Time for another CMS adventure...

[Econoline]

Against my better judgement, I bought a used AEG BS 75. Are there any FOG people that want to part with CMS inserts or accessories designed for the BS75?

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[Econoline]

Even without the specific CMS accessories, loads of possibilities for this sander...

E.

 

[Econoline]

Tobias has taken the CMS concept to very useful places. Granted, not all of us restore grand pianos, but his concepts are sound for us mortal carpenters and woodworkers. FF to 3:35...


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[Econoline]

Oh boy, I knew this could be a rabbit hole. If it's possible to extend the life of a tool, I'm all for it. For the life of me, I can't see why the powers that be didn't make a Festool belt sander for the US market. The BS 75 is loved by all who own one, even some Festy skeptics...
I think we may be entering a time of mandatory repair vs. replacement.


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[Cheese]

Oh boy, I knew this could be a rabbit hole. If it's possible to extend the life of a tool, I'm all for it. For the life of me, I can't see why the powers that be didn't make a Festool belt sander for the US market. The BS 75 is loved by all who own one, even some Festy skeptics...
I think we may be entering a time of mandatory repair vs. replacement.


E.

Thanks for posting this video on the AEG...they really are a nice piece of equipment. It's on my "have to purchase" list that seems to get longer and never shorter.  [crying]

 

[Econoline]

Oh boy, I knew this could be a rabbit hole. If it's possible to extend the life of a tool, I'm all for it. For the life of me, I can't see why the powers that be didn't make a Festool belt sander for the US market. The BS 75 is loved by all who own one, even some Festy skeptics...
I think we may be entering a time of mandatory repair vs. replacement.

E.

Thanks for posting this video on the AEG...they really are a nice piece of equipment. It's on my "have to purchase" list that seems to get longer and never shorter.  [crying]

You bet. I'm sure there is a previous discussion about this very sander. The deeper I dig, the more I realize how incestuous the power tool industry really is. Festool just added the leveling frame, and outriggers for bench-top use, but didn't try and reinvent the wheel...

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[mino]

You bet. I'm sure there is a previous discussion about this very sander. The deeper I dig, the more I realize how incestuous the power tool industry really is. Festool just added the leveling frame, and outriggers for bench-top use, but didn't try and reinvent the wheel...

E.

Well ... it may be worth to try and "Festool-ise" the AEG. May need only very few (if any?) parts to make it compatible with the BS 75 accessories.

The main objective would be to get the frame for it. In my mind the BS 75/105 series sanders are like an accessory where the frames are "THE TOOLS". They just completely transform what the sanders can be used for.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Mino is right, the leveling frame completely transforms the tool, but Festool didn’t invent it. The frame was available from the beginning (the machine was designed or it) at least forty years ago.

 

[luvmytoolz]

+1 for the frame!

It's an absolute game changer that allows you to float the sander over the surface with almost no effort at all to remove high spots.

 

[Econoline]

You bet. I'm sure there is a previous discussion about this very sander. The deeper I dig, the more I realize how incestuous the power tool industry really is. Festool just added the leveling frame, and outriggers for bench-top use, but didn't try and reinvent the wheel...

E.

Well ... it may be worth to try and "Festool-ise" the AEG. May need only very few (if any?) parts to make it compatible with the BS 75 accessories.

The main objective would be to get the frame for it. In my mind the BS 75/105 series sanders are like an accessory where the frames are "THE TOOLS". They just completely transform what the sanders can be used for.

Thanks mino, if you, or anyone else knows what parts are required for the sanding frame, part numbers would be appreciated? The dust port and bench mounts should be easier to come by, although I'm expecting that I'll have to order most, if not all parts from GB.

Best, E

 

[Econoline]

Mino is right, the leveling frame completely transforms the tool, but Festool didn’t invent it. The frame was available from the beginning (the machine was designed or it) at least forty years ago.

MK, is AEG the original designer/manufacturer of the sander and sanding frame?

E.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Mino is right, the leveling frame completely transforms the tool, but Festool didn’t invent it. The frame was available from the beginning (the machine was designed or it) at least forty years ago.

MK, is AEG the original designer/manufacturer of the sander and sanding frame?

E.

HOLZ-HER developed the tool and several other tool companies contracted HOLZ-HER to make copies with their names on the case.

AEG was the only company to distribute the tool in the US and Canada.
Maybe they were the only company to commission a 120 volt motor?

About 24 years ago Festool (or ToolTechnic?) bought HOLZ-HER's portable tool factory and HOLZ-HER now makes only large woodworking machines.

It's very unfortunate that Festool chose not to make any sanders with 120 volt motors.

 

[Coen]

Against my better judgement, I bought a used AEG BS 75. Are there any FOG people that want to part with CMS inserts or accessories designed for the BS75?

E.

Wait what? I don't think there ever was a CMS insert for the BS 75?

There was a beltsander sold for CMS, but it was insert and machine in one fixed assembly. "CMS BS 120"

It didn't sell very well as far as I have seen. I think my dealer sold one in like 8 years?

So I guess inserts for BS 75 (and BS 105 !!) are DIY builds.

 

[Econoline]

Against my better judgement, I bought a used AEG BS 75. Are there any FOG people that want to part with CMS inserts or accessories designed for the BS75?

E.

Wait what? I don't think there ever was a CMS insert for the BS 75?

There was a beltsander sold for CMS, but it was insert and machine in one fixed assembly. "CMS BS 120"

It didn't sell very well as far as I have seen. I think my dealer sold one in like 8 years?

So I guess inserts for BS 75 (and BS 105 !!) are DIY builds.

Coen, right, there wasn't a CMS insert for the BS75. I'm looking for a used CMS jig saw insert. I'll turn it into a BS75 insert.
E.

 

[Coen]

I think any CMS insert would do for that. Including just the blank plate. You might even be able to buy that as spare part. # 495528 I think. Not 100% if that needed other / more parts to function as such.

But for doing a DIY with the belt sander, I think you can start with any base plate.

I have clamped my PS 300 under the router inlay in the past. But eventually I bought the jigsaw module... as a box of spare parts, because it was just after discontinuation.