Topic Contest #4: Most Creative Festool-Based Jigs

[Matthew Schenker]

Top Five Creative Festool-Based Jigs​

Everyone, go back through the posts in the forum.  Select your top five favorite posts on the subject of "Most Creative Festool-Based Jigs."  Tell us which posts you like, who posted it, and what you like most about it.  Tell us about it right here.

The post receiving the strongest support wins.  The person behind the number-one post gets to choose a Festool RS400 or a Festool DS400.  We'll start the contest today (June 9, 2007) and run it for one month.  The contest will end on July 10, 2007.

Remember, you can still create new discussions about your Festool-based jigs while the contest is going on!

For full details on the contest, CLICK HERE..

OK, dive in!

Matthew Schenker

 

[Brent b]

I nominate Mirko for this post.
http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=452.0
(I think I did that right, first time hyperlinking)
This post is:
1. Honest, pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of this jigged jig. 
2. Systemic, comprehensive and thorough.
3.  It reveals a deeper philosophy and ethos to a whole way of building that is very instructive.
4. Come on, he's the dude, man.  He just wants his rug back.

 

[Overtime]

Time to blow the dust off of this thread. I see that the deadline for the nearly dead  contest is approaching.

It's no contest in this category ...... Mirko's LS 32-SYS secrets explained is my choice for the winner.

Those who have used the LS 32 and fumbled around with the linear stops and clamping know the value of Mirko's set up. The system package as provided by Festool will give you what you need to get the task done. But This set up eliminates the most time consuming and clumsy aspects of the system and allows the user to perform the task instantly with repeatable accuracy. These are production style results at a fraction of the cost.

The jig is uncomplicated but highly functional. In fact Festool should redesign the system package based on the elements seen here using adjustable extrusions like the MFS systems. Where the guide rail with the holes can be positioned and locked at specific locations by sliding within the paramiters of a framed extrusion system.

While the jig itself is fantastic - Mirko also includes just about everything you need to know about the "32 mm cabinet system" from increments of 32mm to the 96mm to center for door hinge boring and inch to mm conversion. Like a good pasta marinara gravy - it's all in there ;D. including detailed pics.

And then there's the colored dots for easy and organized drilling for various applications. And the advise on proper hole layouts.

Footnote--  kudos to Brice for his well documented version of his similar jig and the outstanding multimedia presentations of the setup.



 

 

[Mirko]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Mirko

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Everyone,
Due to lack of interest, I'm closing this competition.

It seemed like a good idea, and I'm rather surprised by the response.

In order to learn from this, and have more successful contests in the future, I would like to hear members' responses.

Thank you,
Matthew

 

[Mirko]

:-[

Mirko