Newbie here. I tried to search this first. Apologies if this is the 1000th time you're fielding this type of question.
I'm attracted to the TS 55REQ given my need to do woodworking in my home during the cold months. It's not that FESTOOL doesn't make great products (that this Newbie couldn't possibly begin to truly appreciate on day 1). It's just that that I'm not loaded in cash to buy Festool tools only. Although I will save for Festool tools if I think they're worth it.
Q1) If you had to pick which of the 2 Festool product lines was the "workhorse" in dust collection, would you pick the Festool line of dust collectors or the Festool plunge track saws and tracks as the major reason the dust collection is so relatively good in Festool products?
Yes--clearly both products contribute and integrate so well in the overall dust collection results.
But, to rephrase, would substituting another strong dust collector with a Festool line of track saw likely result in better dust collection than substituting another brand of plunge saw and track with a Festool dust collector?
Q2) I have no issue with the quality of products like Festool's MFT/3--only my understanding (perhaps incorrect) that expansion of my toolset to work with the MFT/3 and track, say with a router, involves my committing to a Festool router--which of course would be no sacrifice (again--that Festool makes great stuff--no argument) except in my bank account, especially since I already own a non-Festool router that does most of what I need.
Yes--you get what you pay for--a fair plug for Festool. But this is just a hobby.
But have people devised relatively easy ways to get their non-Festool routers to work on the MFT/3 and track...say, for example, by using products (gasp--four letter work coming) from.................
I can't say it...........
Eurekazone? : - )
or even other vendors?
Thanks
I'm attracted to the TS 55REQ given my need to do woodworking in my home during the cold months. It's not that FESTOOL doesn't make great products (that this Newbie couldn't possibly begin to truly appreciate on day 1). It's just that that I'm not loaded in cash to buy Festool tools only. Although I will save for Festool tools if I think they're worth it.
Q1) If you had to pick which of the 2 Festool product lines was the "workhorse" in dust collection, would you pick the Festool line of dust collectors or the Festool plunge track saws and tracks as the major reason the dust collection is so relatively good in Festool products?
Yes--clearly both products contribute and integrate so well in the overall dust collection results.
But, to rephrase, would substituting another strong dust collector with a Festool line of track saw likely result in better dust collection than substituting another brand of plunge saw and track with a Festool dust collector?
Q2) I have no issue with the quality of products like Festool's MFT/3--only my understanding (perhaps incorrect) that expansion of my toolset to work with the MFT/3 and track, say with a router, involves my committing to a Festool router--which of course would be no sacrifice (again--that Festool makes great stuff--no argument) except in my bank account, especially since I already own a non-Festool router that does most of what I need.
Yes--you get what you pay for--a fair plug for Festool. But this is just a hobby.
But have people devised relatively easy ways to get their non-Festool routers to work on the MFT/3 and track...say, for example, by using products (gasp--four letter work coming) from.................
I can't say it...........
Eurekazone? : - )
or even other vendors?
Thanks
