Whoops sorry,
I just found the faq on the cms.

You'll see one in action at my house bro!

B

Seems to me the table is the hard part. Smuggling in the rest from Europe or getting aftermarket solutions to expand the functionality shouldn't be too bad.

I'm jogging along beside you. Once the ts module is released , we will see.
It does look awesome, just not that awesome as a router table. 

Eric

We used the CMS w/ the 2200 router in the advance router class that I went to earlier this year.

Fred

Totally agree with Alex. I'm sure run hard and Eric agree. There's lots of misplaced anger in this country right now.

I was just offering a non popular viewpoint on a tool. You are still aloud to do that right? Eric

I am sure that Festool is going through the same growing pains that a lot of manufacturers do when they decide to go into new markets. They first think to sell their existing product line, and then find there are some local idiosyncrasies that weren't considered in the original design. As time goes on an understanding of these differences is built up and when new tools are designed they are built from the start to comply with requirements for the new markets as well as the old ones.

LOTS of companies sell into NA from all over the world. More so than Africa, Australia, etc. It's clearly a Festool issue. These issues will slowly go away as Festool becomes more acclimated to NA.

Actually "to offer" is an infinitive phrase which does not require a subject. I will not waste anymore of my time explaining myself to someone who is clearly trying to attack me personally. You misunderstood, and I tried to make it clear that I wasn't bashing Festool.

Well done Seth...

I used to work for a German general who every now and again would correct my English. At first I resented his 'intrusion' into the domain of my mother tongue but then I realised that he was right. He had been educated in the old fashioned way, perhaps did Latin as well, and so I discovered that he, like Alex, was always spot on.

Peter

Thank you Seth & Peter
Tinker

Its a little bit like the Olympics...

Athletes are getting better, competition is driving standards and we are all reaping the benefits. The top manufacturers (like Mafell, Festool and so on) are now having to work harder to try and stay one step ahead - guess who benefits - you and me!

As an aside - there is one advantage that Festool have above all of the competition, it is the FOG which, as I have said before, is greater than the sum of its parts, thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of its members.

Peter

At the end of the day you will have the cms in the states and any serious users will be able to obtain any of the various inserts they desire

with little difficulty,and this must be pretty obvious to all and festool are not exposed to any litigation due to misuse of any modules not officially

available in the states

I have had the same experience with my wife, who is from Santiago, Chile. Her English is significantly better than mine, due in large part to the depth of her education and life experience.

It really became an issue when one of the schools I sent my children to automatically thought my sons would be weak in English because their mother is a Hispanic immigrant.

They got read the riot act which included the details of my wife's background. I don't think the school administration liked that experience but they brought it on themselves by stereotyping and profiling people without actually doing an evaluation.

For my small workspace, i am thinking the CMS wood be perfect.  A lot of machinery to be set up as needed but stored away as not needed.  I won't jump right on to it until i get a chance to play with it or see a demo or two.

About those Germans always being right, has anybody ever driven a car in Germany.  It seems all drivers are always correct, no matter what the situation.  They just know that.  They all know that the other guy will always do the right thing.  ALWAYS.

The second or third time my wife and I, along with both children, visited her family, we decided to get away from everybody and go off on our own for a few days.  we had rented a small car (VW Golf 2 dr) and headed for the Black Forest area. For the most part, the drive was very relaxing and we enjoyed the scenery and the occasional stops and food adventures.

We were moving along a particularly curvy section of road with many small hilly sections.  As we came around a tight corner, i saw a large truckload of logs coming towards the intersection.  The truck was moving a bit faster than i felt he could make the stop.  I realized i had a couple of choices and decided i could be of most assistance to the trucker's problem by slowing down to give him room to make his turn without burning up brakes.  In US, a slowing down in a tight spot and blinking headlites would be a signal for the oncoming vehicle to keep moving.  there were no stop signs in any direction at the intersection.  It was not a cross roads and I knew the trucker could probably not stop no matter how much weight he might apply with his foot to brake.  I just blinked my lights and hoped he could make the turn.

The truckdriver just leaned on his air horn and only slowed a little.  As we got closer, i realized he was actually trying to make the stop.  He was blasting on his horn and appeared to be standing.  He must have really been pushing on the brakes.  He then started waving his fists at the windshield and i could see he was yelling.  I didn't think he was trying to start a friendly conversation and if i were to actually come to a stop, the disadvantage would be mine as his truck would be totally blocking the highway.  I did not think his next action would have been to shake hands and pat me on the back as if i were a long lost friend.

I floorboarded the Golf and got past the truck.  Fro the next four or five miles, all i could see in my rearview was truck bumper.  That guy was parking in my backseat.  My wife and kids were getting more then nervous.  my wife was telling me to slow down and let him pass.  there was no way he could have gotten past me with all of the corners.  I could not get much more out of the Golf.  The only advantage I had was that i was an experienced truck driver. I knew how he needed to negotiate both hills and corners. Not too many corners in that stretch, but lots of low hills.  I knew i should not slow down on the downgrades.  i had to give him plenty of space at the bottom of hills so he could build up speed for the upgrade.  With his load of logs, he could still practically push me up the hills.  I was probably closer to over load with the small car and four people than he was with several tons of logs.

At some point, the trucker must have realized i was trying hard to not hinder his travels and he backed off a little.  A few miles down the road, i noticed in my mirror that he was blinking his lights at me and then he turned off.  I think he might have realized that had i not slowed down at the beginning, i probably would not have realized he was in a hurry  and I might not have speeded up in places where he had needed extra speed.   
Tinker