Tools Festool should make

[DB10]

I've had a SIP 18v cordless 18g brad nailer for about ten years, and it has just broke!!
It origionally cost me £49.99 fits in a small case (smaller than a sys 1) is relatively light weight and the 18v battery lasted for ages, sadly there seems to be nothing of quality to fill this niche. It fires 15-32mm 18 guage t nails.

Looking at replacements my options seem to be:
1 Compressor and air nailer  (a lot of additional kit to carry)
2 Gas Nailer  (expensive for the amount of work I'd use it for)
3 Makita/Dewalt Cordless nailer (quite bulky and expensive for the amount of work I'd use it for)
4 Corded Maestri pinner (corded so less convienient but looking like my best option)

Unless festool can fill that niche???

Another piece of kit that I have found usefull but seems no longer available is the Dewalt DW711 table top mitre saw.
It was a lightweight mitre saw that could be used locked down with a small table saw on top great for small jobs where it doesn't warant taking a full size table saw.

Both would complement the Festool range.

I can't see how a Festool 18g cordless nailer it would help you out. You have already said that Dewalt and Makita would be too expensive for the amount of work you do, well a Fetool 18g cordless nailer would probably be about three times their cost!
  If your not a tool snob then take a look at the Ryobi 18g Airstrike. A lot of people wouldn't consider it because it's Ryobi, but those who can look past that,  have had good results whith it. For the money you can't go wrong.

 

[sancho57]

I know this has been discussed before numerous times butttntttttttttttt

I would like festool to make training videos on how to set up and use their tools for different applications such as the domino.

Incorporated into a project video such as the projects the make in the training classes. Those videos should show the set up of the different tools ad adjustments etc...

 

[epicxt]

I haven't read through the whole thread so it may have been mentioned already, but I would like to see the addition of a vacuum clamping option built into the base of the Kapex. Maybe a few small clamping elements positioned near the "no hand" sign on either side of the blade.

 

[RPAllen1]

How about a square bodied drill, screw gun, impact driver.  So the side of the housing and the battery are in the same plane.  This way you can push it tight to a surface and get a consist offset for drilling.  They could technically make three different offsets. 

 

[Kev]

How about a square bodied drill, screw gun, impact driver.  So the side of the housing and the battery are in the same plane.  This way you can push it tight to a surface and get a consist offset for drilling.  They could technically make three different offsets.

I like your thinking ... I'd be satisfied with a turret on the drill collar. You're on to something here though!

 

[Mort]

Along those lines, maybe a 90 degree jig to get drill-press-like accuracy. The Vecturo has something like that, doesn't it?

 

[tjbnwi]

Along those lines, maybe a 90 degree jig to get drill-press-like accuracy. The Vecturo has something like that, doesn't it?

These work well.
https://www.biggatortools.com

Tom

 

[Kev]

Along those lines, maybe a 90 degree jig to get drill-press-like accuracy. The Vecturo has something like that, doesn't it?

These work well.
https://www.biggatortools.com

Tom

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member] nice spot .. they just need to add one more bundle ... all 8 guides with 8 plastic sleeves. Very reasonable pricing too !!

I'd buy a metric set tomorrow if they made one [sad]

 

[Mort]

Along those lines, maybe a 90 degree jig to get drill-press-like accuracy. The Vecturo has something like that, doesn't it?

These work well.
https://www.biggatortools.com

Tom

For most situations they do. But if it were Festool, it couldn't just do one thing. It could also have a depth stop which might be easier than the painters tape method, and do different angles. Maybe even run on the LR32 rail. And dust collection.

You know, all the cool Festool tricks.

Or maybe I'm completely overthinking it. [emoji3]

 

[Cheese]

I'd buy a metric set tomorrow if they made one [sad]

[member=13058]Kev[/member]
Well today's your lucky day...
http://www.shop.biggatortools.com/Metric-V-DrillGuide-MDG1000NP-MDG1000NP.htm

It's what I used to put 20mm holes in a 1 1/2" thick maple bench top.

 

[Holmz]

I'd buy a metric set tomorrow if they made one [sad]

[member=13058]Kev[/member]
Well today's your lucky day...
http://www.shop.biggatortools.com/Metric-V-DrillGuide-MDG1000NP-MDG1000NP.htm

It's what I used to put 20mm holes in a 1 1/2" thick maple bench top.

As Kev is on the other side of the date line, he can actually buy it tomorrow.
(There was a twilight zone, with "there is no time in space"...)

 

[Cheese]

Whoops...i meant tomorrow is your lucky day...however...that probably means today...man this time zone thing is a distraction, I need a Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic to figure this out.
http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us/en/watches/geophysic/geophysic-universal-time/8108420.html

 

[demographic]

I'd love Festool to make a flip over mitre saw. Sliding mitre saw one side, table saw on the flip side. Incase they are listening I would pay £3k plus for one.

Also they should make a 36v battery mitre saw for little to mid size cuts.

What would you love festool to make?

The only flip over mitre saw I've used is one of the De-Walt Elu types.
I don't know anyone I dislike enough to give them one of those things.

Really detest them with a passion.

Slow to set up and adjust, wobbly legs, not particularly accurate and take up too much space in the van.
Not seen one on site for a few years so I guess everyone else has realised just how crap they really are.