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So after cleaning up my garage, I get this great idea to replace some baseboard in my house - run it by the wife and she thinks its a good idea. I've got a bunch of basic power tools, but other than an old ryobi contractors saw (that hasn't been turned on in years, but makes a pretty good table for putting junk on) - so Im thinking sliding miter saw. Start looking around, reading amazon reviews and keep seeing these Festool things. Find this group, do some reading, but still leaning towards the stuff from Lowes (having a nifty 10% coupon). A few days pass... I found out that there is a Woodcraft in Orlando, hrm - never noticed that in the 7 yrs I've been here, so I sign up for an Adirondack chair class. Great class, great store, but mid-afternoon they were short a sander, so the instructor said "here - use this" and handed me a ETS 150 to use  - Wow, what a difference - kinda like it was sanding by itself and no sawdust to speak of (was kinda funny when we took a break and I was the only one not covered in dust). So on the way out of the store I order a RO 150 and a CT36. Get home, wife likes the chair, so head back next day to get some wood to make another and walk out with wood and a PS300 jigsaw. A week later go pick up my sanders and extractor, and end up with an MFT/3 and TS75 on top of it. As I'm typing this my better half sticks her head and says "remember the baseboards, I think those would be great" - and all I hear is Kapex  So the question is - How far does this slope you all speak of go  ?? Oh yeah, its a really cool chair Scott |
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Kev
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2012, 01:57 AM » |
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 The bad news is your rate of decent is quite high initially. This happens when you start of at the top of the Festool slope with your wife giving you and extra push. The slope is long and there are many paths to the bottom (I don't believe anyone has every reached the absolute bottom ... it may just be a folk story that there is one!). Kev
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2012, 03:38 AM » |
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I once heard there are Festool employees in Germany that have never found the end !!! Oh, welcome by the way |
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If its made of wood, i can make it smaller.
Shirt size medium
p.s- ive started reading these too
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2012, 03:55 AM » |
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2012, 04:57 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2012, 07:30 AM » |
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Welcome and congrats! nice initial score. As others have said, no end to the slope and just when you think you are done the engineers come up with something new. I am sure a Domino and router are in your future as are a drill and more Sanders and...
Have fun and enjoy the ride.
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2012, 07:47 AM » |
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Just have a look at my signature line and add a few systainers worth of consumables to it and you get the idea... I bought my first Festool (OF1400 router) last summer and then a TS55 followed at Xmas and everything else has somehow appeared out of nowhere during spring  And of course the are still things that are still waiting for my credit card to regain itself enough to take another round of online shopping for the Carvex kit systainer & CMS insert and...  |
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 09:25 AM » |
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Beware the organization bug! It causes Systainers to reproduce and propogate, with all your goods neatly tucked inside. ;-)
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Kev
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 09:40 AM » |
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Beware the organization bug! It causes Systainers to reproduce and propogate, with all your goods neatly tucked inside. ;-)
Yeh  I'm so organised I can hardly move because I've got systainers everywhere!  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 10:00 AM » |
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Welcome aboard....
I am still slipping...... I just purcahsed RO 125... I need one more systainer to equal my height...... I am 5'7" .......
Oh you have to get a domino... Nothing like it...
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Festool weapons: ETS125, RO90, RO125, Dominio 500, Kepex, CT mini, CXS... and the list grows....
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« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2012, 10:30 AM » |
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I'd say the next step is a garage sale to get rid of that Ryobi stuff and make more room for Festool.  |
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Kev
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« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2012, 10:36 AM » |
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I'd say the next step is a garage sale to get rid of that Ryobi stuff and make more room for Festool. Wasn't "Nobody Want Ryobi" a Star Wars character? |
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« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2012, 10:49 AM » |
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Its to late for you.
Soon you will be thinking festool every minute of the day.
Your wife will look at the bank statements and realize how much this stuff actually cost.
She will try to control you
But to late, You are hooked.
You will be buying stuff onlune and rushing home after work hoping you get there before the UPS guy does.
You are doomed. You are one of us.
You need a domino and a 1010 or 1400
and a LR 32 and a bunch of clamps.
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Shhhhhh Dont tell the wife butttttt I bought another…….
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« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2012, 12:17 PM » |
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'nuff said... but welcome anyway! Paul, you've got the wrong sign. Updated version posted below  |
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PaulMarcel
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« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2012, 02:08 PM » |
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Good update, Brice, thanks!
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Alan m
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« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2012, 02:27 PM » |
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'nuff said... but welcome anyway! Paul, you've got the wrong sign. Updated version posted below [ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ] can someone photoshop in a festool logo or fog logo etc for us addicts |
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now
ts 55+2 1400 rails+ 1 lr32 1400 rail, domino+assortment systainer+ domiplate, ct 22 with boom arm+home made thien baffel, lr32 set, rotex 150, home made MFT,home made work center, 6 t locs for other tools, of2000 , ro 90, mft 800, trion , ls 130
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of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2012, 03:42 PM » |
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'nuff said... but welcome anyway! Paul, you've got the wrong sign. Updated version posted below can someone photoshop in a festool logo or fog logo etc for us addicts Wouldn't it be easier for you to just attend a 12 step program or, if need be, a 13 step program? |
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Alan m
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« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2012, 06:12 PM » |
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if i stay buying systainer i will be able to build a whole stair case soon |
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now
ts 55+2 1400 rails+ 1 lr32 1400 rail, domino+assortment systainer+ domiplate, ct 22 with boom arm+home made thien baffel, lr32 set, rotex 150, home made MFT,home made work center, 6 t locs for other tools, of2000 , ro 90, mft 800, trion , ls 130
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of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2012, 07:10 PM » |
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So after cleaning up my garage, I get this great idea to replace some baseboard in my house - run it by the wife and she thinks its a good idea. I've got a bunch of basic power tools, but other than an old ryobi contractors saw (that hasn't been turned on in years, but makes a pretty good table for putting junk on) - so Im thinking sliding miter saw. Start looking around, reading amazon reviews and keep seeing these Festool things. Find this group, do some reading, but still leaning towards the stuff from Lowes (having a nifty 10% coupon). A few days pass... I found out that there is a Woodcraft in Orlando, hrm - never noticed that in the 7 yrs I've been here, so I sign up for an Adirondack chair class. Great class, great store, but mid-afternoon they were short a sander, so the instructor said "here - use this" and handed me a ETS 150 to use - Wow, what a difference - kinda like it was sanding by itself and no sawdust to speak of (was kinda funny when we took a break and I was the only one not covered in dust). So on the way out of the store I order a RO 150 and a CT36. Get home, wife likes the chair, so head back next day to get some wood to make another and walk out with wood and a PS300 jigsaw. A week later go pick up my sanders and extractor, and end up with an MFT/3 and TS75 on top of it. As I'm typing this my better half sticks her head and says "remember the baseboards, I think those would be great" - and all I hear is Kapex So the question is - How far does this slope you all speak of go ?? Oh yeah, its a really cool chair Scott Hi Scott, Welcome to the FOG!  Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex? I think you already know the answer to that  Seth |
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« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2012, 08:28 PM » |
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First Welcome.
Scott you came to the wrong place if your looking for someone to talk you out of buying a Festool.
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RO150, C12, DF 500 Q, CT33, TS75, MFT3, Kapex 120, MFT3/Kapex, MFK 700, RO 90, ETS150/3, CT22, Centrotec Installers Kit
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« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2012, 08:34 PM » |
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First Welcome.
Scott you came to the wrong place if your looking for someone to talk you out of buying a Festool.
Don't buy a Festool ... but multiple Festools. See - at least I'm supportive |
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« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2012, 08:49 PM » |
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Scott, the RO 150 is a very nice sander but, i would go back and get the ETS 150/3 for finish work The Domino will come later I'm sure. Jack |
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« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2012, 09:52 PM » |
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Hi Scott, Welcome to the FOG! Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex? I think you already know the answer to that Seth heh, just got the confirmation email from Amazon that my Kapex shipped and will be here tomorrow Now I need to find something to chop up... |
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« Reply #23 on: May 29, 2012, 10:00 PM » |
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Hi Scott, Welcome to the FOG! Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex? I think you already know the answer to that Seth heh, just got the confirmation email from Amazon that my Kapex shipped and will be here tomorrow Now I need to find something to chop up... I prefer to use out of work relatives ... failing that, politicians. |
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Amazon?  You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric |
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« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2012, 08:06 AM » |
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Wow, you have a heck of a good workshop started there. I'll give you a warning, the RO150 is a different beastie then then ETS. Louder with more vibration and a totally different feel. The ETS-150 is my favorite sander of all time at this point (well, I am also loving the stickfix sanding block so my favorite powered sander :lol ). Smooth, quiet, clean and above all controllable. You can use it all day without numbness or tingling in your hands. So far I've managed to only acquire 4 Festools + accessories in the last year. You have me beat So to answer your question, it's a REALLY steep slope... Good luck with them, post some pics of the chair. -Jim BTW, +1 on Toolnut/Festoolproducts fast shipping and great folks to work with... |
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OF 1010, RO 150, ETS 150/3, RTS-400, Pocket StickFix Sanding Block and a CT Midi
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« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2012, 12:45 PM » |
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Amazon? You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric I know and I usually would either buy from the local woodcraft or order online from someone like ToolNut - but the $3.99 prime overnight shipping is what I needed. My wife is out of town till tomorrow, and I wanted to get it safely put in the garage before she gets home. A little bit of dust on it and I can use the "New tool? Naw, you must not have noticed it before.. See its dusty" excuse Sometimes it actually works... Scott |
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« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2012, 01:01 PM » |
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Amazon? You need to find a real Festool dealer immediately. Someone who has knowledgable staff that can help you better spend your money. I use Festool Products/ToolNut, they ship insanely fast and are wicked cool dudes. They will help you, good luck, Eric I know and I usually would either buy from the local woodcraft or order online from someone like ToolNut - but the $3.99 prime overnight shipping is what I needed. My wife is out of town till tomorrow, and I wanted to get it safely put in the garage before she gets home. A little bit of dust on it and I can use the "New tool? Naw, you must not have noticed it before.. See its dusty" excuse Sometimes it actually works... Scott All Tool Nut purchases have the option of including a free bag of sawdust upon request (currently poplar, birch, and oak are in stock).....And Amazon Prime has saved your truly with birthdays, holidays, etc lol! |
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« Reply #28 on: May 30, 2012, 07:20 PM » |
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The bad news is your rate of decent is quite high initially. This happens when you start of at the top of the Festool slope with your wife giving you and extra push. The slope is long and there are many paths to the bottom (I don't believe anyone has every reached the absolute bottom ... it may just be a folk story that there is one!).Kev That story of the man that reached the bottom of the Festool slope rises every now & again, usually followed by the $50. Porsche story... http://www.snopes.com/love/revenge/porsche.asp |
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