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honeydokreg said:
That depends on what you set it on, Kreg. It's about 21" or 535mm from the bottom of the unit to the top. It sits in the tray part of the Sys-Doc.
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That depends on what you set it on, Kreg. It's about 21" or 535mm from the bottom of the unit to the top. It sits in the tray part of the Sys-Doc.
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Kreg, I'm always happy to help FOG part with their money. [thumbs up] The one issue you'll run into is you'll need to remove the WCR to carry the vac. The good news is on my CT26 the height is about 51" tall fully extended, so collapsed you'll have no problem storing it in the van without cutting a sunroof.
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Okay thanks ! Lol about cutting hole in roof. Thanks Tom
For the measurements. But sounds like I will have to pop it off any way but I will see tomorrow when I pick it up!
For the measurements. But sounds like I will have to pop it off any way but I will see tomorrow when I pick it up!
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Kreg, do you use a ramp to roll your tools into your van? I ask because sometimes the height of the doors and the angle of the ramp become a problem. In the old days when I supervised the set up and load out of many traveling shows, even using semi-trailers and box trucks the ramp angle could be a problem. It was a major PIA with vans.
The WCR 1000 does seem like a wonderful thing for those who need it and those in large shops with smooth floors.
The WCR 1000 does seem like a wonderful thing for those who need it and those in large shops with smooth floors.
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No ramp just heave ho and up it goes!
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Thanks bob! Lol. Oh don't forget I still have that Festool shirt and cap I got you ,,, at this rate it will just be the shirt. Med.
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Did not get a chance to pick up the center yet worked late all weekend. So going to Jlc and will pick it up next week and put it to use
Brice, you are dangerous. I have a small shop and quickly dismissed this as something I do not need, but now I am thinking about how I have difficulty managing all the things I use over and over and am constantly putting here,there and everywhere. My Festools in and out of sustainers and the vac hose connected to all, my drills, marking tools, tapes, squares and rules... I have thought about building a little mobile cart, but maybe, just maybe, this could be the item that gets my act together? Again, like all the newer Festools the price is at a point where it hurts a little, but not enough to say no.
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cant wait to get back from JLC Live in Providence, ( a convention for contractors) to go and get my work center.... do you really think it would be helpful?
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This is how I was using the WCR earlier. It is quite nice because you can contain your mess, sort of. I can roll almost everything out of the way at the end of each evening.
I have little room for error on this one. LOML's dad is coming in about 2 weeks and that's our kitchen. I have the stove pulled and everything in shambles. Oops. I got the electrical work done tonight. It was a lot of 10-gauge copper-clad aluminum (aluminium for you Brits) in very small boxes. Ideally, I would rip all that crap out but it isn't an ideal world.
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I have little room for error on this one. LOML's dad is coming in about 2 weeks and that's our kitchen. I have the stove pulled and everything in shambles. Oops. I got the electrical work done tonight. It was a lot of 10-gauge copper-clad aluminum (aluminium for you Brits) in very small boxes. Ideally, I would rip all that crap out but it isn't an ideal world.
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I don't know Kreg, that job site photo is like pooping your pants - not something you should be advertising...
You post that on JLC, and I think it'd take longer to live down than the TS55 cutting in the grass scenario.
No job is so rushed that you couldn't take a quick 5 to tidy up - clean jobsite is half the appeal to clients.
Sometimes jobsite habits speak louder than the end result to folks.
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You post that on JLC, and I think it'd take longer to live down than the TS55 cutting in the grass scenario.
No job is so rushed that you couldn't take a quick 5 to tidy up - clean jobsite is half the appeal to clients.
Sometimes jobsite habits speak louder than the end result to folks.
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Julian Tracy said:
Julian, I generally take time to keep things fairly neat but in the heat of battle things don't always go as planned. Kreg's picture is a good example of a real jobsite after a few hours of work. Sure, you could take the time to put every tool away and then get it back out shortly there after. What I'm I saying, you're no rookie, you already know all this. I've found the WCR to really help keep thing organized by having a place to put thing until I them again. And, I don't have to stash tools on the floor. You know what a hassle that is.
Kreg, your picture is the real thing so thanks for posting.
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Tom Bellemare said:
Tom, I'm with you on this, roll in, do your work with everything right at hand and roll out. [thumbs up]
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Yep that is how it is brice, thanks. That is why the work center is nice keeps tools out and ready to use during the day
Sure looks handy! How much trouble is it to put on and take off as in putting it on in the morning and taking it off in the evening to load in the van? I have often thought of building something of a work/tool table to fit on a systainer that sits on a CT, but this looks superior in every way as long as set up and break down is not a big deal.
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Laminator said:
The pro's will have much better answers, but how much trouble it is to put on and take off depends pretty much on how much stuff you load onto it. It snaps onto the vac like a systainer, so its not hard to put on and off. Of course if you have a saw, a couple of sanders, and a drill on it - its gonna be heavy. What I have done is to keep a large systainer on the WCR that I can use to put hanging tools when I need to take the WCR off. I just toss the tools into the 'tainer, take the 'tainer off and lift of the WCR.
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I had the Rotex 150, Rotex 90, their cord, T 15, my hammer, a couple of crescent wrenches, some screw drivers, some outlets, etc. on mine when I accidentally sucked up a small screwdriver. When I heard it hit the back of the chamber where the bag is, I thought surely I had popped the bag so I immediately shut down the CT 22 to check it out.
It's pretty easy to dismount the whole thing. I just popped the tabs outward, grabbed the top bar, tilted it away from me, and it pops off. You have to be conscious of the fact that it's going to be much heavier on the end with the tools but it's not that big a deal.
Luckily, I hadn't pierced the bag. It was about half full with, primarily limestone and gypsum dust, so I surgically removed my screwdriver and threw the bag away.
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It's pretty easy to dismount the whole thing. I just popped the tabs outward, grabbed the top bar, tilted it away from me, and it pops off. You have to be conscious of the fact that it's going to be much heavier on the end with the tools but it's not that big a deal.
Luckily, I hadn't pierced the bag. It was about half full with, primarily limestone and gypsum dust, so I surgically removed my screwdriver and threw the bag away.
Tom
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