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Hi everyone,
My name is Oliver and I'm an almost 29 years old tool-nut from Germany. While I decided to cut my "internet-time" very, very short in the beginning of the year, left a lot of forums I was very actively participating in, quit Facebook, Instagram and deleted my personal website - I was still searching for a forum about (Fes)tools, show & tell, woodworking and home improvement projects in general with a friendly and funny nature. Think I've found it.
So how did I get here?
The last couple of weeks were rather unpleasant, I had a tool-failure (wire detector) which resulted in a damaged phone line, upset neighbors and a pretty high bill. To cut a long story short, I know now that lead encased copper wires cable with very, very low voltage is not the wire detectors friend, add a door frame to the mix and it's close to undetectable (no matter how good the tool is) - so I'm not as mad on the tool and the tool manufacturer anymore as I was before. Still I wanted change, and with that in mind I went to a new to me tool store I knew had Festool.
The tool I use most often is a compact cordless drill/driver so I guess it's pretty obvious that my first Festool is a CXS, I bought it yesterday. And so far I'm really pleased with it's ergonomics, fit, finish and precision. Also I really like the angle attachment which my other currently used tools don't have and I look forward to working on my first project with it.
Well, maybe a few words on me - I love & enjoy high-end tools, knives, watches and awesome food and fine dining, I would describe myself as a, sometimes luxury, lifestyle connoisseur mixed with a passion for handcrafting / home improvement.
My ideal place would be a nice cabin on the foot of some mountains, small river close by, couple of dogs running around and at least a 1 1/2 hour drive to the next town. Although it would be nice to have some electricity and internet
(One can be dreaming, right?)
So some more on the tools I use/have. All my electrical tools (except the CXS ) are Bosch Professional - rotary hammer, jigsaw, reciprocating saw, oscillating multi tool... I have two set's of hand tools, one consisting of mostly high quality german tools (Knipex, Wera, Gedore, Stahlwille, Two Cherries...) and one is an almost complete, still added to, set of Snap-On tools.
Depending on what I do I put together my boxes.
Here's my Carhartt tool roll, I take it (almost) everywhere I go along with my Occidental Leather 5-1 Tool Holder, PPE (Snap-On and Oakley) and my trusty Randall knife #25.
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Next my Bosch Professional Stuff, L-Boxx System
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Snap-On Stuff, still growing.
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And my new Festool CXS Set
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Oh, and this is me. (Please forgive the Bosch in my hand )
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Kind regards,
Oliver
My name is Oliver and I'm an almost 29 years old tool-nut from Germany. While I decided to cut my "internet-time" very, very short in the beginning of the year, left a lot of forums I was very actively participating in, quit Facebook, Instagram and deleted my personal website - I was still searching for a forum about (Fes)tools, show & tell, woodworking and home improvement projects in general with a friendly and funny nature. Think I've found it.
So how did I get here?
The last couple of weeks were rather unpleasant, I had a tool-failure (wire detector) which resulted in a damaged phone line, upset neighbors and a pretty high bill. To cut a long story short, I know now that lead encased copper wires cable with very, very low voltage is not the wire detectors friend, add a door frame to the mix and it's close to undetectable (no matter how good the tool is) - so I'm not as mad on the tool and the tool manufacturer anymore as I was before. Still I wanted change, and with that in mind I went to a new to me tool store I knew had Festool.
The tool I use most often is a compact cordless drill/driver so I guess it's pretty obvious that my first Festool is a CXS, I bought it yesterday. And so far I'm really pleased with it's ergonomics, fit, finish and precision. Also I really like the angle attachment which my other currently used tools don't have and I look forward to working on my first project with it.
Well, maybe a few words on me - I love & enjoy high-end tools, knives, watches and awesome food and fine dining, I would describe myself as a, sometimes luxury, lifestyle connoisseur mixed with a passion for handcrafting / home improvement.
My ideal place would be a nice cabin on the foot of some mountains, small river close by, couple of dogs running around and at least a 1 1/2 hour drive to the next town. Although it would be nice to have some electricity and internet
(One can be dreaming, right?)So some more on the tools I use/have. All my electrical tools (except the CXS
) are Bosch Professional - rotary hammer, jigsaw, reciprocating saw, oscillating multi tool... I have two set's of hand tools, one consisting of mostly high quality german tools (Knipex, Wera, Gedore, Stahlwille, Two Cherries...) and one is an almost complete, still added to, set of Snap-On tools.Depending on what I do I put together my boxes.
Here's my Carhartt tool roll, I take it (almost) everywhere I go along with my Occidental Leather 5-1 Tool Holder, PPE (Snap-On and Oakley) and my trusty Randall knife #25.
[attachimg=1]
[attachimg=2]
[attachimg=8]
Next my Bosch Professional Stuff, L-Boxx System
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Snap-On Stuff, still growing.
[attachimg=4]
And my new Festool CXS Set
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[attachimg=6]
Oh, and this is me. (Please forgive the Bosch in my hand
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Kind regards,
Oliver
