Fill in the blank: I wish Festool made a ______!

[Administrator_JSVN]

I posted this on our Facebook fan page recently and there were a lot of responses. 

Obviously, we've had many threads here with various "wishes" but in a word or two, let's hear what you wish Festool would offer that it currently doesn't.

PS - Please keep it clean.  [embarassed]

 

[justinmcf]

i wish festool made a planer/thicknesser similar to the dewalt dw735.

justin.

 

[GPowers]

I wish FestoolUSA sold more of the products, that Festool and Pro-tools make, here in the USA

 

[danrush]

Mine's more of a accessory:  

You know the small open squares on the bottom of the systainer's?  It would be cool to have a small insert to provide a rubber, fiber, or other no-mar foot for the toolbox.  I work in finished homes on new floors, c-tops, etc.  I've made my own, but would I rather have a systainer-centric version.

Dan

 

[marrt]

I wish FestoolUSA sold more of the products, that Festool and Pro-tools make, here in the USA

What he said!  [doh]

 

[Sean_C_G]

cordless impact driver, with the same technology as their cordless drills (brushless motors, etc.)

I smile as I write this because Shane's subject header reminded me of the "Mad Libs" books I had as a kid.

Protool's line includes impact drivers, correct?

 

[Kevin D.]

CNC router.  Failing that, a Festool woman.

 

[peter halle]

Not to take this off topic, but wouldn't a Festool woman or Festool other cost you a lot up front and then again?

 

[Frank Pellow]

... a Basis Plus System which they would sell in Canada.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I wish Festool made a better effort to get some of those European tools over here.

And some sort of saw helper type supports for the kapex.

 

[mouppe]

Not to take this off topic, but wouldn't a Festool woman or Festool other cost you a lot up front and then again?

As with any festool, it's not so much the initial cost but the accessories. Also, I wonder if a festool woman would be compatible with the clamping elements and whether the 30 day return policy would still apply.

Seriously, I would like to see Festool come up with a benchtop drill press.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Ok, so maybe I wasn't clear about this... First, there's one person that wants all of the stuff from Europe over here more than any of you... ME!

Think of things that Festool doesn't already make.  How about putting it like this...  If Festool made a _____, I would buy one and throw away the one I use now.

 

[John Stevens]

A hinge that fits a mortise that can be bored by the Domino, like the Lamello hinges that fit in the mortises cut by their biscuit joiner.  Thank you.

Regards,

John

 

[fatroman]

A Shane Holland action figure?  [big grin]

The one thing I can think of that I'd love to trade in for a Festool model would be an air compressor. Make something that's really quiet, reasonably light/portable and I'd line up a year ahead of time to grab it.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I can't really think of anything, there is a good selection of things made that is only for sale in europe.

I do like the portable planer but, I don't see you making it so much better then they are.

A syspressor would be sweet.

 

[peter halle]

Oh Boy!

1.  An accessory arm that attaches under the systainer cart that allows you to roll your stack, but when you get to a curb lean back like a hand truck.  Looking for just the handle not the Tanos hand truck thing - sorry Franck.

2.  A sysport like item that will handle the mini systainers in a stack of 5.

3.  A rotating platform with wheels that will hold 3 or 4 of item #2.  A carousel effect.

4.  I would hope that one day RFID can be integrated into the tools in case of theft or my stupidity.

5.  A small cms type router table- router only - not interchangeable - accessory that mounts on the MFT - maybe 18 x 18 with diagonal legs back to the mft legs or a telescopic leg down.  Router only - not interchangeable.

6.  A much longer fence for the MFT/3.  Allowing for 9' of flag to cut length on the mft 3

7.  A magnetic plate insert that fits in the systainer lid  inside that when used with the attic systainers would keep things from splattering on the floor if you forget to lock the attic and then open the lid.

 

[Corwin]

Well, if Festool made an oscillating spindle sander, I would buy one and off my PC 121. [scared]  This type sander would fit well within the Festool lineup, as the PC 121 can be used handheld and taken to the work AND be placed into a router plate made for this sander and used as a benchtop machine.  So, if built by Festool, such a sander could also be used handheld of mounted into a CMS module.   [smile]

I also wish Festool would make a cart for the MFTs.  If they did, I would be compelled to buy some along with some new MFT/3s and then sell my older MFT 1080s and my MFT 800.  We've seen some that may or may not have been available for purchase before, but one made for the MFT/3 would cause me to fork over the bucks to upgrade my tables.   [blink]

And lastly, I wish Festool would offer those denim shirts with Festool embroidered on them.  These may be an employee only (unless you sneak into the the warehouse when nowone's looking, like someone we know...) now, but how about us customers?   [tongue]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Bolt the vac handle on the roll board, or cut apart a cheap 2 wheeled cart for the handle, or have a welding shop bend you one out of aluminum.

Yeah, golf season is nearing its last hu-rah and I could still use a nice festool polo, size medium. [big grin]

I have several different wheels and casters laying around that I got to turn my mft/3 and kapex mft into some sort of cart.
I know they are in the garage somewhere but, I don't have time to mess with them. 

 

[chrisrosenb]

A flashlight, that would use the Festool cordless drill batteries, so I can get back the space that the Dewalt batteries & charger are taking up in my work truck.
A radio would be nice also.

 

[Wood_Junkie]

No one yet mentioned a reciprocating saw (Sawzall, not a jigsaw), with ample and integrated dust collection.

An impact driver would be huge.  I could retire my Ryobi (I do love it though).  I saw in his recent pictorial that Frank Pellow uses these also.  [smile]