Wittler1507
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Ok long story..... please bear with me....
so i bought a boom arm for my CTL 26 (excellent price of £150) which when it arrived i realised did not have a handle (maybe not so good a deal) the boom arm i bought is 492770 and i believe was originally designed for a CTL 22. (but was advertised for the CTL26 and also advertised that handle was included)
The seller was/is brilliant and realised his error and ordered me a CTL 26 boom arm handle and made it clear that he would help in any way he could.
I checked the tech drawings and informed the seller that if not included with the handle assembly I would also need a support bracket which he was happy to order for me. (this would then complete my order and i believe that would be it)
The seller asked a festool rep to contact me to ensure that the handle etc would fit and ensure that everything would then be ok. (this is where for me it gets confusing)
the festool rep said that the boom arm i had (492770) would not fit the CTL 26 even if a CTL 26 handle was used??????
As far as i can tell the only reason the boom arm would not fit would be if the shape is different on the bottom section. i.e. the section that attaches to the base of the handle and supported by bracket to the upper section of the handle.
My Boom arm bottom section is not straight but has an elongated S shaped curve to it (not very well explained but ill try and find a pic).....does anyone know if the bottom section of the boom arm has gone through any design changes from the version 492770 to its current state. the tech drawings/videos certainly look the same to me.
I hate to cast aspersions but beleive that the rep may not have been that keen to travel to the seller in York from Redcar (approx 50 miles) then to me Darlington another 45 miles for a boom arm. But would love to hear from anyone who has fitted a Boom arm to a CTL22 and CTL26.
regards
stu
so i bought a boom arm for my CTL 26 (excellent price of £150) which when it arrived i realised did not have a handle (maybe not so good a deal) the boom arm i bought is 492770 and i believe was originally designed for a CTL 22. (but was advertised for the CTL26 and also advertised that handle was included)
The seller was/is brilliant and realised his error and ordered me a CTL 26 boom arm handle and made it clear that he would help in any way he could.
I checked the tech drawings and informed the seller that if not included with the handle assembly I would also need a support bracket which he was happy to order for me. (this would then complete my order and i believe that would be it)
The seller asked a festool rep to contact me to ensure that the handle etc would fit and ensure that everything would then be ok. (this is where for me it gets confusing)
the festool rep said that the boom arm i had (492770) would not fit the CTL 26 even if a CTL 26 handle was used??????
As far as i can tell the only reason the boom arm would not fit would be if the shape is different on the bottom section. i.e. the section that attaches to the base of the handle and supported by bracket to the upper section of the handle.
My Boom arm bottom section is not straight but has an elongated S shaped curve to it (not very well explained but ill try and find a pic).....does anyone know if the bottom section of the boom arm has gone through any design changes from the version 492770 to its current state. the tech drawings/videos certainly look the same to me.
I hate to cast aspersions but beleive that the rep may not have been that keen to travel to the seller in York from Redcar (approx 50 miles) then to me Darlington another 45 miles for a boom arm. But would love to hear from anyone who has fitted a Boom arm to a CTL22 and CTL26.
regards
stu
bumper between the CT itself and the handle, only being attached to the CT. Is this correct? If so is it mainly to prevent the handle flexing towards the front of the CT due to the weight of the boom arm?