Origin Autopass Worth $200?

00:00 Intro
00:46 Set up to cut Festool Domino mortises
02:29 Traditional Method (no Autopass)
03:12 Autopass
04:21 Conclusion

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[mrnobelnigel]

Interesting video; thanks for sharing. I’m tempted to activate the AutoPass trial after watching.

[supergimp]

I got the trial shortly after it was released and thought it was a good feature but felt like I could do other things with $200 than save a few button presses. Several months later I had a mid-century modern cabinet project with ventilated doors cut in a period pattern. About 100 Z-shaped interlocking slots in 1/2" white oak. After the first few I ponied up the 200 smackers and was glad I did. Since then I use it all the time and have no regrets. Money well spent in hindsight.

[tac]

It just leaves a bad taste that this is not included. It is a classy tool so why the cheesy pay wall? Shaper adds in other upgrades for free so why not this one that makes a lot of sense. Always better to be generous with customer service. Be classy and include it. All of that being said, you did a nice video and I will probably end up buying it because I know that I will like it.

[reecemartin]

Thank you for a nice video on this feature. I haven't done Autopass yet but I think I will for the next project with a lot of holes. Something I thought of while watching your video is also there is less chance of doing something wrong with all of the button presses. My screen is very sensitive and I have made a couple of inadvertent mistakes by putting in the wrong data accidentally.

[AndreasMüller-nv]

I sold my Origin. Can I also sell the autopass code? Or is it connected to the machine?

[Wyman]

Just got autopass and really like it. It shines when you are cutting through a board at full depth. Doesn’t work for pockets though.

[phillewin]

It should be included as default. It is basic functionality!

[steveh]

Softening the $200 blow is the fact that it's a one-time purchase rather than some subscription feature where you have to keep paying and paying.

[flamabl]

lol, that is one of the biggest scam FU's I have ever seen from ANY company! Horrid decision by Shaper!