Day Old Anecdote, TS75/Tdk15.6e

[Per Swenson]

Hello All,

I found my self, the fella that has more tools in general,

then a well equipped hardware store,

spread a little thin on a small remodel job.

Lets jump back for a second, and let me explain some of my thinking.

I don't own a Festool drill, and every time I consider purchasing one,

I consider the 8 cordless and 5 corded drills and driver's already in inventory.

I do own a AT65, my thinking, good enough, right?

Now your thinking, But Per, this is all because you didn't go to work prepared?

Yup. Most of my stuff was 40 miles in the opposite direction, and with gas these days...

Any how, I was really, really close to Bob Marino's house and he graciously lent me the use

of the 75 and TDK. Two tools that that I have held before, seen up close. But never

actually plugged in and used.  Never drilled a hole with one, a lot of holes by the way.

Never cut anything with a 75. As usual I just relied on my preconceived notion.

You know the one, I don't need that.

So this is also a note to dealers, take those tools off the display shelf and let your customer

plug 'em in and cut something. Let them drill a hundred holes or so.

Because today, I can admit my drill prejudice has been obliterated.

There is no cordless drill I own that out performs the TDK.

The 75  Just not comparable to the 65. Its actually lighter, with more capacity,

and with the improved depth stop, just a pleasure to use.

Bob may have had a ulterior motive here, but, I don't think so.

As soon as Business picks up, these two baby's are mine.

Per

 

[Brice Burrell]

Per, I have that same preconceived notion. I was thinking "I don't need the Kapex, I got three miter saws already." Wrong! Like pretty much all Festool tools, once you use them, your hooked (you would have thought I've learned that by now).

It was 95 degrees in Pittsburgh earlier this week, I was working outside redoing dormers in Azek (PVC sheets, trim boards and moldings), frame and panel design, 4 stories up. Cutting the sheets with my TS55 and the trim boards, moldings with the Kapex, no dust to sweep up. By the end of the day I was dead from the heat and the last thing I wanted to do was chase the dust around the parking lot with a broom. Clean up was a minute with my mini, thats it. Try that with your old circular saw and SCMS.

 

[nclemmons]

Brice - so you're using the Mini with the Kapex and are pleased with the dust collection?  I read somewhere that the Kapex works better with the larger Festool hose.

Can you elaborate on how you like the Mini / Kapex compo and if you've compared it to a vacuum with the larger hose?

Many thanks -

neil

 

[Brice Burrell]

Brice - so you're using the Mini with the Kapex and are pleased with the dust collection?  I read somewhere that the Kapex works better with the larger Festool hose.

Can you elaborate on how you like the Mini / Kapex compo and if you've compared it to a vacuum with the larger hose?

Many thanks -

neil

Neil, I use the larger D36 hose with the CT mini. The dust collection with the Kapex, mini, and D36 hose works pretty well, the key component is the D36 hose, not so much the vac used.

 

[tvgordon]

Why Per, why?

Just when I think I have my Festool wish list finished, you come along with something like this.  Oh I own a hundred or so drills, but they're nothing compared to the Festool.  Thanks a lot Per.   Are you trying to put me in the poor house?

Tom.

 

[Tim Sproul]

The dust collection with the Kapex, mini, and D36 hose works pretty well, the key component is the D36 hose, not so much the vac used.

Does the dust collection work well enough to bring the saw into the customer's home?  Say you had to retrim the upstairs of a high-end home (with occupants and associated furniture and such)....would you contemplate bringing the saw into the home or would you be required to keep the Kapex set up outside?

 

[Brice Burrell]

Does the dust collection work well enough to bring the saw into the customer's home?  Say you had to retrim the upstairs of a high-end home (with occupants and associated furniture and such)....would you contemplate bringing the saw into the home or would you be required to keep the Kapex set up outside?

Tim, I would almost always bring my Makita inside an occupied home, nothing effects the quality of the job more than a carpenter that has to walk too far to get to the saw. I would alway move everything out of the room I'm in and drop the rest. With the kapex, I'll be doing the same, I'll just worry less that dust is getting out of the work area.

 

[Bob Marino]

The dust collection with the Kapex, mini, and D36 hose works pretty well, the key component is the D36 hose, not so much the vac used.

Does the dust collection work well enough to bring the saw into the customer's home?  Say you had to retrim the upstairs of a high-end home (with occupants and associated furniture and such)....would you contemplate bringing the saw into the home or would you be required to keep the Kapex set up outside?

Tim,

Also, there is about a 90% of dust collection on the Kapex, pretty good I would say. I would think most customers expect a bit of dust emitted from the tool, just as long as you clean up the rest afterwood.

Bob