Festool Demonstration on TOH
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Untidy Shop said:
Same for the UK too.. [eek]
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Great segment! I like his dado he put in the riser. I will have to remeber that one.
Untidy Shop said:
Try this...
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/video/0,,20802100,00.html
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Paul G said:
Northfield still makes a 24" machine. Martin made up to a 20" at one time.
I still lust after a 30 or 36" wide machine. The real big ones spent their lives in casket shops.
As you can see from the video, there are still viable uses for wide machines.
I've been getting many of the older programs that TOH have been posting on their U-Tube channel.
The have often used Festool tools not in every episode but in almost every series and usually 3 or 4 different tools.
This goes back over at least 10 years of programs. So Festool is not a new brand on the show [thumbs up]
The have often used Festool tools not in every episode but in almost every series and usually 3 or 4 different tools.
This goes back over at least 10 years of programs. So Festool is not a new brand on the show [thumbs up]
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Darcy! How have you been? Haven't seen you around for a bit.Nothing like big old machines to bring you out.
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I have a 12" jointer, but I could probably get by with an 8" because I just never joint anything that wide. I use my SuperMax for flattening anything over about 8" (and up to 36") wide. And I don't need to scrape glue, worry about a pin, or anything like that.
It does take a little longer than jointing, but there is ZERO tearout...and I'm not on anybody's clock, except my own.
It does take a little longer than jointing, but there is ZERO tearout...and I'm not on anybody's clock, except my own.
bkharman said:Me thinks the Dewalt sponsorship contract is coming up soon and therefore we see a lot more useful tools on the show.
Shane, maybe a TOH "powered by Festool" is in the mix?!?!
Responding to a viewer's question on a recent episode of Ask TOH, Tom Silva confirmed that he (and/or his construction company I would assume) owns all the tools he uses. The fact that we see him more and more using Festool on the show is probably due to the fact that more and more of the tools he now owns are Festool.
Publicity wise for Festool, that is even better than him using Festool because of a sponsorship arrangement.
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Paul G said:
LOL, ya I saw that. That guide rail was really cut up...but so what it works still. Good guide rail for site work. I noticed that he hardly ever clamps his rails.
I really think Tommy is really good at what he does. I enjoy watching him use his tools and make stuff.
He has one of those old 3.25" PC circular saws that he uses like a bread knife...
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Paul G said:
HTF do you cut a festool rail if using it correctly ?
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Tim Raleigh said:
Yeah, its just a piece of aluminium that can be replaced. I don't abuse my tools, but I realize that they are tools not fine musical Instruments.
There are a lot of users out thee with scars on their rails. I just so happen to be one of them. My scars are from either plunging the saw too quickly at the start of the cut and inducing kickback, or placing a saw on the rail quickly to make a cut and then unfortunately the saw isn't properly on the rail. It does happen, I am not alone.
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