One for the Aussies...

[Stephen B]

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member]    Demo day Sounds fun. Unfortunately I'm only allowed into the big city once a year and that will be in two weeks time.. So come on then, tease us..... what was in the swag bags?

[size=13pt]Oh nothing much, just a HKC55!  [big grin]
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But in reality a Cap, Coffee Mug [Re-Usable], Stubbie Holder, Pencil and Ruler. I like those Festool Rulers.  [smile]

I would not have travelled 150km just for this, but I knew I would be in Melbourne that day, I am considering the HKC and certainly the demonstration by the Festool representative was excellent.
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[Bohdan]

The 20% discount on Festool consumables was also Nice.

 

[DB10]

Thanks [member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member]
  That swag bag is not too shabby, I've wanted a Festool cap for years now, I have plenty of JT caps, you'd think that someone at Festool Aus would drop one of those hats into one of the many boxes that have left their depot and arrived on my door step over the years, but not even a pencil!  Oh well was given a couple of Metabo caps on Friday, so they will be keeping my head warm next week.

 

[Stephen B]

[size=10pt]After a 9hr shift at the Hardware/TY came home tonight to Hot Muffins, Card, Book and financial contribution to the Festool Funds.  [smile]
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Happy Fathers Day to the Aussie FOG Fathers.
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Hope this morning for you was not like this, but the end result does look appetising!  [big grin]

 

[peter halle]

Happy Father's Day!

 

[Stephen B]

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[jjowen]

I have heard of heated jackets which run off battery packs, but a heated apron??? Still, it comes with a bonus battery and a systainer, so what is not to like? (Actually, I did purchase an apron, but it is ridiculously short and the big pockets catch on everything so I have given it to my wife to re-engineer.)

 

[Kev]

I'm holding out for the Centrotec Sporran ...

 

[Stephen B]

[size=12pt]To be fair, this time I emailed them directly, rather than FB; received a kind reply and it has been rectified [ie no Festool Sporrans Kev [smile]].
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[Kev]

[size=12pt]To be fair, this time I emailed them directly, rather than FB; received a kind reply and it has been rectified [ie no Festool Sporrans Kev [smile]].
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[member=13058]Kev[/member] [member=52790]jjowen[/member]

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member]

As a compromise, how about a Feztool ?

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[benwheeler]

Haha!

 

[Kev]

I weakened [embarassed]

Today - Vecturo and HL850 ... and that's after the Freehand Diamond Cutter and FS-AG-2 on Saturday [huh]

No HKC55's in the shop, otherwise I would have got one of them too.

So I've also got two 90th Compartment Systainers too [smile]

 

[benwheeler]

I weakened [embarassed]

Today - Vecturo and HL850 ... and that's after the Freehand Diamond Cutter and FS-AG-2 on Saturday [huh]

No HKC55's in the shop, otherwise I would have got one of them too.

So I've also got two 90th Compartment Systainers too [smile]

Haha, oh boy, you sure showed them!!

...Seriously though, I'm interested in your impressions of the planer and Vecturo.  I couldn't see myself spending a grand on a multi-tool at this point, unless there's something magical that makes it so much better than the competition.  If I was doing more carpentry at the moment the HKC55 and HL850 would be on the list.

 

[Stephen B]

This on . . . . . . .
I'll only invest in a Festool product via Oz distribution when I need it as they're doing absolutely nothing to separate me from my money.  . . . .

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Just a reminder Kev; you wrote this on August 17th!  [eek] [eek] That is by my count, three purchases ago!  [smile] [big grin] [big grin]

You were not out for the knockout long!  [smile]

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Enjoy, and I am particularly interested on your thoughts re the HL850.

[member=13058]Kev[/member]

 

[benwheeler]

If anyone's sitting on the fence (as I was) about going to the Timber & Working With Wood Show, here's a way to (possibly) get a freebee:

The Tool House in Dandenong have four free tickets to give away to the first four people who like and share the relevant post on their Facebook page.  As far as I can tell, I'm the only genuine punter to have done so.  So, have at it!

The Tool House - Facebook

 

[Kev]

I weakened [embarassed]

Today - Vecturo and HL850 ... and that's after the Freehand Diamond Cutter and FS-AG-2 on Saturday [huh]

No HKC55's in the shop, otherwise I would have got one of them too.

So I've also got two 90th Compartment Systainers too [smile]

Haha, oh boy, you sure showed them!!

...Seriously though, I'm interested in your impressions of the planer and Vecturo.  I couldn't see myself spending a grand on a multi-tool at this point, unless there's something magical that makes it so much better than the competition.  If I was doing more carpentry at the moment the HKC55 and HL850 would be on the list.

I've got a Fein Multimaster and a cordless Bosch multitool - the thing that drives me crazy with both of them is the way the blade drifts as you try to hold the machine solid and plunge into a surface. From all accounts, the plunge base with the magnetic blade attractor for the Vecturo eliminates this hassle. I was sold on this new concept, but the blade prices  for the Vecturo had me a bit rattled (to my thinking, the Festool blades are about 3x what they should be in $'s).

I've found that there's a couple of options for blades, so I bit the bullet.

I've wanted to pick up the HL850 for a while, just always seemed to buy something else!

I haven't used the Vecturo yet and have only had a couple of quick passes with the HL850 before it got dark and time for quiet. A quick pass down a piece of framing treated pine made it feel like it had just come out of a Japanese hand planing competition [eek] Not too messy either, but there will be clean up after you use it.

 

[Kev]

This on . . . . . . .
I'll only invest in a Festool product via Oz distribution when I need it as they're doing absolutely nothing to separate me from my money.  . . . .

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Just a reminder Kev; you wrote this on August 17th!  [eek] [eek] That is by my count, three purchases ago!  [smile] [big grin] [big grin]

You were not out for the knockout long!  [smile]

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Enjoy, and I am particularly interested on your thoughts re the HL850.

[member=13058]Kev[/member]

In my defence, I'd held my resolve with Festool Oz a thousand times longer than I've ever been able to with my wife [embarassed]

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[Stephen B]

[size=13pt]Anyone heard re winning 90th annerversary CXS comp?

Trust we are all enjoying and entering the 9 tools in 9 weeks comp!  [smile]

[size=10pt]quote - No, I'm going to get my wife, daughter, son, father, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, dog and deceased canary to enter on my behalf.
[size=14pt]How are the relations and pets going Kev?  [big grin]

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[Stephen B]

Anyone heard re winning 90th annerversary CXS comp?

Trust we are all enjoying and entering the 9 tools in 9 weeks comp!  [smile]

quote - No, I'm going to get my wife, daughter, son, father, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, dog and deceased canary to enter on my behalf.
[size=10pt]How are the relations and pets going Kev?  [big grin]

[size=8pt][member=13058]Kev[/member]

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As Week 7 ends, has anyone heard any good news, including the 90th Aniversary CXS?

[size=24pt]A N Y  O N E? 

 

[Kev]

Anyone heard re winning 90th annerversary CXS comp?

Trust we are all enjoying and entering the 9 tools in 9 weeks comp!  [smile]

quote - No, I'm going to get my wife, daughter, son, father, sister, brother-in-law, mother-in-law, dog and deceased canary to enter on my behalf.
[size=10pt]How are the relations and pets going Kev?  [big grin]

[size=8pt][member=13058]Kev[/member]

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As Week 7 ends, has anyone heard any good news, including the 90th Aniversary CXS?

[size=24pt]A N Y  O N E? 

[member=19746]Untidy Shop[/member]

Not a dickie bird! [mad] [crying] [sad]