Three year plan THE LIST

[PreferrablyWood]

I've made a price list of the things I'm dreaming of getting. Because of some tax return money and ditching any travel holiday plans for 2015 I should be able to swing about 2/3 of whats on the list in the coming year, then slow down the following year and finish the list in 2017-18.. Gawd this is and expensive undertaking... but it's my interest to do fine things with these tools long after everyone else would sensibly have retired.. It's the long winters in Scandinavia I'm preparing for here...

Total cost today: 4.246,70 €*

This is the 3/8 Socket chuck for the PDC 18/4
Festool Steckschladapte AD-3/8" FF
Artikel-Nr.: 769064
49,50 €*
 
This are the knobs I can use to turn my Parf dogs into clamping elements
Festool Spannsatz SZ-KS 494693
Artikel-Nr.: 494693
2x12,25 €*
24,50 €*
 
Short Wood (bradpoint)bits for the PDC drill
Festool BOHRERKASSETTE BKS D 3-8 CE/W-K
24,86 €*

Believe it or not I roll my gear around the city center in Copenhagen so two Sys-rolls are on the short list.. 
2 X Festool SYS-Roll SYS-Roll 100
211,98 €*
 
I'm back and fourth on the CMS setup, I figure it's mainly the Router and Table saw that makes it attractive. I may go for the belt sander, I think I'd prefer just to use a jigsaw as a hand tool and get a bandsaw at a later date. so the:
CMS GE set with OF module with the OF 2200 
FESTOOL Tischfräse TF 2200-Set Compact Modul System OF 2200 EB CMS
Artikel-Nr.: 570275
1.599,00 €* ->is on the list though the most expensive single item it seems but not in this package you get the CMS GE, the router and the module in one go, it is cheaper this way..try to explain that to an non Festoolian...
 
Cant get the OF2200 without the accesory box...
Festool Zubehör-Set ZS-OF 2200 METR,
Artikel-Nr.: 497655
335,57 €* Also a relatively expensive accessory set but it is the most developed for any handheld router today and a must have..
 
A Festool shop without the Domino would be impossible...
FESTOOL Dübelfräse DOMINO XL DF 700 EQ-Plus (574320) im Systainer
Artikel-Nr.: 574320
976,99 €*
I know I haven't budgeted for the Domino selection, as I think I'll just buy the specific sizes of bits and Dominos I need...
 
This is the template for lining dominos up on narrower stock
Festool Leistenanschlag LA-DF500 493487
Artikel-Nr.: 493487
32,93 €*

Syslites are just the slickest worksite and shop lights I've seen, a must have...
Festool Arbeitsleuchte SYSLITE KAL II SET Li-Ion
Artikel-Nr.: 499815
2x199,99 €*
399,98 €* this price is crazy expensive but they neverbreak so you'd save time searching for bulbs, they are safer and cooler to use so I'm going for em..

No point in having the TS 75 if you can't cut the range of materials possible with it. My strategy to keep prices down is to focus on getting my tools maxed out and using them effectively so I can avoid having 3 different saw blade sizes to deal with... The TS 75 with 6 blades though expensive will do just about everything I can imagine... I'll get a diamond blade for my grinder to handle stone and tile... I already own the Panther rip blade, the Crosscut blade, and the Universal Blade, I may get a spare Universal Blade as well..

TS 75 Aluminiun Blade
88,90 €*

TS 75 metal cutting blade
63,96 €*
 
TS 75 mineral and hardsurface blade
Festool KREISSÄGEBLATT HW 210X2,4X30 TF60
Artikel-Nr.: 493200
82,99 €*
 
Parallel Guide for the TS 75, can be used for added stability when cutting bevels on the track
Festool Parallelanschlag PA-TS 75 492243

Artikel-Nr.: 492243
39,95 €*
 
TS 75's CMS module
Festool Modulträger CMS-TS 75 Compact Modul System Tauchsäge TS 75

Artikel-Nr.: 493360
315,59 €* Actually not a bad price for this..

As far as getting the other bits for the CMS I'll have to wait and see how I can perhaps work with it as is or rig up some of my own sleads, or jigs and so on..

Summe

4.246,70 €*

Total netto 3.568,66 €

Vat at 19% 678,04 €

This little exercise has been a sobering experience and it also underlines for me just how much the other Fog members have invested in their setups and how I in my humble beginning should take the advice offered here so generously very seriously... Wow you guys rock!

 

[GPowers]

I can not even read the list but that is one huge list...

 

[PreferrablyWood]

I can not even read the list but that is one huge list...

I'm working on the list to make it more readable...

 

[sancho57]

I got the jig saw module and think its a great addition. I wouldnt rule it out.  The belt sander is good to. The only draw back (to me) is it isnt 110V which is what I need.

 

[PreferrablyWood]

I got the jig saw module and think its a great addition. I wouldnt rule it out.  The belt sander is good to. The only draw back (to me) is it isnt 110V which is what I need.

I'll have to get a corded PS 420 to use the Jigsaw module, so it's getting expensive, thought maybe money would be better spent towards a bandsaw. The Beltsander module for the CMS was a bit of a surprise when I looked into, it's a serious bit of kit with the price tage to match, but if I find I need that type of sander it will definitley get another look. Though a drum sander might be more flexible...

 

[wrightwoodwork]

I guess you are tradesman. What I usually do is use the tax money for the big purchases then the likes of consumables buy them through the year and factor it into the price of the job. Depending on the cost maybe over 3 jobs

 

[PreferrablyWood]

I guess you are tradesman. What I usually do is use the tax money for the big purchases then the likes of consumables buy them through the year and factor it into the price of the job. Depending on the cost maybe over 3 jobs

I'm a grounds keeperi/custodian that takes on small jobs repairs in the run of my work and help out some of the tenants occasionally. Previously I've worked on various types renovations, built fences, soundstudios, designed and built kitchens and worked as an artists assitant in his woodworking shop where I helped upgrade the level of craftsmanship. Now I want to get to another level of competance, with the new and safer/cleaner working methods offered by Festool among aothers I have a secure income the next years due to my work being mainly maintenance and service based which is less suseptable to downtime due to economic recession.  I feel more prone to venture/invest in  new projects and develop my skills and creativity when I feel relatively secure economically.. Though my security zone is perhaps the next guys insecure, it's all up to what you are used to..Anyways I've got a plan and need to focus and that helps generally with morale and motivation in my daily life.

 

[wow]

That is ONE IMPRESSIVE LIST! If you get all of the items you've list you're gonna have one very well equipped shop.

BTW, thanks for sharing. I love seeing people planning for future acquisitions like this. I wish you all the best, and hope that you are not only able to complete THIS list but perhaps sneak in another green tool here or there as you want or need it...

[wink]

 

[PreferrablyWood]

That is ONE IMPRESSIVE LIST! If you get all of the items you've list you're gonna have one very well equipped shop.

BTW, thanks for sharing. I love seeing people planning for future acquisitions like this. I wish you all the best, and hope that you are not only able to complete THIS list but perhaps sneak in another green tool here or there as you want or need it...

[wink]

Thanks for the encouraging words! I have always had a feel for working with wood and usually keep at a project til long after most others would have been satisfied, but of course without the mastery of many posters on the Fog site.

I will likely fill out the smaller things on the list over regular intervals but the list is going to help me to make saving goals over the next months, so that hopefully I can get the CMS gear and the Domino fairly close together in time..  Otherwise without this overall strategy I might be tempted to get the smaller Festoolian and other morsels that would chisel away at the resources without bringing me closer to getting the main items on the list..Things like the BHC SDS drill, the Ti Impact and the CXS or the Vecturo aren't really a pressing need but they are somethings things that I'd like to own, my PDC 18/4 though can handle all the tasks that these others could do for now.. Whereas the Syslites,TS 75 blades, The Sysrolls, and the Sortainers feel like they should be gotten as soon as possible to help with productivity and ease of transport and organization.. So these significantly expensive sundry items I'll pickup with any extra funds I have over the nearest period of time..

 

[wow]

That is ONE IMPRESSIVE LIST! If you get all of the items you've list you're gonna have one very well equipped shop.

BTW, thanks for sharing. I love seeing people planning for future acquisitions like this. I wish you all the best, and hope that you are not only able to complete THIS list but perhaps sneak in another green tool here or there as you want or need it...

[wink]

Thanks for the encouraging words! I have always had a feel for working with wood and usually keep at a project til long after most others would have been satisfied, but of course without the mastery of many posters on the Fog site.

I will likely fill out the smaller things on the list over regular intervals but the list is going to help me to make saving goals over the next months, so that hopefully I can get the CMS gear and the Domino fairly close together in time..  Otherwise without this overall strategy I might be tempted to get the smaller Festoolian and other morsels that would chisel away at the resources without bringing me closer to getting the main items on the list..Things like the BHC SDS drill, the Ti Impact and the CXS or the Vecturo aren't really a pressing need but they are somethings things that I'd like to own, my PDC 18/4 though can handle all the tasks that these others could do for now.. Whereas the Syslites,TS 75 blades, The Sysrolls, and the Sortainers feel like they should be gotten as soon as possible to help with productivity and ease of transport and organization.. So these significantly expensive sundry items I'll pickup with any extra funds I have over the nearest period of time..

I forgot to mention that shortly after purchasing my TS75 I went ahead and bought one of every blade for it. Like you, I wanted to be prepared for whatever I need it for.

I posted about last week when I worked on the Corian sink for my daughter. I can't tell you how GREAT it felt to walk over to the Systainer where I keep my blades, grab the RIGHT ONE for the job, and put it in the saw. No hassle, no delay. Talk about instant gratification...

[thumbs up]