A little help needed here?

[Wood Hog]

So after our house had a massive flood we decided to go ahead and remodel the whole house including the kitchen, i'm almost at the point where I'm about to start building the cabinets, I acquired quite a bit of Festool Green in a short amount of time. in order to build these cabinets. From the list below is there anything else you can suggest that will make this project go any easier?

Here's what I have:

Kapex
TS 75
CT26
36 mil hose
MFT3
Clamps
OF 1010
Domino 700
3000 Rail
Holy Rail
LR32
EST 150/3
Seneca attachements for the domino.

Thank you

 

[rvieceli]

You might to take a look a some sort of parallel guides for the track saw guide rail to make ripping the ply to size a bit easier.

Festool and some of the after market folks make them.

IF you haven't seen these videos by Eric, start watching:

 

[Mahomo59]

Just received the Seneca parallel guides to use with the incra t track plus, they are awesome. Easy to calibrate and very easy to. Really glad I bought them and will use a lot.
Have you any drills? Recent got the BHC and T18 coupled with my existing CSX, it's a wining cobination!

 

[sancho57]

RO 150 for sanding. Are you using edge banding or face frames? If edge banding the 1010 or 700 might be useful also the CSX and the installers kit.

 

[tjbnwi]

The RO 150 for sanding bare wood and sheet goods.

If you don't want to purchase guides make a sheet ripping jig. This one is for base cabinet with face frame sides.

Tom

 

[teocaf]

i notice several mentioning parallel guides.  in case you missed it, there's a very clever guides solution that was the top prize winner in ron paulk's recent jig contest.  it utilizes two jigsaw circle guides, mounts from the top and extends the range of the regular festool guides for less cost.  there was a thread about it just a few days ago that links you to his Facebook page.  I'm looking into making one myself for a shop cabinet project. 
can't seem to link it properly; just look for it in the jig and tool enhancement section.

 

[Grasshopper]

I second Tom that you could look at alternatives to parallel guides.

Here is my solution using the QWAS super pack for repetitive cuts on the MFT/3:  http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-how-to/my-alternative-to-festool-parallel-guides-using-mft3-and-qwas-rail-dogs/

Unless you are a production shop, I think you could get by without buying the parallel guides if this is for one job at your home.  I'm a hobbyist, so I have no desire to get the parallel guides.

Depending on how you are doing your toe-kick, this could be a good time to pick up a carvex jigsaw .  Ditto to the RO150 being the go to for getting your panels smooth.

The Woodpecker's 32" T-square has been invaluable in getting long straight lines when I lay out sheet goods (vs. making 2 or 3 marks with a tape and pencil, which always tend to be off by 1/16" or so when I do it that way): http://www.amazon.com/Woodpeckers-Precision-Woodworking-Tools-TS-32-2/dp/B001TIZSSG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429295158&sr=8-1&keywords=woodpeckers+32+t+square

The RO 150 for sanding bare wood and sheet goods.

If you don't want to purchase guides make a sheet ripping jig. This one is for base cabinet with face frame sides.

Tom

 

[SS Teach]

You're really done? I will assume you have a systainer full of paper for your 150, and a systainer full of dominos for your Domino XL. Doing cabinet work you will have to corner sand so the Ro 90, a DTS 400, or DX 93 would be helpful. Of course an appropriate systainer full of paper would also be handy. Or.... I could go on, done, yeah right.

 

[Stevec717]

Are you doing euro style flat and flush doors or might you need a cabinet bit set for rails, stiles, and raised panels?

On the parallel guides, I've been looking for used ones and there are quite a few people who are selling them after a big project like yours. They seem to go about $200+ on auction, which is very strong resale (like most Festool) so if you bought them and then sold later, the "use" might only cost you $100 or so.
Steve

 

[jnug]

So the OP has a finish sander already and guys here are trying to help him to supplement his 150/3. I see so few recommendations if any for the ETS 125 EQ as a finish sander. Is there something that just lets you down regarding that particular sander? I am thinking it might fill that role for me but this is such a knowledgeable group regarding Festool that when one of the tools does not get much support I begin to wonder if there is something that I just am not seeing that more knowledgeable users do see.

 

[teocaf]

So the OP has a finish sander already and guys here are trying to help him to supplement his 150/3. I see so few recommendations if any for the ETS 125 EQ as a finish sander. Is there something that just lets you down regarding that particular sander? I am thinking it might fill that role for me but this is such a knowledgeable group regarding Festool that when one of the tools does not get much support I begin to wonder if there is something that I just am not seeing that more knowledgeable users do see.

i wouldn't read too much into it.  there are not that many suggestions in total up to this point.  i think everyone is just doing what i would call "drive by postings" and just mentioning stuff that they used in their own cabinet projects.  truth be told, any of the sanders mentioned as well as many non-festool sanders would work just fine for the project at hand.  i'm sure that the OP has enough equipment on his own list already to get the job done fairly efficiently and is just trying to get a feel for anything he may not have considered.

 

[tjbnwi]

I love my ETS 125's (I have 2), he has the 150/3. Close enough for now, other things will help him in better ways.

Tom

 

[rvieceli]

Tom is that jig upside down?

Blocks against the plywood edge and then snug the non cutting edge of the rail against the pieces at the end away from the blocks?

 

[Birdhunter]

Sawstop table saw and cyclone vac.

 

[tjbnwi]

Tom is that jig upside down?

Blocks against the plywood edge and then snug the non cutting edge of the rail against the pieces at the end away from the blocks?

Yes, I took that photo so someone else could copy it.

Yes, that is how it works.

Tom

 

[sancho57]

How are you planning on assembling your cab boxes. I use dominos and screws.

Which is why I recommended the CSX.