So it starts

sblanchette

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So after cleaning up my garage, I get this great idea to replace some baseboard in my house - run it by the wife and she thinks its a good idea.  I've got a bunch of basic power tools, but other than an old ryobi contractors saw (that hasn't been turned on in years, but makes a pretty good table for putting junk on) - so Im thinking sliding miter saw.  Start looking around, reading amazon reviews and keep seeing these Festool things.  Find this group, do some reading, but still leaning towards the stuff from Lowes (having a nifty 10% coupon).

A few days pass...

I found out that there is a Woodcraft in Orlando, hrm - never noticed that in the 7 yrs I've been here, so I sign up for an Adirondack chair class.  Great class, great store, but mid-afternoon they were short a sander, so the instructor said "here - use this" and handed me a ETS 150 to use  [big grin] - Wow, what a difference - kinda like it was sanding by itself and no sawdust to speak of (was kinda funny when we took a break and I was the only one not covered in dust).

So on the way out of the store I order a RO 150 and a CT36. Get home, wife likes the chair, so head back next day to get some wood to make another and walk out with wood and a PS300 jigsaw.  A week later go pick up my sanders and extractor, and end up with an MFT/3 and TS75 on top of it.

As I'm typing this my better half sticks her head and says "remember the baseboards, I think those would be great" - and all I hear is Kapex  ;D

So the question is - How far does this slope you all speak of go :) ??

Oh yeah, its a really cool chair :)

Scott
 
[welcome]

The bad news is your rate of decent is quite high initially. This happens when you start of at the top of the Festool slope with your wife giving you and extra push.

The slope is long and there are many paths to the bottom (I don't believe anyone has every reached the absolute bottom ... it may just be a folk story that there is one!).

Kev
 
I once heard there are Festool employees in Germany that have never found the end !!!

Oh, welcome by the way  [big grin]
 
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'nuff said...

but welcome anyway! :)
 
Welcome and congrats! nice initial score.  As others have said, no end to the slope and just when you think you are done the engineers come up with something new.  I am sure a Domino and  router are in your future as are a drill and more Sanders and...

Have fun and enjoy the ride.

Scot
 
Just have a look at my signature line and add a few systainers worth of consumables to it and you get the idea... I bought my first Festool (OF1400 router) last summer and then a TS55 followed at Xmas and everything else has somehow appeared out of nowhere during spring  [oops]

And of course the are still things that are still waiting for my credit card to regain itself enough to take another round of online shopping for the Carvex kit systainer & CMS insert and... [tongue]

 
Beware the organization bug!  It causes Systainers to reproduce and propogate, with all your goods neatly tucked inside.  ;-)

 
Wood_Junkie said:
Beware the organization bug!  It causes Systainers to reproduce and propogate, with all your goods neatly tucked inside.   ;-)

Yeh [sad] I'm so organised I can hardly move because I've got systainers everywhere! [eek]
 
Welcome aboard....

I am still slipping...... I just purcahsed RO 125...  I need one more systainer to equal my height...... I am 5'7"  .......

Oh you have to get a domino... Nothing  like it...

 
I'd say the next step is a garage sale to get rid of that Ryobi stuff and make more room for Festool.
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Wonderwino said:
I'd say the next step is a garage sale to get rid of that Ryobi stuff and make more room for Festool.
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Wasn't "Nobody Want Ryobi" a Star Wars character?
 
Its to late for you.

Soon you will be thinking festool every minute of the day.

Your wife will look at the bank statements and realize how much this stuff actually cost.

She will try to control you

But to late, You are hooked.

You will be buying stuff onlune and rushing home after work hoping you get there before the UPS guy does.

You are doomed. You are one of us.

You need a domino and a 1010 or 1400

and a LR 32 and a bunch of clamps.
 
Brice Burrell said:
PaulMarcel said:
Slippery+Slope.png


'nuff said...

but welcome anyway! :)

Paul, you've got the wrong sign.  Updated version posted below

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can someone photoshop in a festool logo or fog logo etc for us addicts
 
Alan m said:
Brice Burrell said:
PaulMarcel said:
Slippery+Slope.png


'nuff said...

but welcome anyway! :)

Paul, you've got the wrong sign.  Updated version posted below

can someone photoshop in a festool logo or fog logo etc for us addicts

Wouldn't it be easier for you to just attend a 12 step program or, if need be, a 13 step program?
 
if i stay buying systainer i will be able to build a whole stair case soon [eek]
 
sblanchette said:
So after cleaning up my garage, I get this great idea to replace some baseboard in my house - run it by the wife and she thinks its a good idea.  I've got a bunch of basic power tools, but other than an old ryobi contractors saw (that hasn't been turned on in years, but makes a pretty good table for putting junk on) - so Im thinking sliding miter saw.  Start looking around, reading amazon reviews and keep seeing these Festool things.  Find this group, do some reading, but still leaning towards the stuff from Lowes (having a nifty 10% coupon).

A few days pass...

I found out that there is a Woodcraft in Orlando, hrm - never noticed that in the 7 yrs I've been here, so I sign up for an Adirondack chair class.  Great class, great store, but mid-afternoon they were short a sander, so the instructor said "here - use this" and handed me a ETS 150 to use   [big grin] - Wow, what a difference - kinda like it was sanding by itself and no sawdust to speak of (was kinda funny when we took a break and I was the only one not covered in dust).

So on the way out of the store I order a RO 150 and a CT36. Get home, wife likes the chair, so head back next day to get some wood to make another and walk out with wood and a PS300 jigsaw.  A week later go pick up my sanders and extractor, and end up with an MFT/3 and TS75 on top of it.

As I'm typing this my better half sticks her head and says "remember the baseboards, I think those would be great" - and all I hear is Kapex  ;D

So the question is - How far does this slope you all speak of go :) ??

Oh yeah, its a really cool chair :)

Scott

Hi Scott,

Welcome to the FOG!  [smile]

Soooo, are you asking if you should buy a Kapex?  I think you already know the answer to that  [wink]

Seth
 
First Welcome.
Scott you came to the wrong place if your looking for someone to talk you out of buying a Festool.
 
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