Very impressive.  Your animation cleared up a couple of questions I had about the MFT.

You must be very good, otherwise I do not see how you would have time to get any custom carpentry done. 

Jeff K

Wow - way cool!  Wish I had your animation when I put my MFT together.  The manual is laughable and even Jerry's manual got me confused (easy to do ), had a couple of false starts.  The animation makes it easy to understand.

Brice,

Just looked at your MFT assembly page.  Very, very nice use of animation.

Ned

Great site. Everything is terrific.

Jim and Corwin, thanks for the kind words.

  There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into making the animation, but it is worth it. I hope to start working on the TS55 animation in the morning.

Any chance I could convince you to do the boomarm first?

Keep up the great work.

Jeff K

Well, let me share some of the things that I've added to the site since my last post on this thread.

Making a cut with the MFT and TS55 animation.
Review of the RS2E sander.
On the projects page: Fixed louver shutters with the Domino and Rob McGilp's coffee table.
On the non-Festool page, Sawhelper review.

Here is a sneak peek at what I'm working on now, A look at the Festool: OF1010 and OF1400 routers (the link is to a short video clip). When done, I hope to have the most comprehensive look at the 1010 and 1400 on the web! Some of the OF1010's page is up now, Festool "Ten Ten" router.

And in the near future, the RO125 and MFT on the power tools page, more "Festool" projects. And on the non-Festool page, reviews of the Bench Dog "Contractor's" router table and Grex 23-gauge pin nailer. And of course, more animation.

One more thing, I want to put up a "Tips and Tricks" page. The members of site are full of good ideas, so if you have a great Festool tip, send it to me: Brice@Burrellcustomcarpentry.com. The people with best tips will have a chance to get their 15 minutes of internet fame. If your tip is chosen, you can do the write up, with pictures with your smiling face, if you want.

As always, your feedback is welcome, so let me know what you think.

Great job Brice,  I'm looking forward to seeing more.

Fred

Jonny, the models were made using SketchUp, I then use Picture It! an old Microsoft program to make the animation.

nice website. and the review on gary's video is good.  I have all of his videos and have seen his road show many times at JLC and lumber companies.  I saw one of his first shows at the woodworking show in pomona back in 2000 or 2001 don't remember the exact year.

maybe you saw my review of the ts75 in the jlc mag last April issue that I did,  it is also posted on the festool site.  but festools have really improved my daily work and has made projects quicker and eaiser and more professional quality.  especially  the ts saws for ripping down to size plywood.  just like you, I remember trying to rip sheet  goods on my bosch portable table saw by myself!  and now it is so much simplier.

for those of you who do not have gary's videos you should check out his website and order the wainscott dvd set.  it will enlighten you on using the festools for all types of projects.

he is coming out very soon with part 2 of that set and it will add more techniques and ideas and training that I feel everbody can benefit from.

Brice, great intro write up on the Kapex. How is te durabilty? You'be had it for a while know.
My business consist of about 70% rof top deck builds that where IPE is our primary material.
15%residential reads and 15%light commercial which consist of stores coffee shops and high rise condo work. We move around a lot.
Overall how has it been with the rigors of day to day. In / out of truck, job to job, up 3-4-5stories through out house and of course it will be left out side over night under a tarp on roof top.
Is it fussy? Do you find yourself adjusting regularly? I need accuracy all the time and a saw that's durable enough light framing to crown. essentially if it's wood we do it. Can the kapex take it or is a foo foo shop saw that needs to be babied? Maybe the kapex is not for me.

Thank you in advance for your time .
Yannin Tsakiris
www.citydecksinc.com
www.citypropertiesinc.net
Philadelphia, PA

My saw is holding up well but I'd admit I do handle it with a lot more care than I do my older DeWalt.  I generally don't use it on framing projects unless they are fairly small.  I did tune it up a little last spring not because it was all that out of wack but more because I had time on my hands.  I think handling it with a little more care when loading and unloading goes a long way to keeping it true.  There are two things I keep an eye on, the sliding fence extensions and a roller wheel that is part of the blade guard.  I don't crank down on the cam lock on the sliding fence extensions so they don't end up getting deformed and I keep a little lube to help them move freely.  I know there were a few complaints from members in Europe about these fence extensions getting stuck; but I haven't heard any grumblings in long time so maybe it isn't a problem anymore.  Also I keep the roller wheel lubed, that helps keep the blade guard working correctly.

As long as you handle it reasonably I think the Kapex is great general purpose jobsite saw.  If you have guys on the crew that are going to just throw it in the back of the truck or smack it with 2x12s daily, then I'd look at another option.