SittingElf
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- May 28, 2013
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So, today I mark the second anniversary since I posted my first entry on FOG. Oh what a massive odyssey it's been since! [eek]
I started with either a 420 Jigsaw or a CXS...I can't remember which, and it's been the Green Koolaid ever since.
My goal a couple of years ago was to create what I call the "Lifelong Tool" workshop, where I would buy and own tools and equipment that would last me the rest of my life without feeling the need at some point to upgrade further. My income has been at a level where I can sort of afford the best products I could find, and with full knowledge that there is a finite end to that income....so buy now while I can, and have the tools and equipment that will last me through my retirement years. Festool has certainly lived up to my expectations, and has earned my $$ while I build out my dream shop.
Along the way, I had the great fortune of living in Germany for a couple of years while my wife, who is an Air Force Officer, was stationed there. We were exempt from German VAT taxes and I took advantage of buying a number of Festool NAINA tools and equipment that I couldn't have purchased in the USA. These included the not-yet-released Conturo Edge Bander, ASA 5000 Boom Arm with Energy/Air box, and the Vac/Sys system. Awesome!
In the States, I relied on ToolNut, Bob Marino, ToolTime, Tom Bellemere, Amazon, and others for the products that would replace the hodgepod of power tools that littered my shop...all which have been sold and replaced by Festool. I couldn't be more pleased! [big grin] I am now totally committed to the "Festool System", and am completely in tune with the company's approach.
I now have very few "China/Taiwan" produced equipment, and only from those few companies who have extensive quality control measures in place in those manufacturing plants. Everything else is European or North American made, and I couldn't be happier.
I am now in a position where I only look to Festool to introduce new products that I may have an interest in. I have everything else! [eek] Call me a Fanboy, Collector, or any other derogatory name, but no matter... I am in Festool heaven, and I couldn't care less! [tongue]
Two years! Can't believe I've come this far. It's a new experience, and I am so looking forward to eventual retirement when I have the opportunity to spend a lot more quality time with my tools "making". In the meantime, I am still toiling away flying helicopters on a six-week on, six-week off schedule in Nigeria...where I don't have access to ANY tools! [sad]
Thank you Festool for creating the dreams...and one that has come to fruition for me! Now please make something I don't have already, and that will excite me into purchasing again! [big grin]
From 28 May 2013's first purchase:
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To this today after two years... Whew! [eek]
[attachimg=2]
It's been a wild and wacky ride! [big grin]
Cheers,
Frank
I started with either a 420 Jigsaw or a CXS...I can't remember which, and it's been the Green Koolaid ever since.
My goal a couple of years ago was to create what I call the "Lifelong Tool" workshop, where I would buy and own tools and equipment that would last me the rest of my life without feeling the need at some point to upgrade further. My income has been at a level where I can sort of afford the best products I could find, and with full knowledge that there is a finite end to that income....so buy now while I can, and have the tools and equipment that will last me through my retirement years. Festool has certainly lived up to my expectations, and has earned my $$ while I build out my dream shop.
Along the way, I had the great fortune of living in Germany for a couple of years while my wife, who is an Air Force Officer, was stationed there. We were exempt from German VAT taxes and I took advantage of buying a number of Festool NAINA tools and equipment that I couldn't have purchased in the USA. These included the not-yet-released Conturo Edge Bander, ASA 5000 Boom Arm with Energy/Air box, and the Vac/Sys system. Awesome!
In the States, I relied on ToolNut, Bob Marino, ToolTime, Tom Bellemere, Amazon, and others for the products that would replace the hodgepod of power tools that littered my shop...all which have been sold and replaced by Festool. I couldn't be more pleased! [big grin] I am now totally committed to the "Festool System", and am completely in tune with the company's approach.
I now have very few "China/Taiwan" produced equipment, and only from those few companies who have extensive quality control measures in place in those manufacturing plants. Everything else is European or North American made, and I couldn't be happier.
I am now in a position where I only look to Festool to introduce new products that I may have an interest in. I have everything else! [eek] Call me a Fanboy, Collector, or any other derogatory name, but no matter... I am in Festool heaven, and I couldn't care less! [tongue]
Two years! Can't believe I've come this far. It's a new experience, and I am so looking forward to eventual retirement when I have the opportunity to spend a lot more quality time with my tools "making". In the meantime, I am still toiling away flying helicopters on a six-week on, six-week off schedule in Nigeria...where I don't have access to ANY tools! [sad]
Thank you Festool for creating the dreams...and one that has come to fruition for me! Now please make something I don't have already, and that will excite me into purchasing again! [big grin]
From 28 May 2013's first purchase:
[attachimg=1]
To this today after two years... Whew! [eek]
[attachimg=2]
It's been a wild and wacky ride! [big grin]
Cheers,
Frank
