Surfprep POV-8 vacuum vs Festool Midi Vacuum

[@JM-dn8ye]

It’s so awesome to see you sharing your hard won knowledge as I continue to watch your videos I am gaining so many tips and tricks I spent years failing to match up the right sanding procedures with the best sand paper/ wood spices/ top coat’s and even orbital I think it takes experience to understand how much of a difference changing your sandpaper supplier can make so thank you for sharing more of your hard won knowledge 👍

[@Igor-q3f]

Using the midi at the moment. Really like the compactness of it. I didn’t even attached the cord wrap in the rear, it all fits in the hose garage. If you have it in and out of the van, that really helps, specially with the cleaning kit in a small systainer box on top. Don’t know why they have cleaning filter push handle if they use a dust filter bag.

[@sepertude]

For all of you wasting money on expensive dust extractors get Karcher nt30 for $249 outperforms all of these and its built quality is better

[@ericreason6559]

Funny you mentioned this a buddy of mine sent me pics of that vac today that he bought

[@nothingsimpostleble1593]

is it better tho??

[@MIKEC2000]

It’s the best extractor. More features then both of these😊

[@estebandelatrinidad5150]

Jjjajajajajajajj you re rigth I do have festool and karcher and I’m always using karcher.made the mistake and bought ct 48

[@jeremystone56]

I don't own either one but you talk about footprint it seems to me that the Festool has the hose and cord on it. If you were to put the hose and cord on the surf prep how big would the footprint be? Can you attach tools to the top of the surf prep? What is the warranty difference?

[@joshcasey5139]

Eric did you quit with your videos? Are you still finishing for a living? I really enjoyed what you have done and it seemed like you were getting recognition from major manufacturers. I hope you fire back up the content.

[@ericreason6559]

Yes I am still doing it professionally. I have been so busy and moved my shop just no time for videos. It was just something I did for fun there isn’t any money in it. I am hearing back up again.

[@rtiezzi]

Perfect timing with this vid. Thx man!

[@ericreason6559]

You bet

[@johnnydayterthehappypainte3902]

Yea man, thanks for the comparison, been waiting on the surfprep vac to come out , all this helps.

[@ericreason6559]

Your welcome man.

[@ericreason6559]

You bet brother.

[@NWGR]

Appreciate the comparison, but the festool vacs are time tested and proven. I'm not so sure about the surfprep customer service being better than festool's. Festool's warranty is 3 years and includes wear and tear. I can't find any info on the surfprep vac warranty length or what that warranty entails. Personally, I've never needed to clean the midi filter yet, but I do only use it with festool's filter bags and for woodworking applications. I also can't find an exact CFM rating for the surfprep, and they list the bag capacity in weight, which isn't a very helpful metric. I know this all seems nitpicky, but these are the details potential buyers look for when we're about to drop $700+ on a dust extractor. Still, a helpful comparison.

[@ericreason6559]

I agree 100 percent and I pointed that out in the video that festool makes some of the best vacuums. Customer service and warranty’s are two different animals. You can have amazing warranty and still have terrible customer service. The warranty on the surfprep vac is 1 year. The cfm is 130. The capacity of the vacuum is 8 gallons but I realize the bag is smaller. Every potential buyer has different criteria on which they purchase tools.

[@LukePighetti]

I have no experience with Surfprep but I do with Festool. Bought an LR32 rail from them and found a slight tolerance issue in the detent holes. Sent them and email and they shipped me a replacement immediately no questions asked. I got to keep both. Also had a dealer who sold me the wrong saw blades and they sent me the right ones free of charge.

[@st7650]

I really love SurfPrep. They really do a great job highest quality sander I’ve ever owned. Thanks for the video this is what I’m in the market for

[@jimknowles5483]

Hey Eric, another great video! Love to see a deep dive into your green fast cure system and what your opinion is for that system and kitchen refinishers. Thanks for all your work Eric!! You absolutely clarify a lot of products for the rest of us!

[@scottvisser8671]

l would like to see a comparisom between a surfprep sander and a festool rts 400. I have the festool. I use it all the time for cabinets and everything else. But is the surf prep good enough to be worth the investment. I only do a four cabinet jobs a year. Thanks for your thoughts.

[@ericreason6559]

I don’t have a RTS 400. Not a huge fan of festool sanders but if your only doing 4 kitchen a year probably not worth the money

[@posty1111]

Good video, was hoping you would have opened them up and shown the different bags and filters as a comparison. Is there a reusable filter bag available like the festool has? Are the bag and filter replacement costs similar?

[@MichaelCraine]

8 gallons with an indicator when full is nice. MIDI’s indicator is why isn’t this working anymore 😂

[@ericreason6559]

For sure

[@paintingtransformations]

I have heard several times the midi doesn’t work in automatic mode with the Surfprep, the midi I bought two weeks ago works no problem in automatic modewith the Surfprep? I do not have the Bluetooth, maybe they updated it?

[@ericreason6559]

With the 3x4 sander???

[@mattfroelich3355]

I also have a 26-midi (Year old) & am running a 3X4 surf prep and the auto switch works wonderful.

[@ericreason6559]

@@mattfroelich3355 the old one work but they changed the voltage range a few years ago.

[@largeylarge1]

Mine works too, but is a bit finicky sometimes

[@paintingtransformations]

@@ericreason6559 yup with the 3x4

[@dennisrodriguez9700]

Great video Eric

[@ericreason6559]

Thanks

[@In2jeep]

Hey awesome vid! Any idea where the surfprep is made?

[@ericreason6559]

Italy

[@WordAboveAll]

How about Mirka?

[@genosciacca1816]

Whatever happened to Dennis the Menace?

[@bobjohnson4290]

Would like to know the warranty of the 2 units. I know Festool is made in Germany. Where is SurfPrep made? Thanks, Bob

[@ericreason6559]

Surf prep is made in Italy not sure what the Warranty is.

[@bobjohnson4290]

I did some digging. They're actually made in China by a company called X'Pole. 1 year warranty that covers manufacturers defects. Festool warranty is 3 years and includes wear and tear.

[@ericreason6559]

@@bobjohnson4290 yes 1 year warranty but they are not made in China they are made in Italy.

[@eleelife]

What happened to ur channel? I was learning a ton from you

[@ericreason6559]

I haven’t had time to make any videos. It takes alot of time and planning and editing.