Boom arm question
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answer is: 81+" (as above post stated) max down to 72" min. (in my shop)
I have not measured the max ht. I had looked at the boom for several months on the web and had seen it once at my toystore. With my observation @ toystore, I could just reach the top of the boom with my fingertips. The second time i looked, i realized there was a way I could set it lower as the overhead joists in my shop are 6-8, way shorter that what I had observed for height of boom. i came home and took close measurements, went back to that dangerous place i call the toy store and took more measurements. A baaaaad thing. I went home with a packege under my arm. Within and hour, i had the apparatus fully assembled and operational at what is just about minimum height of 72"s. I could go about 1" lower before the end of the pole hits the floor. (In another thread, there has been some dicussion about using the feet. My opinion was that they are not necessary. I did not mention that my boom is set at the absolute minimum height, nearly 10"s lower than others. That does make a difference as far as tipping.)
Hope this helps
Tinker
I have not measured the max ht. I had looked at the boom for several months on the web and had seen it once at my toystore. With my observation @ toystore, I could just reach the top of the boom with my fingertips. The second time i looked, i realized there was a way I could set it lower as the overhead joists in my shop are 6-8, way shorter that what I had observed for height of boom. i came home and took close measurements, went back to that dangerous place i call the toy store and took more measurements. A baaaaad thing. I went home with a packege under my arm. Within and hour, i had the apparatus fully assembled and operational at what is just about minimum height of 72"s. I could go about 1" lower before the end of the pole hits the floor. (In another thread, there has been some dicussion about using the feet. My opinion was that they are not necessary. I did not mention that my boom is set at the absolute minimum height, nearly 10"s lower than others. That does make a difference as far as tipping.)
Hope this helps
Tinker
Tinker said:
Thanks Wayne, that does help. I do architectural restoration and a lot of the 17th and early 18th century buildings that we work on have very low ceilings. I was concerned that the boom couldn't be used in some situations, so this is very useful information .... and seals the deal that I will have to get one before the price increase.
Dan Clark said:
I don't seem to have much luck with posting pics. NOT a computer guy. I will try to explain.
As you look at the two back brackets, the bottom has three little horseshoe /half circles cut for supporting the end of the round tube upright. The top bracket has a half circle cut out for guide and support. I tied the upright post to the handle loosely so i could move it around as I tied in elsewhere. I then took a metal hose clamp and ran the steel adjusting ring part thru the center one of those little half circle cutouts in the bottom bracket. Tightened the clamp so the post dropped to within and inch or so of the floor. Just enough clearance that if I ever had to tip the front of the CT up, the post would not touch the floor. If you could see my shop, you would understand such a concern, I then slid the post so it was lined up with the cutout in the upper bracket and then tightened a hose clamp around the post and the handle. This gave me low enough clearance to swing the boom under my ceiling joists. Only problem I then had was that many of my clamps are stored by clamping to joists, some directly in the path of the boom. I just turned all of the boom hose clamps off to the side. That gives me enough clearance that i can move the entire rig to anywhere in my shop. I have some prtable lights that i do have to move once in awhile if I do move. Hey, i did not say it was the perfect setup.
Tinker
Tinker,
Try this:http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=292.0. It's a tutorial on posting pics to the forum. I think it's pretty good. But then again, I wrote it, so I'm biased. ;D
Dan.
Try this:http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=292.0. It's a tutorial on posting pics to the forum. I think it's pretty good. But then again, I wrote it, so I'm biased. ;D
Dan.
Tinker said:I thought of that, but decided to try my way first. to cut the post kinda limits future applications if when i win the lotery and build me a shop with ten foot ceilings. Also, one of the things i like about festool is versatility.
Tinker :
You win the lottery and you can have a boom arm and vac set up for every tool in the catalog. ;D