Tell us where you're at as a Festool customer!

Does MFT count?

 

OK, I see where this is going!

I just added two more categories, and I can update it again if necessary!

Matthew

Do "accessories" like the LR32 system count?  For $369 + $66 for the rail, I think it should...  Same with the MFS.

MFT
CT33
OF1400
TS55
RO150E
PS300

*coming soon*
Domino

*wish list*
C12 kit with accessory chucks.  I have to wait until my DeWalt dies before I can justify it...

Let's see, in three months I've collected:
TS-55
RO 150 FEQ
CT-22
MFT 1080

Not a bad start!  Money allotted for the Domino.  Planning on OF 1400 plus accessories by Summer.
Played with the smaller cordless drill today.  It's now on the list...  Better make some more sales!

Hello, My name is Ted and yes I am a toolaholic. I have been into getting splinters before I could walk. I started out on job sites with my dad framing homes when I was a fine little gopher of 9 years old, you know, "go for this, go for that". Stated finish work when I was about 19 and been into that as a side job for the last 23 years.

I just made my first Festool purchase with Bob Marino 2 minutes ago and who I saw as a member at Sawmill Creek and Per Swenson just told me to make a post here.

I need a "tool buying intervention"...

Thank you Mathew, I just purchased the TS75/CT22, Domino with cutter and tenon assortment, 118" guide, and two FSZ300 clamps.

I have many plans since I just purchased a new home and I have been in the finish carpentry my whole life. I do quite a bit of side work and these tools are just what I am looking for.

I was just doing some side work last weekend and a good friend of mine who does cabinets had quite a few Festools on the job site and after two days of building 40' of shelving in a finished garage I was so impressed with these tools I had to order some up myself.

Thank you for the welcome and yes I did vote and I am a member at Sawmill Creek and now here as well...

I have 5 Festools now as of yesterday. I purchase locally from my hardwood dealer (Hardware Specialities) even though I don't buy much I am a friend of the owners and believe in supporting the local distributer.  I could of spent the $2K yesterday for the new tools from a online store and saved 10% but as I told the owners I appreciate the local store front and the easy access to help and trade prices on the hardwoods that I do infrequently buy. Made a lot of points with them, I felt it was money well spent.
They have asked me to give them some pictures of the work I have done and they will promote the work I do, can't ask for more than that.

I have the

- TS 55
- OF 1400
- MFT 1080
- CT 22
- RO 150
- 3 Sortainers

Hoping for a Domino soon and maybe a Deltex or some sort of detail sander.

Dan Clermont

I am always a prospective customer for more Festools (and others as well).  I like well made machinery that works as advertised.  I have a TS 55 with 3 blades, 1080 and 800 MFTs 1400 router, Freud 13A router in table, Deltex 93, RO 125, LS 130, Domino and CT 22 with Boom arm, Dust Deputy cyclone, Shopsmith (my drill press, lathe and additional sanding center), Shopsmith 11" bandsaw on dedicated motorized stand; General 10" TS with router table extension, 10" jointer/planer, 2.5 HP dust collection cyclone, and a HD maple workbench with side and end vices, and a Zyliss vice (which I find to be quite fast, versatile and handy for many tasks), and a bunch of clamps of various sizes and types (still I never seem to have enough of the right size and type!).  All I now need to do is !!organize!! them so I can get my car back into that garage.   I recently purchased a large reference square which confirmed that my little (8" blade, wooden handle with brass inside face), old, inexpensive Stanley square was dead on, both inside and outside!  On my shopping/wish list are MFS, a longer guide rail for reducing plywood sheets, and possibly another MFT, tooling for my routers, and layout, measuring and marking tools, a HVLP spray equipment set, and a complete C12 drill set with all the chucks and the big assortment of bits and drivers  (I currently have a Makita cordless drill and several older corded drills.  I remain partial to those older corded drills because they never run out of power and more importantly, their chucks grip the twist drill bits much more firmly which I find important when drilling through metal.)  The 1010 router would jump to high on my list if it could use 1/2" shank bits.  And eventually, to upgrade my bandsaw to a 14 to 16 inch unit.  I expect to run out of money and time before I run out of interest and projects that I want to do.  I prefer solid wood to veneers and plywood for most of my projects.

I realize that I have become a FOGaholic more than a Festool addict - I cannot let more than a day or two go by without coming to FOG to read every message.  This is truly a great site.  Thank you, Matthew, for what you have done.

Dave R.

Sorry about posting that too soon. Continuing, I'm looking to learn what Festool owners think of their tools- a lot, I'm seeing- and if the system approach does what it is claimed.  I am a dentist and a hobbist woodworker with a Shopsmith, a Rout-R-Slide (Jessem), and a Sears sanding station.  I do some with hand tools but appreciate the capabilities power tools offer.
     
     BryonS

Byron,

Take the plunge -- get a TS 55 and you'll never look back.  Once you see the finish you get from this, and the accuracy with which you can lay out your work, you'll be hooked.  30 day money back guarantee gives you the mental reservation cushion.

Buy from Bob Marino and you'll not only get the tool, but the best support you've ever seen. 

Good luck

Dave

Hi, Dan-
Thanks for the welcome and picture of your tool setup.  I like it and I can relate to 1mm precision.  I just don't usually hear about it on woodworking projects!  Bryon

Yeah, like cutting into the side rails of your MFT if you forget that little number!  (No, I have not done that yet, but a couple of days ago I made a 45 degree bevel index notch through my MFT fence.)  And when you start working with a Festool router, you move that measurement down to 0.1mm.

Dave R.