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

Wood_Junkie said:
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]
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I am in for a reciprocating with dust collection.  [big grin]
 
WarnerConstCo. said:
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. 
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Darcy,

I fail to understand what you are wishing for here.  If you had intended to respond to my prior post, you completely failed to understand the type of cart that I was talking about.  I wasn't looking for some make-shift suggestions, but was looking to get the cart that Festool had made to mount the MFT onto.  I tried to find the old photos of that cart, but cannot seem to find them.  But, I would like to see Festool offer a new version of that cart.

Was there something you wish Festool would make?
 
Corwin said:
WarnerConstCo. said:
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. 
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Darcy,

I fail to understand what you are wishing for here.  If you had intended to respond to my prior post, you completely failed to understand the type of cart that I was talking about.  I wasn't looking for some make-shift suggestions, but was looking to get the cart that Festool had made to mount the MFT onto.  I tried to find the old photos of that cart, but cannot seem to find them.  But, I would like to see Festool offer a new version of that cart.

Was there something you wish Festool would make?
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Sorry, the first part was for Peter, the shirt was for me, and the last part was me wanting to make my tables easier to move around but, I am too lazy to put it together. 
 
I'd like to see a small jointer / planer. A benchtop portable model which could be carried to a jobsite.

Something about 8" wide

Of course, it would have to work well with the Festool dust extractors

Dan Clermont
 
1.  A manifold of at least 3 power-sensing, automatic blast gates for the CTs.  When I set up my Festools, I position them in a U-shaped configuration.  The Kapex is on the left leg of the U, 2 MFTs at the bottom of the U for sanding, routing, dominoing, etc, and a 4x8 table with TS-55 on the right side of the U for breaking down sheets.  The CT is stationed in the middle of the U to serve all three positions.  The manifold could mount to the CT handle or boom arm and would connect through the 50mm hose to the CT.  3 (or more) 36mm hoses would connect from the manifold to each tool station.  Each gate would be opened by activating the tool at each position.  When the tool powers down, the CT would run for a few seconds to clear the hose, then the gate would close.  No more changing hoses or cords for users.  More hose sales for Festool.  Win-Win.

2.  +1 for a DW735-type portable planer with helical head

3.  +1 for a Systainer-based continuous-duty, quiet air compressor (like the Thomas T-635HD)  
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/toolguide/product-finder/thomas-hd-air-compressor.aspx

4.  Storage cart for multiple MFTs that would also serve as MFT

5.  Modification to exisiting SYSPORT for better drawer latching and elimination of goofy green button.  PLEASE!!!

6.  A mechanism to perfectly align the holes in two MFTs for cutting long and/or short panel with 2 guide rails, one per MFT.

7.  An improved mechanism for more precise squaring of the guide rails on MFT.

8.  Improved Kapex rail extensions with deeper, adjustable aluminum rails that remain parallel to the Kapex fence.

9.  Replaceable zero-clearance throat plates for Kapex.

10.  Locking casters/wheels/base for MFT3/Kapex
 
1. Portable planner with carbide head and hss (with excellent dust collection of course)
2. Scroll saw with LED light, dust collection, ideally with a moving belt system so the blade only goes up/down, no back and forth play.
3. Drill with built in LED light, not an add on
4. Small CNC wood mill (similar to CarveWright) with standard g-code (or other open) formats

Mark
 
I WISH  FESTOOL MADE

                                        A CORDLESS ONE HANDED PLANER
                                        A CORDLESS TS55  (Like dewalt has)

                                  Also Wish FESTOOL hurries up and makes a CMS for the CARVEX!!!

 
I wish Festool made:

  • A Drill press
  • A Planer - thicknesser
  • A lathe
  • The ultimate horses. (I'm unsure of the proper word. Trestle legs maybe? The ones you use to put your wood on when you are going to cut it up.)
 
fatroman said:
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.
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I thought Festool only creates new items when they can significantly improve the design of something that already exists. How can you improve a syspressor?
It has been dicussed at the forum before.

A picture can be found here. They provide a 'systank' as well, that can be combined with the syspressor. The systank is 10 liter, it has a water separator. The syspressor has a 3 liter tank, and yields 115 l/min. The syspressor can be deployed stand-alone as well. And yes, it's all 240V....

Best, CJ'60
 
- flashlight for Festool batteries
- corded hammer drill in the 750-1000 watt power range
- cordless impact driver
- larger offering of systainer inserts and preferably a system to design one's own.
- wider range of centrotec bits
- angle grinder, 125 mm and 230 mm
- MultiMaster tool (how about incorporating this into the RO 90?)
 
Wood_Junkie said:
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]
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Well, I keep my Ryobi impact driver, batteries, and charger in a systainer.  That's almost as good, isn't it. [scratch chin]
 
Alex said:
- flashlight for Festool batteries
- corded hammer drill in the 750-1000 watt power range
- cordless impact driver
- larger offering of systainer inserts and preferably a system to design one's own.
- wider range of centrotec bits
- angle grinder, 125 mm and 230 mm
- MultiMaster tool (how about incorporating this into the RO 90?)
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Alex, as you might already know.
The flashlight is already there. But only from it's sister company Protool.
Would not be to hard to replace the orange accents and brandname to Festool green.
You can use all the Festool and Protool batteries.
Look at the best online Festool dealer in the Netherlands because it has an introduction price: Geerdink Doetinchem
 
Better effort to reduce their ridiculously expensive prices.

To get rid of the stupid tabs on the Domino and revert to the pins.
 
Shane,

I think the rub here is to REPLACE what we have with a Festool.

I wish Festool made a multitool but Fein's Multimaster is great and I would not replace it.

I wish Festool made a hammer drill but the Makita I bought is great and I would not replace it.

I have a Makita cordless mini-circular saw that uses like a 3 1/4" blade that I would not mind replacing with a Festool if offered.

Neill
 
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