A Closing Note On Continuous
Improvement Engineering
Earlier we saw a few pictures of the
“new” and “previous” versions of the
Rotex sanders. I want to comment a bit
more on the differences as it reflects
well the Festool focus on continuous
improvement engineering.
There certainly was nothing “wrong”
with the previous Rotex sander. I can’t
even guess how many hours I used that
machine before the new version be-
came available. It was, and the new
one remains, the best sander I have ever
used.
So, what did they improve?
The new version (left) is a bit shorter,
easier to control and has a more powerful
motor (720 vs 500 watts). Notice in the
photo at the top of the next column how
the new version balances flat on its pad
while the longer body of the
older version caused it to tip
backwards.
The dust port is now remov-
able to make tasks like pol-
ishing which don’t require the
dust port a bit easier. The
removable dust port (shown
in the photo above) also acts
as a hand guard to keep you
from banging your knuckles
on the work surface during
aggressive sanding opera-
tions.
Pads change with a quick
quarter-turn twist lock instead
of via removal of the machine
screw fastener used on the previous
model.
Notice that the new model features the
very handy removable cord that is being
introduced across the Festool line with
each upgraded model. A quick quarter-
turn removes or attaches the power cord
so it is not in your way when the machine
is not in use.
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