What Festool Did You buy Today?

[Ace8]

[attachimg=1]Nice find that old vac. Picked up an dsc-ag 125. Does anyone know what parts I need to fit regular metal grinding discs? I already found the Protool partnumber for the guard.

 

[onocoffee]

Thanks [member=44099]Cheese[/member] - noted on the bag. Spied a guy in PA with the hose garage, and I wonder if that remote is still available?

 

[Cheese]

Thanks [member=44099]Cheese[/member] - noted on the bag. Spied a guy in PA with the hose garage, and I wonder if that remote is still available?

Well, you're a pretty creative guy and you certainly have the hunger for "the hunt".  [smile]

The CT 22 hose garage and the Maxsys stuff are still floating around, you just need to rope that stuff in, if it's at all interesting to own.

I'm basically a car & motorcycle guy and there's a plethora of stuff available if you just keep checking sources.

The CT 22 is good stuff... [smile]

 

[luvmytoolz]

Finally picked up a couple more Sortainer 3's @ 1/3rd off, the newer model unfortunately but still happy. They're amazingly useful.

Slim pickings otherwise considering it's an 100th year event.

 

[Kitteh]

Not today. Approximately 3 months ago, I purchased the Festool CSC SYS 50 table saw. REGRET!!! Upgrades and accessories are so limited! I'm also limited on what size of material I can cut.

It's not the worst tool I've ever purchased but it's close. If I knew then what I know now, I would never have bought it. This mobile table saw is NOT innovative and does not inspire.

 

[luvmytoolz]

[member=82963]Kitteh[/member] While everyone's opinion and needs will vary, I couldn't disagree more with this for myself. The SYS50 fills some specific needs I have beautifully that no other product on the market is capable of matching.

It's the old case of horses for courses, the convenience, quality, and usability for me has far exceeded my initial hopes and expectations, I couldn't be happier with it and wish I had bought it sooner.

 

[onocoffee]

Maybe not quite "Festool" per se but a guy in my area was selling four Gen1 Systainers for $30. DOH!!! Was able to meet up with him today and pick them up. Really very clean and no UV discoloration. They came with foam inserts and I'm suspecting they were used to hold some sort of scientific equipment because there was a connection cable in one with RJ-45 on one end and a DIN kinda sorta looking plug on the other. If anyone knows what it might have connected, I'm curious. Two different sizes and the one fits my GET75-6N - so, nice!

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[onocoffee]

Found a guy on Marketplace unloading a lot of equipment in Pennsylvania. Met up with him and picked up a 2017 ETS 125 REQ with the AH-ES-ETS Positioning Aid, as well as six boxes of 125 Granat - and a 2017 RO 150 FEQ with nine boxes of 150 Granat. All for $400 for the Rotex and $225 for the ETS.

He's also got a similar era HKC 55, OF1400, LR-32, Woodpeckers dog hole mounting systainer, a 12" jointer, (I think) 15" thickness planer, big Jet dust collector, drill press and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember (as well as a ton of Metabo, Makita and other tools). He's about an hour north of Harrisburg. If anyone is interested, I can pass along his info. He wants to unload it all by the end of April.

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[Cheese]

Found a guy on Marketplace unloading a lot of equipment in Pennsylvania. Met up with him and picked up a 2017 ETS 125 REQ with the AH-ES-ETS Positioning Aid, as well as six boxes of 125 Granat - and a 2017 RO 150 FEQ with nine boxes of 150 Granat.

That's funny... [smile] ...nine boxes of 150 Granat would last me until probably 2040 or 2060, and that's providing I make it to 111 years old and am still diligently sanding stuff in the garage.  [tongue]

 

[onocoffee]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] I was thinking about that today on the drive home. I now have so much sandpaper that I don't think I will ever have to buy paper again!

 

[Imemiter]

Three boxes of vacuum bags and two batteries. I was between jobs with my truck too full of tools to get anything larger.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Found a guy on Marketplace unloading a lot of equipment in Pennsylvania. Met up with him and picked up a 2017 ETS 125 REQ with the AH-ES-ETS Positioning Aid, as well as six boxes of 125 Granat - and a 2017 RO 150 FEQ with nine boxes of 150 Granat.

That's funny... [smile] ...nine boxes of 150 Granat would last me until probably 2040 or 2060, and that's providing I make it to 111 years old and am still diligently sanding stuff in the garage.  [tongue]

When I bought my first couple of Festool sanders I wasn't prepared for just how good the sandpaper was and how long it would last, as I was so used to chewing through many discs a day with my cheapo sanders and media.

So I bought a LOT of boxes for the Rotex and the RS2E, and 40 years later I'm giving most of them away to friends as I'll never get through them!

 

[Emeryk79]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

 

[luvmytoolz]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

As you said plunge slowly, always use dust extraction even if only doing "one quick plunge", and only change the width setting while it's turned on. That's really all there is to worry about!

Happy dominoing!

 

[peter halle]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

As you said plunge slowly, always use dust extraction even if only doing "one quick plunge", and only change the width setting while it's turned on. That's really all there is to worry about!

Happy dominoing!

The best advice I can give you is to start out by ignoring how simple everything looks and resist trying it out on an actual project.  Practice on scrap at your leisure then when you can get the mortises parallel to work faces consistently, try it on a simple project.  I am not dissing the videos out there, nor your skill level, but we get many questions here about technique situations that could be reduced, eliminate, or improved with practice.  The Domino is after all just a tool with its nuances.

Hope you enjoy it!

Peter

 

[Emeryk79]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

As you said plunge slowly, always use dust extraction even if only doing "one quick plunge", and only change the width setting while it's turned on. That's really all there is to worry about!

Happy dominoing!

Thank you for the reply

 

[Emeryk79]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

As you said plunge slowly, always use dust extraction even if only doing "one quick plunge", and only change the width setting while it's turned on. That's really all there is to worry about!

Happy dominoing!

The best advice I can give you is to start out by ignoring how simple everything looks and resist trying it out on an actual project.  Practice on scrap at your leisure then when you can get the mortises parallel to work faces consistently, try it on a simple project.  I am not dissing the videos out there, nor your skill level, but we get many questions here about technique situations that could be reduced, eliminate, or improved with practice.  The Domino is after all just a tool with its nuances.

Hope you enjoy it!

Peter

Thank you Peter, I will practice on scrap.

My first project is I need to make a new shed door having needing to widen my other one to get table saw in and out comfortably

then after that my sister wants some cabinets made for the Kitchen

 

[luvmytoolz]

Peter Millard and Peter Parfitt have some good Domino videos.

It's a pretty exciting tool, it helped redefine joinery and is a pure delight.

 

[onocoffee]

[member=83073]Emeryk79[/member] I got my DF500 about six months ago and since I was building out my workspace, I've had a lot of shop projects to build - like different carts for different gear and purposes. For a lot of them, I tried to only use the Domino for assembly (it was only on the 7th and most recent cart that I used something other than the Domino). The first couple I really butchered because I was learning placement, reference surfaces and how to accurately use it.

Now, I'm using it with better understanding and more confidence. However, I'm still prone to foolishness - like a couple days ago when I was assembling a 33mm seat top together with 10mm dominos. Pulled the plate up, set the proper height on the gauge and locked it down. Drilled the mortises and they were a bit low. Huh? Note: I didn't say that I pushed the plate back down on the gauge! However, because I used the correct reference surfaces on both pieces, you csn't tell. I know this sounds cryptic, but the more you do it, you'll understand!

 

[HighlandMarine]

First time owner of a festool tool, my main tool platform is Makita but I just had to have the Domino

Purchased the 100 year anniversary D500Q complete set and hopefully will be delivered today.

Any advice please on what not to do to get full use out of the expensive cutters

I watched several youtube videos already so I know plunge slowly from the back by the power cord

As you said plunge slowly, always use dust extraction even if only doing "one quick plunge", and only change the width setting while it's turned on. That's really all there is to worry about!

Happy dominoing!

Thank you for the reply

Sedge has some good videos that make the process pretty simple. Both on Festool USA and SedgeTool on YouTube.