Let us know more about you and the kind of woodworking you do.  You can vote for more than one choice (in most cases).

This is a weakness with any polling where people can make more than one choice!  The software doesn't know whether you want a percentage of total choices, or a percentage of voters.

To get true percentages, a poll needs to allow people to make just one choice.  But sometimes, we have many choices.

So, don't worry, the gender identity of our members is intact!

Matthew

I don't see a Turning option

That's great because I love to use this lathe for my turning

With those two lathes I'm almost crying.

I love turning wood pens, I've sent some pens into Freedom Pens in the past.

The second Festool lathe reminds me of OneWay lathes. (sigh)

Peter and Bill,
Are those lathes UL approved?

Interesting the number of turners out there.

I am a computer tech. by trade but now retired and doing some consulting. I have been a active woodworker and home re-modeler (my own) for the last 10 or so years. I bought my first Festool, a ATF55  and a MFT 1080 table last year and have lusted after more tools ever since.  Yesterday I bought the Domino and CF22 and the 5" Sander.  Can't wait to get off work to play with them.  I pick up the extension handle and hose this afternoon.  I am in the middle of a kitchen restoration and remodel in our home of 30 years and also in the process of putting down about 1000 sq. feet of ##%&$ Bruce 3/4 prefinished oak planking. Not impressed with Bruce, but am going to make it work.

Hi all,

Seeing as I havent been around for awhile...

I am sure there are a bunch of people who have no

idea who I am. My Family feels the same way.

Ima NJ based finish carpenter who knows his way around

MDF moulding and Phenoseal caulk.

Although every once in a while I manage to step in some stuff.

You can look here...  www.swensonz.com

Right now, tail end of 2007 (cause I'm hungry) we've been framing, rocking,

high end closets, low end kitchens, and put another bath in so we can sell this joint,

kinda stuff.

Truth be told, although I work in a economically insulated part of NJ,

the builders are scared and so are the home owners. The buyers on the other hand.....

Catbird seat.

Per

Need to add the choice: Repairing/remodeling your own house

Several reasons:
1. I can do as good, or better, a job as most of the locals, but not as fast.
2. Cheaper.
3. I can do it when I have spare time, and don't have to take off work to let workers in.
4. Always have a good excuse for not doing something else.
5. Get to buy neat tools. This somewhat negates #2, but only by about 1/2, and only the first time I do something.

I am a woodworker as a hobbiest only, although I also like to do home improvement type things.  I enjoy woodturning, making toys, furniture, and small things as well.

I'm a retired exam prof and computer type who enjoys woodwork as a hobby.  I've come from "all thumbs" to where with the Domino, a 150 sander and the CT22e plus a few other tools (table saw, band saw, jointer and planner), I have been able to make a few decent looking bookcases and a mantel for our house (and still have all thumbs and fingers too).  A couple years ago I picked up a used Conover lathe and built a mount for it from a laminated beam.  I have fun in my shop and am now able to spend more time there.  I especially like to build toys-simple ones like small cars and doll cradles.  My biggest challenge there was an eight car train modeled from "Toys That Teach." 

I have had the pleasure of being invited to setup two woodworking shops in central Africa (Daystar University in Kenya and one in Goma, Congo.  The latter was after a major 2002 eruption resulted in a lava flow 8' high that went through the city (450,000 population) and destroyed about 75% of it and 25% of the homes outside.  Over 75 schools were destroyed.  The Goma shop has 10+ full time workers and is still running today.  They make a lot of student desks for the new schools.  There isn't another shop in Goma that can compete with them

I appreciate a well run message board like this one.  My CT22e quit a couple weeks ago.  I put up a message here and "bingo" I had several answers from sources even beyond the US.  Festool took great care of the problem.  Replaced the Electronic module and I am back in business building bookshelves for all my old math books.  It's about time I did these as the plan for them started over 10 ago years ago when I retired from my last job, working as a consultant.  But then there are other things to do too!

One of the things that is still under construction for my shop (third garage separated from the others by a wall) is a cyclone dust collector.  I am really keen on getting the dust collected at the source.  That's one of the main reasons that I have begun to acquire Festool equipment.

Sorry to run on so long, it comes with age. 

 Hi,

    Repairs and refinishing are most certainly woodworking.  I am betting you have some Festool sanders.



Seth

It's the complete tool.  You need very little else to do successful turnings.

It was my first machine purchase for home.

Steve

Help,  I had no idea Festool made THAT!
  Now I've fallen & I shouldn't get up.   

Will that work with my CT33?