Walko Worktables for use with Festool Systems at Edensaw Woods!

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 Edensaw Woods has two Walko-3 workbenches available. These are the last of these available so please act quickly if you are interested. They come with two shelves, four Table Supports and four Workstruts. The Walko-3 in priced at $530. I can ship them to the lower 48 states for $100, call for freight quotes to other destinations.

Please call us for more information, thanks!

As of Aug. 31st I have two Walko-3's.

Edensaw Woods, Ltd
211 Seton Rd.
Port Townsend, Wa. 98368
1-800-745-3336
info@edensaw.com
 
Thanks again Edensaw. I received mine last week. Ripped down some 4'x8 sheets of coosa board. Glad I finally got one of these.
 
Are these limited supply items or are you going to stock these?

Peter
 
I set my Walko 3 up today and it is awesome.  Don't hesitate to buy from these guys.  Great deal on the unit and shipping, and timely delivery.
 
Peter, My guess is they are a limited supply item.  Wasn't there a previous discussion about them not being sent to USA any more?
Tinker
 
If you live in a dry location (like me), I'd highly recommend you soak the bamboo tables with Smith's CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy).  Otherwise they'll delaminate in no time.  I did it to mine and the few places that apparently didn't have enough need a shot of epoxy and clamps to reassemble.  The holes won't stay round either due to shrinkage.  If you want to use the Festool clamps on it, be sure to look for Frank Pellow's post about rounding over the underside of each hole to get the necessary clearance.

Get extra "table struts"; to be, those were great; the tables, though, disappointed.
 
PaulMarcel said:
If you live in a dry location (like me), I'd highly recommend you soak the bamboo tables with Smith's CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy).  Otherwise they'll delaminate in no time.  I did it to mine and the few places that apparently didn't have enough need a shot of epoxy and clamps to reassemble.  The holes won't stay round either due to shrinkage.  If you want to use the Festool clamps on it, be sure to look for Frank Pellow's post about rounding over the underside of each hole to get the necessary clearance.

Get extra "table struts"; to be, those were great; the tables, though, disappointed.
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I looked one over when my local toystore (WoodCraft) was carrying them.  It was very heavy.
I did not like the looks of the Bamboo plywood as it looked as if it might splinter. For a long time,  I had a couple of pieces of unfinished laminated flooring kicking around in my barn I was going to do something (undetermined) with, but with time and humidity changes, they did start to show signs of splintering.  THE BOSS likes the looks of the bamboo, but i talked her out of it many moons ago. [unsure]

I would think MDF would wrk as replacements for the table pieces.  Maybe add a breadboard type edging around each piece of MDF
Tinker
 
RonWen said:
PaulMarcel said:
If you live in a dry location (like me), I'd highly recommend you soak the bamboo tables with Smith's CPES (Clear Penetrating Epoxy).  Otherwise they'll delaminate in no time.  I did it to mine and the few places that apparently didn't have enough need a shot of epoxy and clamps to reassemble.  The holes won't stay round either due to shrinkage.  If you want to use the Festool clamps on it, be sure to look for Frank Pellow's post about rounding over the underside of each hole to get the necessary clearance.

Get extra "table struts"; to be, those were great; the tables, though, disappointed.
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Oops, I missed a word... shouldda said "to be honest, those were great" (the struts).

The table struts hook into the main Walko rails the same way the tables do, but are just a flip-down piece of metal about 6" long.  Very strong.  I liked using the Walko when rough dimensioning lumber.  With the struts, I could put a lot on either side of the Walko so for each planer pass, I'd take from one side then stack on the other.  Continue until done.  Lot nicer than making stacks on the table saw, a bench, some on the floor, etc.  Struts were also useful for storing panels on the Walko or working on them mostly upright.

The Walko mobility kit (i.e., wheels) aren't that nice; the now-defunct dealer I got it from had the wheels in stock, but told me I could fabricate something more useful, so I did.  The wheels I have now allow me to move it by barely lifting one end so small adjustments even when it's reasonably loaded are easy
 
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