UK Mini-FOGfest Next Friday!!!!!!

[jmbfestool]

Wish it wasnt so far away I would of come!.

I am going to the NEC Birmingham  which is on the

Sun 3rd October 9.30am - 5pm
Mon 4th October 9.30am - 5pm
Tues 5th October 9.30am - 5pm
Wed 6th October 9.30am - 4pm

The Plan of the NEC    http://www.w10exhibition.com/sites/default/files/W10-Floorplan-14Sep10.pdf

I looked for festool on their and I cant find them  [crying] but Axminister is their so I assume they will have festool gear their ?!?!?! Dont know never been to the NEC before

Register on here for free tickets  http://www.w10exhibition.com

 

[FEStastic]

Thanks for the heads up JMB. Just registered  [smile]

 

[jmbfestool]

Thanks for the heads up JMB. Just registered  [smile]

No Props! Maybe c ya der lo!

 

[Rob-GB]

Have fun today you guys.  [thumbs up]

 

[jonny round boy]

Today was a great day - meet up with some fellow FOGgers at the Festool Surgery day.

Firstly, I'd like to say thanks to TT Guy, and all the other staff at G&S Specialist Timber in Penrith. They were very friendly & most importantly kept suppling us with mugs of tea!

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From left to right: a G&S customer who came to the surgery but didn't know about the FOG; russ_1380; windmill man; Gordon, the Festool rep; and lastly, yours truly. Unfortunately, TT Guy wasn't around at the time.

We got to see the new CXS and T-Loc systainers, as well as the new centrotec set and a couple of other things.

G&S are not only a Festool dealer, but also supply timber which they convert in their own mill, and we were given a tour. Here's windmill man enthusing about the biggest bandsaw I've ever seen up close:

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And here's the owner with the saw:

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They also have a large kiln and a 6-head planer for producing planed timber, mouldings, etc.

It was great to meet some other members, and even greater to find a festool user who didn't know about the FOG. Hopefully he'll be joining soon!

 

[Corwin]

Hey Jonny,

What's that BIG Rotex next to you in the first photo above?

 

[Rob-GB]

Looks and reads like it was a great meet up.  [thumbs up]

Lets hope we Uk based FOGgers can do something bigger at a later date, well done you guys. [smile]
Rob.

 

[Brice Burrell]

Hey Jonny,

What's that BIG Rotex next to you in the first photo above?

Corwin, that wasn't suppose to make it in the picture, it's the new top secret RO 300.... [wink]

 

[windmill man]

Brice was nearly right, its the new prototype RO 200 TS7a....................................

No, its just a normal Rotex but the angle of the shot makes it look bigger.

It was a great day out , nice to meet other Foggers and lots of banter!!!

I`d like to thank the guys at G&S for their hospitality.

The Stenner was awesome and they have lots of very good high quality timber, I was like a pig in muck!

John

 

[woodguy7]

Thanks for the pics Jonny, looks like you had a good one.  Was the lunch good  [smile]

More importantly, what do you think of the CXS ?

Woodguy

 

[windmill man]

Hi Woodguy,

Lunch was good nice little lakeland pub.

CXS nice little bit of kit. would not bother personally would go for C12. Its a good entry level festool drill and under 200 notes .

john

 

[woodguy7]

Hi John

I have the c12 & c15 so i might as well get the cxs  [big grin]

Cheers, Woodguy.

 

[toolsandtimber]

You are most welcome guys, it was great to meet other FOG'ers.

I have never seen so many Festool fans in one room, I think Gordon may have been quite overwhelmed!! [big grin]

So guys, now you know where we are we will hopefully see you up here again soon.

TTguy