  Afterwards, I seen the price was $1,375 and I went ahead and purchased but who knows if they'll actually be able to fullfill ... we'll see.  Thanks for sharing, I'd not realized it was still this price or that I could place the order.

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Quote from: DynaGlide on January 06, 2022, 01:19 PM

I'm starting to make room for the 2nd head on my cart. Working out how I want the hoses routed and waiting on some parts.

I never really planned on having two head units but when I designed the cart I allowed for mounting a second. There's been a few instances a second head would've came in handy. The discontinuation announcement pushed me over the edge.

Why did you make the heads so proud of the cart? I have a very similar system into extrusion on my outfeed, but I made mine so the head was flush with the table when using the larger heads, so that it would provide more support.

The adjustable height support inspires me, as I could drop it down when a) running large boards on the outfeed, as the edge sticks up, b) go clear of the table for reasons I want to hear from you c)drop it down even further to work for the smaller, taller heads.

The main reason is because that cart is never clean. When I'm working on something I set stuff down there like edgebanding supplies. Having it proud let's me use the heads with stuff on the cart.

Quote from: serge0n on January 05, 2022, 01:36 PM

Quote from: DynaGlide on January 05, 2022, 10:59 AM

And so it begins:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265482610529?hash=item3dcfff2761:g:FbEAAOSw9S5h0yxp

SE2 set current bid $1575

 
Incredible. Current bid is already $1750. Started from $999.

Has anyone else tried to get an estimated cost on shipping? When I do it with my zip code & other valid zip codes, it come back as invalid zip. Is this a scam?

I’ve sold over $4,000 over the last 60 days on eBay of stuff I’ve collected and haven’t been using. Sadly, eBay takes around 11% of all my sales. It used to be around 5% eBay and 5% Paypal. They no longer use PayPal and do direct deposit but now charge 11%! I thought this vac-says kit was selling really high but after eBay fees and shipping the seller won’t make a huge profit on these.

When I click on shipping, it goes to send the seller a message.

For me it wants to message the seller to get the quote.

Quote from: serge0n on January 05, 2022, 01:36 PM

Incredible. Current bid is already $1750. Started from $999.

Up to $1850 with 3 days left...

Buyers can still pay with PayPal. It is a payment option on the buyers end. It is just that all the payments go through Ebay to the seller regardless of the payment method.

Seth

Quote from: SRSemenza on January 07, 2022, 10:35 AM

Quote from: Cheese on January 07, 2022, 10:21 AM

Quote from: serge0n on January 05, 2022, 01:36 PM

Incredible. Current bid is already $1750. Started from $999.

Up to $1850 with 3 days left...

Buyers can still pay with PayPal. It is a payment option on the buyers end. It is just that all the payments go through Ebay to the seller regardless of the payment method.

Seth

Right, but the ripoff is that as a seller I was losing 5% to PayPal and 5% from eBay in the past and now I lose 11% even though eBay does direct deposit to me ... I was expecting to only get the 5% fee from eBay but I guess they've found eliminating PayPal and taking the extra 5% for themselves was more profitable ...

Ebay’s fee is actually currently 12.55%. But even before with PayPal ebay’s fee was 10%, not 5%. Ebay used to charge 10% and PayPal would add on another ~2%. So the total fee is very similar to what it was before. I agree it’s a ripoff though. That’s why you have to have such high prices on ebay to make a profit. And what makes matters worse is that ebay actually charges you 12.55% on the tax that the customer has to pay them! So if the customer has to pay ebay $100 sales tax on an item they bought from you ebay adds $12.55 to your final value fee.

FWIW - Facebook as a lot lower fee and cheaper shipping than eBay but doesn't have as many buyers on the platform but if you're looking to sell something it seems to be better.  That said, I did not see any vac-sys listed there and can only hope Lee Valley will come through for me!

I’m hoping the same 😊 Every day Lee Valley’s expected delivery date moves out one day further which has me a little worried 😟.

I got a Vac sys SE 2 this week from (don't laugh) Beaver supply

https://beavertools.com/580062-festool-vac-sys-se-2-clamping-module.html

Shush!!!!!

Aren't Paypal and eBay kinda one company these days?

Paypal takes another few % on the exchange rate btw. As in % more compared to what my bank would do for wire transfer in other currency.

Eg if I need to pay $2000, my bank would charge me €1797 + ~€15, but Paypal would charge €1846.

I was on the french festool website and VAC SYS pages started to disapear.
I'm happy to find this topic, I could buy one of the last SE1 set available on french market.
Now, I hope to receive it 

Unfortunately, SE2 is no more available.

Blakk