Aftermarket Accessories

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Is there a thread or link that lists some of the or all of the aftermarket accessories available for festool tools ?  As a new festool owner I'd like to see whats out there for some of my green tools .
 
Here is a link to a search that will find everyone on FOG that is categorised as a retailer (not Festool dealer).  Not all of them make/sell accessories, but those that do will be included in this list. This is not a list of stores etc, but of individuals that make and sell things.  Check "Search by Position" (only) and put "retailer " in the search box. Not perfect or exhaustive , but its a starting point.

http://festoolownersgroup.com/mlist/?sa=search

Seth
 
Thanks Sal! Anyone can feel free to reach out - we're open seven days. Contact info is in my sig. We're always available to help.
 
I was thinking about this as well, a list (possibly stickied in the jig & enhancements forum) would probably be pretty useful as a quick reference.  To that end here are the ones I can think of;

Many are available at Tool Nut's aftermarket accessory page

Atlas Machinery in Canada sells Centrotec Robertson bits that they have made for them

Qwas Products has a number of different products, primarily various bench dogs for MFT tables

Tool Improvements sells the slop stop, various bench dogs and other accessories.

Seneca Woodworking has the Domiplate

RTS Engineering has the Domino guides (adjustable indexing stops)

Multiblades.com has a bracket for connecting mitre saw wings to the Kapex (originally meant Sawhelper wings but useful for custom made wings)

Betterly Tools has the Straightline connector.  Not sure if it's even listed on their website but you can call to order, THIS thread has some info on the product.

Micro Fence Router accessories

Mods please feel free to edit this as needed.
 
Seneca Woodworking has the Domiplate

The Domiplate is so accurate it's  amazing.

[big grin]
 
What Festool products do you have?

I'm a very enthusiastic hobbyist, sometimes semi-professional, and a new convert to Festool products. I've bought several aftermarket products I will probably never use.

The Domiplate for the Domino and the Qwas Dogs for the MFT are two products I use a lot. I also use the long guide for my Festool circular saw for cutting plywood.

My most useful accessory is a woodworking vise extension I added to one of my MFTs.
 
I have the RTS plates and the Robertson set.  Can vouch for all these products -- I hope these folks make a mint and spur others to do the same...

I like FT, but would like to see more time-saving devices like RTS and more essentials like the Robertson...  After-all why sell the driver into North America without Robertson -- strange...
 
Brian.ca said:
I was thinking about this as well, a list (possibly stickied in the jig & enhancements forum) would probably be pretty useful as a quick reference.  To that end here are the ones I can think of;

Many are available at Tool Nut's aftermarket accessory page

Atlas Machinery in Canada sells Centrotec Robertson bits that they have made for them

Qwas Products has a number of different products, primarily various bench dogs for MFT tables

Tool Improvements sells the slop stop, various bench dogs and other accessories.

Seneca Woodworking has the Domiplate

RTS Engineering has the Domino guides (adjustable indexing stops)

Multiblades.com has a bracket for connecting mitre saw wings to the Kapex (originally meant Sawhelper wings but useful for custom made wings)

Betterly Tools has the Straightline connector.   Not sure if it's even listed on their website but you can call to order, THIS thread has some info on the product.

Mods please feel free to edit this as needed.
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Very nice list you made up , I agree this should be tacked in the jig forum .  Thanks to everyone for the information .
 
hhh said:
I have the RTS plates and the Robertson set.  Can vouch for all these products -- I hope these folks make a mint and spur others to do the same...
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Make a mint!?!?!?

No.

It costs a lot to make stuff like this at the volumes necessary to even sell them. The investment is huge. I have to make production runs large enough that most people would choke at the cost. It would cost over $700 for a single guide if I didn't have them machined in volume. My volumes are high enough that I can have several retailers from all over the world place orders at the same time and still fill all of those orders at once.

It takes a lot to bring an aftermarket product to market. The first of which is a huge amount of faith and courage. The required volume is way beyond what you'd believe.
 
Rick Christopherson said:
hhh said:
I have the RTS plates and the Robertson set.  Can vouch for all these products -- I hope these folks make a mint and spur others to do the same...
Click to expand...

Make a mint!?!?!?

No.

It costs a lot to make stuff like this at the volumes necessary to even sell them. The investment is huge. I have to make production runs large enough that most people would choke at the cost. It would cost over $700 for a single guide if I didn't have them machined in volume. My volumes are high enough that I can have several retailers from all over the world place orders at the same time and still fill all of those orders at once.

It takes a lot to bring an aftermarket product to market. The first of which is a huge amount of faith and courage. The required volume is way beyond what you'd believe.
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It is an eye opener when you get into the details of producing some specialized something-or-other in small quantity. The little bits & pieces add up amazingly fast. It is bad enough when you can buy the components ready-made, but worse when they are custom machined. In the small quantities I have toyed with every additional little custom component costs another $5-$7.

As to the faith to actually pull the trigger & do it, I agonize over the designs, tolerances, measurements for unbelievable time periods, checking and re-checking everything, and then still can't relax until I get the parts in hand. When dealing with stuff that has to mate precisely to other stuff an error of a few thousandths of an inch can render something into scrap metal.

My own amateur experience has given me a new appreciation for the costs going into creating specialized tools, and my gadgets are no where near as complex as your designs. I am actually surprised (and impressed) that you can produce the products, assemble them and wholesale them at a cost low enough to allow the retailers to charge as little as they do.

RMW
 
Well even if you don't make a mint...  the products are great and wish more folks make accessories of high quality.
 
What about those circular magnets for the pin style domino?  Can't seem to remember where to get those.

Jon
 
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