Just Festooled up! Everything! Major shopping spree!

[tiralie]

You'll probably want to get another of the smaller vacuums for site work. I am not sure about the CT 36 but I imagine it will get heavy as it fills up.
A 26 is high on my list as I hate lugging around my big Bosch Airsweep.
Ditto the tables. You will probably want/need more than one.
If you get the Kapex you need to get the MFT for it. IMO, the height of the table just makes using that saw much easier.
I sure like the 700 but I've only just started using it.
The 1010 is so easy to use I almost always choose it first. If you are making shelves (and you don't already have it) you may want to consider the LR32 system.
If I had to do it all over I should have gotten the 1400.
If you are looking for a big router the 2200 is an amazingly smooth machine. In my experience Festool routers have virtually no run-out which makes using them a joy.
Job is right get the sanders! I second Jeff's list of  the ETS/3 150, Rotex 150, DTS 400. I don't have a DTS 400 but it's next on the list. The dust collection alone makes the price worth it.
If you are working in a client's home (keeping it clean) and need to scribe to a line The RAS 115 kicks ASS!
The Multimaster is a sweet machine and does what it is designed to do flawlessly. Cuts through plaster molding like "budda"
If you are thinking of getting the Domino I'd recommend getting the set with the assortment and systainer.
With all the talk about the Domino
biscuit joiners/cutters seem to get left behind but for some projects I think they are better (faster) then a Domino. If Festool made a biscuit cutter it would be the Lamello. Compared to others I have used Lamello is hands down the easiest machine to use when you need to make a lot of joints quickly.

Good luck!
Tim

 

[Guy Ashley]

Holly & John

Ditto the comments on the jigsaw, forget the Trion and wait for the Carvex to hit your side of the pond. Look at the You Tube vids to see how good it is.

Welcome!!

Guy

 

[Jesse Cloud]

I don't know why Job is not more positive about the sanders?? [laughing]
But seriously, they are incredible.  Other sanders claim to have dust extraction, but I have always found them either ineffective or incredibly awkward to use.  But the Festool is darn near dust free.  I am very sensitive to dust, but I never wear a mask with the Festool sanders (unless I'm working with something really toxic).

You will find lots of threads about the Rotex vs the ETS 150.  They are both great sanders.  Pick one.  Get one with the 6 inch format - much more efficient than the 5 inch.  And experiment with the vacuum speed dial - it really does make a difference.  Full speed is overkill for most sanding operations and a slower speed may give you a smoother ride.

 

[Kodi Crescent]

Get some clamps for the guide rails and MFT.  You really need 2 MFT's to be productive.  1 just isn't enough space.  You should probably have 2 sets of those $95 MFT clamps.

 

[zzzzdoc]

1.) Kapex - yum.
2.) Get the sanders.  ETS 150/3 and Rotex (I use the 150/3 much more)
3.) You should probably get the sanders.

 

[Tezzer]

I want to marry you!!  lol  I'm jealous

Haha, i was thinking the same thing.  ;D

You'll probably want to get another of the smaller vacuums for site work. I am not sure about the CT 36 but I imagine it will get heavy as it fills up.

I agree Tim. I have the CT26 and i still find it to big when i go to clients houses. The CT mini is a stunner for its compact size.

 

[hcbertsch]

OMG!  We are using the tools now, right in the customer's dining room, and the vac is awesome.  She was making dinner in the kitchen and there was no dust.  The cuts were so clean!  I am SO impressed.  Definitely getting the miter saw too.  I can't wait to participate more in the group!

Thanks guys for getting just as excited about the tools as I am.  These are the best systems!  Shoulda done this years ago!

 

[jonny round boy]

We are using the tools now, right in the customer's dining room

Just don't get carried away with the TS55, set the depth wrong, and cut through their dining room table... [eek]

Don't ask how I know that! [tongue]

[big grin] [big grin] [big grin]

 

[eruby]

I am jealous (well not about the warehouse burning down)

I also highly recommend the Rotex 150.  If you had to pick one sander I would choose a rotex.  but there are plenty of people here with way more experience than me.

enjoy

Eric

 

[hcbertsch]

Hey, it was a crappy warehouse, so now we get to build a new one and make it perfect!  But thanks for the concern.  I am loving my Festools and we have been building little jigs and tables to work with them on our weekend off,  We also partied a bit too, but mostly just did some fun stuff around the house to prepare for our kitchen remodel.  I am going through the catalog now and just dreaming of everything we can do with our new tools.

How's the dust collection with the 36 and other tools you have used?  We currently have the big 12" ridgid miter saw and were wondering if we should give that a try with our new vac.  I have hooked the thing up to a standard shop vac before and don't remember being impressed with the dust collection...

 

[nickao]

With that Rigid saw the key is making your own dust catcher(deflector or scoop, etc) near the blade to guide the dust into the vac hose. If you don't no dust collector will help the Rigid. It is a nice saw and just needs a bit of help collecting the dust. I have one and could not sell it(becasue my wife got it for me) even though I use the Milwaukee now. So I regulated it as a full time aluminum cutting saw.

 

[eruby]

I have the CT 22 E and have connected to any tool that I can with varying results.
I have connected my Festool DC (turned all the way up) to my ridgid 12" SCMS and  the dust collection  was certainly better than not having any but far from perfect.  However it will still throw a lot of dust w/o a hood. (just have to make one)  It works slightly better with the ridgid oscillating spindle sander.  Both of these tools will require an adapter to connect the festool hoses.

It works flawlessly with my PC biscuit joiner (use this because the domino is not in the budget yet), 1/4 sheet sander, a homemade router fence and an abranet sanding block (I thought it was neat to be able to have dust collection while hand sanding).

I do not think the Festool vacs will work very well on a tool that requires a 4" or larger connection (like a table saw or jointer)

On a side note you may want to get the Dust Deputy Cyclone to put in-front of the festool vac.  The little thing will save you a bundle on vacuum bags.

 

[hcbertsch]

Thank you Eruby!  I saw that in one of the videos and was wondering where I could get one!  I am so buying this!

 

[eruby]

You're welcome.  BTW I do not work for Oneida (If I did I would probably have the "ultimate" kit)  I bought the deluxe kit but knock over the bucket from time to time.  Unlike you I only work in my basement so its not that big of a deal. 

 

[hcbertsch]

Yeah, we work everywhere....all over the place.  Especially since the warehouse is a pile of ashes...now we have to work in the customer's homes.  These tools have been a godsend!