Folding Canopies are very nice to have for jobs which require setting up a work area outdoors.
in the direct daylight, the Kapex lasers are useless, not to mention all the obvious disadvantages of setting up in someones driveway or yard...
I have a small picnic/beach size folding canopy which is fine for my saw station,  but not alot more...  and then I have a huge one that functions as a portable garage/carport that makes a nice outdoor mobile work shop,  but is really too large and cumbersome to carry and setup...

something that is just right in size would be really great and with the current trends in remodeling work, I suspect many would be interested in having something like this.

I'm thinking something long enough to cover the entire length of the saw station, but with a narrow enough width  to be used for the saw station with an MFT or 2 setup behind the operator  (14-16ft long by 7-8ft wide?)
of course if this were made by Festool, it would be superior in every regard, lightweight, clever beyond imagination, and easily transported and used...
optional curtain walls could be added for inclement weather, and it could double for use as interior partitions for total dust containment when working inside an occupied / furnished residence.

I'm envisioning the Festool blu-Black color for the canopy, anodized aluminum structure and this PERFECT size portable canopy setup on the job I worked at yesterday, and  the mental picture I draw, is something I would go out and buy the moment it became available!

what do you think?  would you buy something like this  and do you have any ideas to add to this idea?
 

I was going to laugh it off, but it's not a bad design. Like a backpackers tent for a SCMS- and I just about could curl up back there for a lunch nap!

I use a garden popup Gazebo think it only cost me £30, takes seconds to put up and its big about 10ft x 10ft.

I used one of these while building the house. You can also get sides for it to enclose in bad weather, and a bug screen side.
It folds up in a bag about the size of a golf club bag.

First Up Canopy

overhead dust collection and power cords integrated into the structure...  no more tripping over hoses and cords

I had mine tied to barn framing...

You'll want to stake the legs down (included) or put some weight on them.

i used to use one and yes the wind can pick it up,,, one time the wind was so strong it picked it up and blew it all the way to KANSAS  !!!  lol

but the one you are thinking of having made would be way to bulky and heavy and if festool made it it would last for ever but would run $1,500, of course it would include a 30 day return !!!

but they pop ups work good just if you get to big of one it then takes 2 people to set it up, as mine was 12x12 and I tried to set it up myself and it twisted and got all tweaked out of shape and had to through it out...

I could have used one today as it was raining and I do not have much room in the garage I am working in....

NOW A MARKETING IDEA:  YOU CAN buy these from advertising companies and they can print your company name on them with your phone number so when people drive by they know who you are.... it works

id like some kind of integrated tanks in the legs . when you go to set it up you conect up the hose and all 4 tanks fill at once then  casters allow you to open out the cpopy as usual.

That's what milk jugs and duct tape are for!!!!

That is a pretty good deal,  but as I often do with those irritating little notions that eat at me for a couple days, I got busy searching and messaging...
For myself, I am settling on a hexagonal extruded aluminum frame, with all aluminum fittings and clamps (many are plastic fittings on a steel frame)

the size is about 10 x 15ft (3m by 4.5m to be exact)
and it has 4 walls that each unzip down the middle, or are removable/optional, + 2 additional half walls and frame bar for trade show/conventions or for setting up partial shade walls onsite.  also has a wheeled carrying case, like someone mentioned -about the size of a golf bag.

last but not lease, it has 30kg sandbags (same material as the tent on the outside for aesthetics) which attach to each leg for stability and stakes + a plethora of little accessories,  but if it is that windy/nasty that four  30kg sandbags are questionable, I am working inside or going home for the day anyway...

I can get this in any color and with anything printed on it, either screen print or dye sublimination printing (full color) -also digital printing.  but to add a Festool stripe and 4 small Festool logos,  clean, tasteful and neat,  just as Festool would use if it made this,  will be done by silkscreen and adds very little to the cost,  and then TWO walls + the two half walls are PROBABLY going to get my business name/logo/contact  like a big full color sign,  so that I can use this for advertising in some instances,  or opt for all solid colors, clean and neat for others.

the extruded hex profile aluminum frame (clear anodized just like Festool extrusions) is what really sold me on this, as it is incredibly STRONG, extremely LIGHT,  and can be carried and setup by one person.

there is nearly a month lead time once I place the order,  but all in all, it looks like about $1200 by the time it is manufactured and shipped to me.   Not really that bad considering everything is high quality and exactly what I want  (+ the full color printing on the extra panels is just an incredible advertising capability.

this needed to be large enough to use when I setup my Robland X31 onsite  and actually,  the Kapex UG fully extended + 2 MFT's, dust collection + all the other tools,  10x15 really isn't all that gracious once everything is pulled together and setup.

the combination machine has a custom designed trailer that drops, so all I need to do is back the trailer where I want it, lower it and attach the ramp sides.  ends up being about 8" off the ground on a solid platform,  and is truly FULL SHOP capability onsite,  and the tent will cover this entirely and make a nice work area.


-Now I just need to find enough work to warrant this! 
but that is another subject altogether!

 "I setup my Robland X31 onsite"
I just had to write that out to see how it felt.

On site stair work makes for a heavy toolbox. No doubt about it.
Thanks to Festool, I've gotten away with it minus any heavy equip so far:
The CS70, an MFS System, Incra LS Sys. CT, 3 routers, 2 planers, 4 sanders and a whole lot more make it possible.

I have considered a tandem 5th wheel trailer lined with solar cells and pop-outs on both sides.

No, Just the set up I mentioned- plus the Domino and MFT, Those are actually crucial.
Most Kombis I've used would need to be recalibrated after a trip on a trailer.
3xKombi machines seem to have peaked in sales in the last decade. I have used them- but personally- I would only have a separate planer. The idea of the shaper built into the TS is very workable for most shops of limited space, and a huge bonus with a feeder.
Large horizontal panel saws have a lot of dead space by design. A shaper also fills that void nicely.  The Felder sleds are bombproof. One must try to appreciate.

I don't own any Felder machines yet...but it's only a matter of time...

I do the 12x12 by myself also. Same way and for $99 I have more money for Festools I thought about having my Company name done on a banner for it but I get all my work by word of mouth even from people I haven't done work for and stay plenty busy in these slim times.

Been watching this thread for some time... just have to ask is this a solution to problem that does not exist?  You can buy these canopies everywhere...   They are cheap and last till the first High wind event. 

If I need one they are sold close to me.... being that Festool doesn't make them....

Sorry just confused about what and why.... would I want or need to have a one....   Oh wait .... my clothing supplier is calling about my Festool Green work pants.....NOT!

Cheers and happy holidays,
Steve