Build It With Festool
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And [member=11196]Peter Parfitt[/member]
When I did my market research 4 + years ago to replace my old radial arm saw I narrowed my search down to two machines - the Bosch Glide in the picture above and the Kapex. My final choice was based on more than just the one tool and I decided to buy into a "family" of tools. I bought the Kapex, Domino 500, CT26, TS55, rails and a few other things all in one go from Axminster. So not only did I buy into a family of tools I also bought from a tool family !
I have no Festool work lined up and so it will be interesting to see what might be next.
Peter
I have no Festool work lined up and so it will be interesting to see what might be next.
Peter
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When you say you have no Festool work lined up, you mean that you have no immediate plans for tool reviews?
When you say you have no Festool work lined up, you mean that you have no immediate plans for tool reviews?
Peter Parfitt said:
Hi Edward
I had the flurry of activity with the HK55 and HKC55 and enjoyed playing with them. I made the video of Phil Beckley with the impressive HK85 and really liked the atmosphere of the Festool roadshow. After the roadshow I realised that I needed a better microphone for "interviews" and have recently bought a quite expensive professional system from Sony. I have used that not so long ago and now need to improve my technique.
I had been hoping that there might be new tools after the Sysrock launch and am particularly keen to follow what Festool might be doing on the battery drill-driver side. I have yet to play with the TSC 55 which, having seen the impressive power of the HKC55, I believe to be a very capable machine.
I am having my first meeting with a consultant plastic surgeon (who happens to be a keen woodworker) and we will be planning a joint venture covering tool safety. He gets about one severed finger a week (presumably not through the letter box !) and wants to do something to encourage people to be more careful. I think that Festool will come out of this very well.
So, I am keeping busy with other projects and may find time to do some more cycling in The Netherlands.
Peter
I had the flurry of activity with the HK55 and HKC55 and enjoyed playing with them. I made the video of Phil Beckley with the impressive HK85 and really liked the atmosphere of the Festool roadshow. After the roadshow I realised that I needed a better microphone for "interviews" and have recently bought a quite expensive professional system from Sony. I have used that not so long ago and now need to improve my technique.
I had been hoping that there might be new tools after the Sysrock launch and am particularly keen to follow what Festool might be doing on the battery drill-driver side. I have yet to play with the TSC 55 which, having seen the impressive power of the HKC55, I believe to be a very capable machine.
I am having my first meeting with a consultant plastic surgeon (who happens to be a keen woodworker) and we will be planning a joint venture covering tool safety. He gets about one severed finger a week (presumably not through the letter box !) and wants to do something to encourage people to be more careful. I think that Festool will come out of this very well.
So, I am keeping busy with other projects and may find time to do some more cycling in The Netherlands.
Peter
Geez, Peter, When you mentioned you were hooking up with a plastic surgeon I was afraid you were getting worried about how you looked in the videos!!!LOL! Seriously, I lost the end of my left pinky finger early on in woodworking when using a jointer with no previous experience. I was the guy frustrated with all the "safety" prelogue in all the tool manuals. Good for you for investigating this new enterprise.
Jim
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Man, Alan Holtham just lulls me in with that voice of his! LOL
Peter Parfitt said:
Apologies if this sounds blunt, Peter. But I for one don't have a lot of interest in things like interviews or this business of doing a video with a plastic surgeon. I don't mind your traditional style reviews of tools, but what I really enjoy most of everything you do is when you build things like the TV/entertainment cabinet with the tools. Respectfully, can we have less "journalism"/ blogging and more woodwork?
Thanks.
jbair said:
Hi Jim,
In 1995 I organised an aid convoy to Odessa to help children suffering from the pollution caused by Chernobyl. I had a TV crew following the whole thing and in the preparation phase I had a lot of work done on my face because my doc was worried. When I next saw the TV crew they decided that they had to re-shoot a couple of bits and pieces because my face had changed so much.
I am not going through all that again !
Peter
bobfog said:
Hi Bob
It is difficult keeping everyone happy - I do my best. I was invited to YouTube (rather Google) HQ in London and they gave me a lot of advice about my work. I am trying to follow a middle path that keeps all of the people happy some of the time rather than some of the people all of the time.
I will keep your comment in mind. Thanks.
Peter
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jbair said:
I also suffered an injury using a jointer, working with plexiglass, just over 30 years ago. I was not paying enough attention, and ran my left index finger over the blade while making a swipe. The scar under my left arm where the doctor took skin to sew onto the end of my finger, is still worse than the scar on the finger itself!
This subject is why I am getting rid of my 25yr old Craftsman table saw, and replacing it with either the SawStop or Bosch table saw, with the new safety technology. I learned after my accident how important it is to be careful, but my 16yr old son has not had that real life experience, so perhaps changing to the safer saw will help him avoid the hospital visit (and missing body parts)!
Peter, I think your idea of interviewing a doctor who sees these type injuries on a regular basis is sound, and I look forward to watching it with my son, repeatedly!
Peter Parfitt said:
Yeah, I appreciate you can't please all of the people all of the time.
I'm a little surprised to hear of you visiting Google HQ and taking advice from them on your channel though. I'd have thought that sort of thing would be more for people wanting to leverage commercial value out of Youtube and I always got the impression the channel was a hobby for you to share your interest in woodworking with others, as opposed to having any sort of ambition for views, likes, etc.
Please don't be too caught up in what they say and take the direction of the channel too far away from what it already is!
well, i think you got the wrong impression about peter's channel bobfog. i think peter started out having a go with the video thing, to see if he could do it, but rapidly kept developing his skills and talents toward a more "professional" approach both technically and in scope of coverage. so consulting with the pros is a natural progression as he may indeed care about number of views and subscribers, which will in turn help him get to his own set goals more quickly and recover some reimbursement from the tremendous cost he has already put in. he is already a journalist so to try to steer him away from that is ..., well let's just say that train has already left the station. but, i can't speak for him, this is just the impression i got watching his videos from early on until now.
since we're all flinging opinions here, i might as well throw mine in: hey peter, thanks for all the efforts you put in your videos. keep on following your own singular vision for what you think your channel should be and i'm sure you'll find more and more followers that will learn and be entertained by your content. i'm sure that those who disagree have learned by now how to stop a video that's not to their particular liking and start another one that may suit them better.
since we're all flinging opinions here, i might as well throw mine in: hey peter, thanks for all the efforts you put in your videos. keep on following your own singular vision for what you think your channel should be and i'm sure you'll find more and more followers that will learn and be entertained by your content. i'm sure that those who disagree have learned by now how to stop a video that's not to their particular liking and start another one that may suit them better.
Hi Guys
The Google trip was a bit of excitement and they were clever enough to invite me along with other people in the "How to and Style" genre. I did meet some people who were running their channels as commercial ventures. One group from a channel with 2 million subscribers consisted of the Chief Exec, head of commercial this that or the other and a script writer. Most of us were ordinary people, not interested in the money but wanting to put a bit of polish on our channel efforts.
As I may have said before, I am doing my best and love the idea of being creative. I appreciate constructive comment and will always do my best to support anyone that comes to me for help.
Peter
The Google trip was a bit of excitement and they were clever enough to invite me along with other people in the "How to and Style" genre. I did meet some people who were running their channels as commercial ventures. One group from a channel with 2 million subscribers consisted of the Chief Exec, head of commercial this that or the other and a script writer. Most of us were ordinary people, not interested in the money but wanting to put a bit of polish on our channel efforts.
As I may have said before, I am doing my best and love the idea of being creative. I appreciate constructive comment and will always do my best to support anyone that comes to me for help.
Peter
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Peter,
You and I go way back. You know my thoughts on your work, your professionalism and how you go about making your fine and educational videos. I have learned a lot from you over the years and my wallet has been a bit lighter as well. I love seeing you progress to "bigger things" such as your Axminster projects as well as broadening your YouTube channel.
Keep up the great work and I personally look forward to your next chapter(s)!!
Cheers. Bryan.
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You and I go way back. You know my thoughts on your work, your professionalism and how you go about making your fine and educational videos. I have learned a lot from you over the years and my wallet has been a bit lighter as well. I love seeing you progress to "bigger things" such as your Axminster projects as well as broadening your YouTube channel.
Keep up the great work and I personally look forward to your next chapter(s)!!
Cheers. Bryan.
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Many thanks Bob, Bryan and everyone for your support. I don't feel quite so tired this morning - thank you.
Peter
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Peter, Agree with Bryan, helpful, informative, entertaining! Have learnt a lot from your videos, been a bit slow to say thank you, better late than never I hope. Mike
