Aftermarket Festool Compatible Accessories

[craigcm]

Is anybody making aftermarket clamping elements?

 

[guyk]

Did I miss TSO Products?  (I have no interest in this company)https://tsoproducts.com

just got mine used it all day never once was it out of square unlike the woodpecker one easy to attach and no adjustments needed 

 

[scalci]

Hi Everyone

I just saw this thread, thank you....

 

[blaszcsj]

Is anybody making aftermarket clamping elements?

Lee valley veritable has some quick action bench clamps for dog holes.

 

[mat]

Bessey sell both a straight clamp and ratchet clamp identical to the festoon versions for rail/table use. GTR16S6H for the ratchet

Mat

 

[Qbic]

For the UK & Europe market for Bench Dogs and Tops, you can visit www.benchdogs.co.uk.

 

[guitarchitect]

Is anybody making aftermarket clamping elements?

I use the bessey clamps and they are great, and around half of the festool price.

 

[oberlin1]

I have heard the Festool clamps will not work for a 1 inch thick MDF table with the MFT/3 hole pattern...(guess the festoon table is not as thick).  Will the Bessey ratchets work with a 1 inch deep top?

 

[guitarchitect]

I have heard the Festool clamps will not work for a 1 inch thick MDF table with the MFT/3 hole pattern...(guess the festoon table is not as thick).  Will the Bessey ratchets work with a 1 inch deep top?

The clamps have a very hard right angle rather than a "swept" or rounded corner, so they can only rotate around a certain thickness when they go into a top... if that makes sense? If I'm not mistaken Festool tables are 3/4" thick. My temporary MFT is 3/4" chipboard and the clamps work in it just fine. I tried putting some 1/4" mdf around a hole while putting a bessey clamp in and out and it doesn't work. The outside of the "elbow" needs more width in the hole to go through the top, and without weakening the corner by lopping off material, it'll never go through.

EDIT: Just wanted to say, if you're stuck with a 1" top you just need to look for stuff that doesn't rely on the bottom of the table for grip. Veritas has a solution that isn't cheap but I'm sure someone else must as well. If you consider the full cost of making the system work I suspect it'd be easier to replace a 1" top with a 3/4" one and go with the more standard accessories

 

[oberlin1]

Thanks!  probably have to look for a non-ratcheting solution.

 

[The.Handyman]

I have heard the Festool clamps will not work for a 1 inch thick MDF table with the MFT/3 hole pattern...(guess the festoon table is not as thick).  Will the Bessey ratchets work with a 1 inch deep top?

Works fine with 1" top of you just put a slight chamfer or roundover on the underside.

Both of my MFT table tops are 1" thick Baltic Birch plywood.

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[John1102]

Thanks for posting the list.

 

[Job and Knock]

Trend in the UK sell their own version of the Domino 500 bits:http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/productlist/3/268/dowel_system.html
Useful to know that a Trend agent can supply them

 

[JimD]

It's been mentioned but I am happy to report CMT bits work on my Domino XL.  My Bosch 5 meter hose also connects to the Domino fine and my Rigid shop vac is pulling the chips out fine. 

 

[guitarchitect]

I was on the lookout for some festool-compatible vacuum stuff... for cleanup around the shop I don't think festool's cheaper offerings are worth the price and the bosch version (VAC011) suffers from the same limitations (tiny floor nozzle, tubes are narrow).

I think I finally found the right price/performance compromise - the Ridgid Heavy-Duty Cleaning Kit. For a guy like me who just works in the shop, I don't need another systainer and the tubes are always connected and ready to go anyways. The 36mm fits snugly over the end of the metal tube, and for a really secure fit (although it might distort the hose-end) there's a bump on the metal wand to really grab the vacuum hose. All of the accessories go right over the end of the hose, and as an extra benefit it contained an adapter that perfectly mates my 36mm hose to my sawstop TS guard. The floor nozzle is nice and wide.

For $80CAD I'm a happy camper!

 

[kmickey]

I picked one of these up at Costco, the Festool hose fits perfectly. I think I paid $40.
https://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-PCX18301-4B-Gallon-4Hp-Vacuum/dp/B01H0WP938

 

[ben_r_]

Nice! Never know about this list before! Excellent thread!

 

[rubber_ducky]

Bessey sell both a straight clamp and ratchet clamp identical to the festoon versions for rail/table use. GTR16S6H for the ratchet

Mat

Seems that the bessey ratcheting clamps are no longer the bargain that they were in 2018...

Bessey GTR16S6H All Steel Ratcheting Table Clamp with 6 5/16" Capacity x 2 5/16" Throat Depth & 540 lb Clamping Force, Red/Silverhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B013UNUOEU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_O61mEbG871MKV

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[xedos]

Trend in the UK sell their own version of the Domino 500 bits:http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/productlist/3/268/dowel_system.html
Useful to know that a Trend agent can supply them

[huh]  sorry , but a plug cutter does the exact opposite of a tenon cutter. 

perhaps another link ? ??

 

[Wood_Slice]

Festool Domino boring bits by Amana
https://www.toolstoday.com/search?q=festool&page_num=2