fuzzy logic said:
Julie.
Had a thought that bothers me.
I hope "I'm done" doesn't apply to FOG generally - as opposed to this particular thread.
Have enjoyed reading your posts, looking at the good photo's etc.
Richard
No Richard, I'm not leaving. Just done with the "what should be included" thing. My father always went for quality and always had high expectations of quality products. His take was that demanding customers keep the company on their toes which results in the customer getting a better product with better service. Accept whatever they give you and that's all you'll ever get. I've found that pretty much to be true, but there's always exceptions. I guess we each have our own take on that.
Now I'm really done. [big grin]
Back to the topic... I'm finding the more I use the RO 90, the better I like it. For this face frame job, it's almost perfect. A round pad a touch larger would help getting into inside corners, I know that's what the delta attachment is for but I get lazy. And an ETS type action would make it a "one stop" tool for detail work. Even as you work to finer grade abrasives, the Rotex action is a bit too aggressive for finish sanding. I'm coming back with the ETS 125 for final sanding.
A side note:
Yesterday I had to do some redesigning of the wall oven cabinet. The top cabinet stiles were 3-1/4" wide and needed to be 1-5/8" wide in order for the hinges I bought to work. The old doors had surface mount hinges. The hinges I have are all face frame mounted. So I had to cut the stile back for the top doors.
It was a tight area to work in with a soffit above and the oven below. On one side was a wall, the other side the refrigerator.
I clamped the cutouts back in place so you can see what I started with.
Mentally, I went through my tool inventory to figure out the best way to make the cuts with the least mess and best result. My only Festools are sanders. I finally settled on a Kataba saw for the top and bottom crosscuts and a jigsaw for the rips. I didn't have a little plunge saw. The smallest circular saw I have is a 6" and I thought that would make too big a mess. I was wishing I had a Carvex.
So I did the crosscuts, top and bottom. That went fine. I toyed with taking a taking a Dozuki saw and trying to work it into the cut line but lack of patience and technique talked me out of it. So I took out my Bosch jigsaw and rummaged through the blades. It doesn't get used a lot because I'm a precision nut and my blade selection is kind of lacking. I picked out the best blade I could find and began making the first cut. Tiny dust chips were flying everywhere! I tried to figure out a way to connect the CT hose to it but couldn't. So I went back to cutting.
Then it was time to clean up the mess. Chips were on the cooktop, wedged in the handle of the oven, on top of the frig and in the grooves of the seal, they were everywhere. I even found them around the corner, on the other side of the refrigerator! I spent over 30 minutes cleaning up the mess. Then I took a shower because they were stuck to my skin and deep in my hair. This morning I came down to the kitchen. With the sun shining in I could see even more dust and chips. And I spent another 20 minutes cleaning that up. So for this 10 minute job, it became an hour job after clean up.
Those who have never experienced the Festool dust collection efficiency might consider this substantial cleanup just part of the work. To me it's avoidable, you just have to have the right tools. Festool's dust collection is the star of their tool technology, IMHO. Whether it's in my kitchen or in my shop, I don't want to spend a lot of time cleaning up. And since my shop is in the basement, collecting everything I can at the source keeps the dust out of the house... and out of my lungs. Efficient dust collection is why I love Festool.
Do I sound like a commercial? [huh]
