Non Festool additions to my "shop"

[gkeas]

I recently acquired a few non-festool items:

Porter Cable 6 gallon compressor with 18g brad nailer, 16g finish nailer, and u-crown stapler
Delta 6" benchtop jointer
Dewalt DW734 benchtop planer (couldn't spring for the big brother)
Dewalt DW745 benchtop table saw
Hitachi 10" SCMS (couldn't wait for the Kapex, and probably wouldn't afford it when it comes)

I did order a new ETS125 sander and a bunch of sortainers to try and offset the imbalance. ;D

 

[semenza]

Hi,

      I have a whole bunch of the PC guns. I like them a lot. That combo set price is hard to beat too.

Seth

 

[gkeas]

Hi,

      I have a whole bunch of the PC guns. I like them a lot. That combo set price is hard to beat too.

Seth

yep, $279 w/ free shipping from Amazon, and I had about 140 left over on a gift card. 

 

[Dan Clark]

I recently acquired a few non-festool items:

Porter Cable 6 gallon compressor with 18g brad nailer, 16g finish nailer, and u-crown stapler
Delta 6" benchtop jointer
Dewalt DW734 benchtop planer (couldn't spring for the big brother)
Dewalt DW745 benchtop table saw
Hitachi 10" SCMS (couldn't wait for the Kapex, and probably wouldn't afford it when it comes)

I did order a new ETS125 sander and a bunch of sortainers to try and offset the imbalance. ;D

Garry,

Just curious, why did you buy the DW745?  What do you (will you) use for a stand?

Dan.

 

[gkeas]

Garry,

Just curious, why did you buy the DW745?  What do you (will you) use for a stand?

Dan.

Dan,

The DW745 is a benchtop table saw:

Click me

I plan on using it mainly for ripping long, narrow stock.

 

[Jesse Cloud]

Hey Garry,
Nice haul!  Those should do the job.  I used to have the DeWally saw, built a lot of stuff with it.  Found that if I moved it around much, I would have to fine tune the alignment (blade parallel to miter slot, fence parallel to blade).  Not a big problem, but something to be aware of.  Still have the DeWally planer.  Trick there is getting the infeed/outfeed tables aligned just right to prevent snipe.  I made a sled out of melamine with a cleat on the infeed end, solved that problem, mostly.

Enjoy the new toys/tools!

 

[Markus K.]

Hello woodworkers!

first of all, my Name is Markus, I come from Germany and this is my first posting.
Most electric Tools are Festool, since last week I`m a proud Owner of a Hammer A 3-31, a 12-inch Powerplaner-Thicknesser. There?s also some Routers (I got four), a small Bosch POF 500 for rounding edges, a Bosch GOF 1300CE for heavy work and on the Leigh D4R and last but not least a Freud FT 3000 with 31/4 HP in the Routertable.

 

[John Stevens]

Guten tag, Markus, welcome to the Festool Owners' Group.  Hope you'll continue to share here.

Regards,

John

 

[semenza]

Hi, Markus

      Welcome   Could we get an enlarged photo of that Kapex set up in your avatar?  If you just attach it to a post we can click it to enlarge it.

Seth

 

[Markus K.]

Hello John, Seth
thank you for the welcome, sure I will continue to share here! That's also a good way to train my English and see more about your woodworking!
Here it is, on a homemade stand with casters. It has the same height as the Routertable, maybe you will take a look in my little homepage under "werkstatt".

 

[Michael Kellough]

...Still have the DeWally planer.  Trick there is getting the infeed/outfeed tables aligned just right to prevent snipe.  I made a sled out of melamine with a cleat on the infeed end, solved that problem, mostly.

Jesse, how does this work? Is the cleat the same thickness as the board being planed? If so, it has to be replaced frequently?

 

[Jesse Cloud]

...Still have the DeWally planer.  Trick there is getting the infeed/outfeed tables aligned just right to prevent snipe.  I made a sled out of melamine with a cleat on the infeed end, solved that problem, mostly.

Jesse, how does this work? Is the cleat the same thickness as the board being planed? If so, it has to be replaced frequently?

Sorry, I didn't explain well, did I?  The cleat size is arbitrary.  It just goes down below the sled and catches the end of the infeed table so the sled stays put.
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[gkeas]

Jesse,

Your pic shows only 1 side, but I assume the sled goes all the way through and has a similar cleat on the other side? 

If so, one could conceivably make longer infeed/outfeed by attaching the cleat to the bottom of a longer piece of melamine.

 

[dltflt]

I added longer infeed and outfeed tables to my Dewalt planer.  I have since upgraded to a Woodmaster 18" planer/molder/sander.  They recommend setting the infeed and outfeed a little high on the ends to reduce snipe and I have found that works really well.

 

[kfitzsimons]

I was looking at the "base" that was added to the Dewalt planer in the above post.  I have a Delta portable planer with the same type of cutting head that I'd like to add an extended base for the wood to feed on.  Did this help eliminate snipe?  Is it melamine? Did you wax it at all to help the wood slide on it better?
Thanks, Kevin

 

[Jesse Cloud]

Jesse,

Your pic shows only 1 side, but I assume the sled goes all the way through and has a similar cleat on the other side? 

If so, one could conceivably make longer infeed/outfeed by attaching the cleat to the bottom of a longer piece of melamine.

Hey Garry,
No need for a cleat on the outfeed end.  The reason for the cleat is to keep the pressure that moves the wood thru the planer from moving the sled as well.  You can also make it so that the sled rides thru the planer with the workpiece, then its called a cheater board.

Waxing it would probably be a good idea, but I'm lazy and never got around to it.  I do blow some compressed air through there every now and then to keep it clean.

BTW, another problem this solves is that lunchbox planers are notorious for developing cranking problems around 3/4 inch depth, because thats where we do so much work.  You can go through a long and messy process of removing and replacing springs, or use a sled to add some height so that you don't have to crank that low any more - don't ask me how I know this 

 

[Jesse Cloud]

I was looking at the "base" that was added to the Dewalt planer in the above post.  I have a Delta portable planer with the same type of cutting head that I'd like to add an extended base for the wood to feed on.  Did this help eliminate snipe?  Is it melamine? Did you wax it at all to help the wood slide on it better?
Thanks, Kevin

Hey Kevin,

Yes, mine is melamine, but I don't wax it.  Probably should. The sled does cut down on snipe.  You can extend the sled past the infeed/outfeed tables, but if I were going very far, I would probably use a sturdier design.

Bottom line, give it a try.  You can buy melamine shelving material at the Borg, cut it to size, screw in a cleat and your in business.  Cheap and quick...

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Jessy,
Thanks for the suggestion on the DeWalt planer.  I have this planer, and like it -- use it all the time.  However, DeWalt's claim that it is "snipe free" is a bit overzealous (in my opinion).  I even spent extra money on DeWalt's table extensions, which I later realized was unnecessary, and still did not eliminate snipe altogether.  Granted, there is very little snipe, but there is some.

I'm going to buid a table like the one you show and see if that helps!

One other thing: is anyone else annoyed by the fact the DeWalt did not consider the relationship of the dust hose to the outfeed table?  You can't fold up the add-on outfeed table against the machine for storage because it hits the dust hose.  Engineers at DeWalt must not have been communicating when they designed those features!

Matthew

 

[ericbuggeln]

check out rousseau table saw stands on amazon.  the fence on them looks like a biesmeyer style and attaches to the stand which might be a lot nicer.  I have this saw and use it with the Dewalt Tile saw stand (which i already had) and a piece of  MDF, which has worked okay.  this saw gets thrown in and out of my truck almost daily and I find that the fence is its weakest link, like Jesse had said.  I keep the fence in the cab for protection, but it has a rickety set up that never seems to sit nice.  Rousseau set up is over $400.00 with out feed table, but others have raved about it on other forums.  Unfortunately when i need that saw i need it.  i use a forrest blade and after market insert which gives exceptional cuts.  im looking to buy dewalt planer and it seems a lot of members have it, so keep the tips on that coming.

 

[Eli]

One other thing: is anyone else annoyed by the fact the DeWalt did not consider the relationship of the dust hose to the outfeed table?  You can't fold up the add-on outfeed table against the machine for storage because it hits the dust hose.  Engineers at DeWalt must not have been communicating when they designed those features!

Matthew

My only real peeve about that planer. Interesting to note that the Makita w/ hood is no better, but the hood does have thumbscrews, AND when you take it off it can fit inside above the motor before you fold the tables.