Quote from: promark747 on July 17, 2013, 11:48 PM

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Plus you could always sell it later if you wanted to re-buy the 55REQ and come out ahead in the deal.

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I wish I was able to receive a TS75 with a generous discount like the recall has offered to customers.

While the swap option is fair in my opinion, it's not the financial windfall it may seem to be.  Yes, there is a difference of $110 between the price of the 55R and the 75....however, the rails are not being swapped.  So unless my math is wrong, you are essentially coming out $40 ahead if you view the deal in its entirety.

Yup, I was thinking about that last nite. The t75 comes with longer guide rail  than the t55. I still going with the swap though. Got my ups return  label today, she will be leaving me tomorrow 

Well, all true, unless you buy a reconditioned TS75 then you come out on top with the longer rail. After all is said and done your NEW TS55 will be a reconditioned tool in the end.

EDIT: Also, wouldn't Festool want to get rid of some TS75's??? I'm sure they will implement the upgrades of the REQ into a TS75 REQ soon enough...minus the recall of course

Disappointingly, no.

Good clue!  Thanks...

I strongly suggest no one attempt to modify their saw in any way.  You may void your warranty.

I TOTALLY AGREE!  

Modifying your tool when you have been offered options is plain stupid and unnecessary.  This recall is about safety concerns.  Please pay attention and discontinue use of the tool, investigate the options available to you offered by the manufacturer.

We often read here about the resale values of Festool products and there is even an active Classified area on the forum.  Let me introduce a thought to you who aren't thinking about going thru the recall process or are thinking about self-modification.  If later on someone who has one of the affected saws sells his saw as used, and he has modified it himself, or has not gone thru the recall process - and the buyer gets injured, guess who will contacted by the personal injury attorney?  The person who previously owned the saw; knew about the recall; didn't adhere to the manufacturer's requests, and modified his tool, and then sold it that way.  Good luck to him / her.

Disclaimer:  I am a Festool owner.  I am not an employee.  I was elected by members here more than three years ago as a Moderator of this forum to be a representative of the members on a manufacturer owned forum and I have done my best to make this place a better place to visit and share knowledge.  The comments above are my own, not encouraged or discussed with the manufacturer or anyone else.  In fact I may have been too harsh and I run the risk of moderation for my shouting and potential rudeness, but this is serious and I don't care.

I do care about the health and wellness of people here both now and in the future.

Peter Halle

Please do not take my post as being directed to you.  I just worry about safety of others.

Peter

Please Note:

The intent of this forum has always been to encourage education, discussion and sharing of knowledge particularly about Festool products.  Along those lines feel free in this thread to talk about what might be the problem at hand with the TS-55R here, etc, but in keeping with the forum guidelines developed and posted long, long ago, descriptions or imagery about modification of Festool products may be removed without prior notice.

This is not about censorship.  This is about safety and a product intimately performing safety wise as the manufacturer initially intended.

Peter

Several post have been removed from this thread because they do not align with our forum guidelines about safety and modification of tools.

This thread is being locked. Any future threads or posts about this issue will be immediately deleted. As soon as more information is available, I'll be very proactive in sharing it. My sincere apologies for any inconvenience this has caused our customers.