End User Training: Cabinet Construction on Nov. 8-9 in Vegas (Closed)

[zanemag]

Greg - Thanks for the pics. It looks like the new facility is roomy and well set up.  Nice!

 

[GPowers]

Greg - Thanks for the pics. It looks like the new facility is roomy and well set up.  Nice!

Steve has done a great job on the new facility. We had all kinds if room and tools. The facility accommodates four, two person teams, with plenty of tools and room to work. No one was bumping into each other. Steve also moved the famous cork floor from the old facility to the new one.  Makes it much easer to be standing on your feet all day.

 

[ccarrolladams]

Um, what happened to the hose?  [scared]

Hi all FOG Folks,

Shane, that was the 27mm hose for our new CT. Tim and I were an assigned team. Before we used any of the other tools, we wanted to set up our CT. That was when we discovered the wounded hose. Except for that damaged section, there were no other wear marks or wounds of battle. There was no evidence of dust inside. I wanted to immediately call in the famous Las Vegas CSI team to do a complete investigation, but cooler heads prevailed.

From his endless store room Steve brought us another brand-new 27mm hose. That was like the wounded one, in that it was so new it still wanted to curl up and sleep. In the background of some photos that second hose is shown hanging from the complete first-aide kit so gravity will help it learn to remain fairly straight during use.

Everyone at Festool should be so proud of Steve and Brian. They know how to train adults. Some of us came to class with out own ways. Most of us were open to suggestions of more effective ways of doing tasks.

A prime example was toward the end of Cabinet Day Two when I brought out my oldest TS55. Mind you that saw and my older OF 1010 were thrilled to be in a shop with so many of their fellow Festools. I wanted to learn how Steve and Brian check adjustment of saws in the field, without the sophisticated equipment of the Service Center.

Although this TS55 is used several times a week, and makes outstanding glue-ready cuts without excessive wear of its blades, Steve immediately noticed the toe needed re-setting. He took the time to make the necessary adjustments. Brian made some other suggestions. The point is that so long as we have a business card and a credit card with an embossed name, we are carrying all the gauge blocks needed to perfect the toe setting.

Yesterday, when I returned to my shop I tested the toe setting of all my other TS saws. Sure enough, they were perfect. So, now my thinking is that the drive up to Las Vegas, although in a TS Systainer, might possibly have changed the adjustment. Funny though, when I checked the older TS at the shop after the return drive, it was still perfect.

At the end of each training day, Steve and Brian would ask each of us what "Ah Ha!" moment we had that day. For Cabinet Day 2 mine was learning how simple it is to test and adjust the tow using items already in my wallet! Perhaps the savings in saw sharpening will be enough to pay for the hotel, gas and food when the planned Door and Drawer class is offered in Las Vegas!

 

[GPowers]

Ok

Who bought more tools after the class? And what were they?

I did, The incra metric T-rule, Woodpeckers 1281 square, Festool 150mm Hard sanding pads,  MFK 700 router kit, MKF 700 edge guide and the trim router bit.

 

[atomicmike]

Ok

Who bought more tools after the class? And what were they?

I did, The incra metric T-rule, Woodpeckers 1281 square, Festool 150mm Hard sanding pads,  MFK 700 router kit, MKF 700 edge guide and the trim router bit.

That sounds a lot like my shopping list.  [wink] After attending the intro class in Lebanon back in August, I bought the 1281 square, as well as an MFT/3 and Domino. And since the router class in Lebanon in September, I've picked up an MFK 700 and am really really tempted by the OF 2200. And I just ordered that Incra metric T-rule last night, too!

I'm definitely looking forward to the next chance I have to attend a Festool class, though I'm not sure my bank account is.  [big grin]

- Mike

 

[ccarrolladams]

This morning it seemed so strange that Steve was not picking me up for class in his famous white van!

While in Las Vegas I used Wednesday between classes to visit the remaining Woodcraft location. Monday and Tuesday several confused folks stopped at the training center expecting that it was still a Woodcraft. Never mind the Festool sign on the front. Of course since the training center will be helping dealers improve, the front portion is set up as an ideal Festool display show room. The customer confusion is easily understood. Steve B was so nice providing the confused ones directions to the actual Woodcraft store.

During the Cabinet class I found the Fastcap tape measure with blue dots every 32mm to be very handy. In class those were only metric. My normal tape measure is a 4m Starrett metric. I love it because the numbers are exceptionally large and it is light in weight. Woodcraft had the Fastcap Carpenter's Standard/Metric 25 foot in stock. That has dark blue dots every 32mm. It also has a pencil sharpener built-in.

I already own the Incra 150mm square with .5mm holes making it easy to place pencil lines for layout.

What I did buy this morning was 2 more MFK 700 Basic. Previously I owned 2 MFK 700, one on the 1 degree base and the other on the vertical base, both with trim bits. In the router class we used the MFK 700 for fluting, a chore it did very well. Although that is a small and light router, it delivers 1 hp. In my shop we trim a whole lot of edge banding, so having a spare is a decent investment.