What Festool Did You buy Today?

[Cheese]

However, I prefer corded tools and I always bring my Midi to a job, which made me buy the Trion (especially after reading through some of your posts ) The tool seems to be very robust, especially to the old Milwaukee jigsaw, I have used until now. I am lookig foward to setting up the kitchen

FWIW...I originally owned a Milwaukee 6266-22 jigsaw and it seemed fine until I purchased a Trion. What a huge difference, everything on the Festool worked better and felt better. The ONLY similarity between the two is that they both used T-shank blades. That Trion is a keeper.

 

[onocoffee]

I recently ordered a Trion PS300 as I always wanted to possess a Festool jigsaw and was fed up by the crooked cuts my old jigsaw produces. Three years ago, I thought about buying the corded Carvex, but somehow did not. As a friend of mine is going to need some help with a kitchen, the jigsaw came to my mind again, but Festool now only sells the cordless Carvex.. However, I prefer corded tools and I always bring my Midi to a job, which made me buy the Trion (especially after reading through some of your posts ) The tool seems to be very robust, especially to the old Milwaukee jigsaw, I have used until now. I am lookig foward to setting up the kitchen

Thanks for the good advices, which can be found all over the Festoolownersgroup!!!

I borrowed a friends PSB400 corded D-handle Carvex and while I liked the strobe light, the trigger was cantankerous and wouldn’t start at times, then the dust tube kept falling out. I didn’t get to use it enough to hate it for the wobbly blade others complained about. I hated it for those two things.

I also got the Trion instead. Very happy with it - just wish they would update it a bit. A light would be a plus.

 

[rst]

not technically Festool, I bought an anti-tip attachment from Tool Curve that fits the TS saws.

 

[GordonR]

Bit the bullet on the Ctlc Midi dust extractor
Buyaparcel is doing 20% off which worked out to be a £75 saving

 

[GordonR]

On a roll

 

[Crispy]

Well after 2 months, some facebook messenger chats and videos, a couple of calls, a japanese holiday, and $2500 AUD i now actually own an almost brand new Vac Sys SE 1 - finally
The person who i got it from, said he pretty much purchased all the stock from a business that closed down in SA or Vic ( cant remember) and shipped it all to Tasmania.

The unit was apparently a display item in the shop, so it is missing the Classic systainer for the head end and pedal, no bid deal.
The pump runs at -9bar, my ebay special is lucky to hit -6, and was made back in 2014!

Now to get the range of heads for it, and work out where its going to live and be used in my shed, i pretty much drilled every single hole on my mft work bench so there is no flat space for the suction base to be used........
When i moved it to the side bench in the second pic, it was not coming off anytime soon under vacuum.

Oh, and 'i forgot' and will probably keep forgetting to mention this to my wife.. she may react slightly in way that will be unfavorable to my health

 

[luvmytoolz]

@Crispy Well done mate! I had the opportunity to buy a set a while back and passed as I didn't realise how useful the set is. Regretted it ever since, although now I'll probably make do with machining my own suction pads when I have time!

Unless of course a set comes up at a good price!

 

[Crispy]

LMT, im glad you suggested posting on wwforums, because of that i also found a couple of festool pages in facebook, surprisingly the aust festool buy swap sell is the one that came through, so thanks!
As i thought i was not going to get one, i started getting parts to frankenstien a setup, so i now have a few spare parts....
The original hoses are surprisingly pretty short , but i have 2 of the 5m Festool hose kits that i will end up using, so i may play with that over christmas

Im looking at amazon dot com for the VT accessory set, but i should 'order soon' as there is only 19 left....... :/
It will cost probably a little more than individually buying all 3 extra pads in aus after freight, but will they at least will have a systainer to ive in.

PS, I just found a Festool Australia Brochure asking me if i am ( was) ready for the future , introducing the Vac sys and all its parts from 2006.....i didnt realise that the vac sys was that old

 

[Cheese]

Now to get the range of heads for it, and work out where its going to live and be used in my shed, i pretty much drilled every single hole on my mft work bench so there is no flat space for the suction base to be used........
When i moved it to the side bench in the second pic, it was not coming off anytime soon under vacuum.

FWIW...I made a pair of flat stainless sheets with 20mm aluminum dogs attached to secure both of my vacuum bases to the workbench. The stainless is maybe 16 gauge thick so when a vacuum is drawn, the stainless does move slightly which then secures each aluminum dog in the dog holes tighter...in other words, the stainless sheet moves which also moves the dogs and the dogs then grip the table.
The last 2 photos show the stainless plate in the normal direction on the bench and then turned 90º.

 

[onocoffee]

It must be a sickness.
Went by that same Restore where I found the Systainer and SYS-AZ drawers thinking that they wouldn’t have anything. But there were a couple SYS RAIL packs for $20 and a bunch of MFT connectors for $10. Had a couple connectods In hand then thought: “Why? I don’t even have one MFT!”

The connectors are still there: ReStore Columbia, Maryland.

 

[onocoffee]

While not technically “Festool”, I found this 106”/2700mm Milwaukee Rail at my local ReStore for $125. Google’s A.I. assured me that the rail is compatible with the TS55, so I guess we’re gonna find out! However, I don’t really have any projects that require the cutting of a sheet good.

Now, I just have to figure out where it can live in my cluttered garage!

 

[Crispy]

FWIW...I made a pair of flat stainless sheets with 20mm aluminum dogs attached to secure both of my vacuum bases to the workbench. The stainless is maybe 16 gauge thick so when a vacuum is drawn, the stainless does move slightly which then secures each aluminum dog in the dog holes tighter...in other words, the stainless sheet moves which also moves the dogs and the dogs then grip the table.
The last 2 photos show the stainless plate in the normal direction on the bench and then turned

@Cheese after seeing your pictures, i did a bit of you-tubing ( well, sedgetools ) and made a modfied version of his.
I had ordered some longer dogs (40mm i think) a while back for a vacuum pod idea that i didnt like, and the T track items that fit the rail i had from a couple of years ago that i had not used at all.
This allows me to use it anywhere on the top of my bench, or the rails on the side.
I did have to reset my Rail brackets to make sure the new base fit and i can still access the systainers on the side , so yaa me

I ordered the VT sort kit from A mazon US, saved like $50 at the end of the day over buying them all individually here, and got a free systainer with insert.... thats when im telling myself
Stackry are a little BS on the way they portray the freight by using their 'calculator', just when you actually go to pay, the same weight and size now costs and extra $50, and then they hit you with GST on top of everything ( ^%$# Gerry Harvey, poor rich Australian. Google his name and GST if your bored one day) followed by what i assume is a %1 credit card charge after you click paynow, bah humbug!

Oh, and I ordered some prevost fittings too, so i can setup disconect points on both hoses.
G 3/8 threadded euro fittings for the base and pedal, a euro hose barb for under the vac pad and thought id try the prevost euro quick release fitting on an end, as im one short for doing both ends of both hoses and its not close to $200aud.
Worst case i still need to order a festool Val fitting, worst worse case is my wife walks into my shed and then has questions

 

[Crispy]

My VT sort arrived today, all new and shiny.
It was meant to be here on friday afternoon, but someone decided that a cyclone heading in our general direction was a good enough excuse to knock their entire team of early.... before it was delivered.
Jokes btw!!
It was a pretty windy, rainy and interesting way to spend the weekend, just glad my roof was replaced this year otherwise i would have had an indoor swimming pool.


On a different note is there anything i should do to maintain the flexibility of the rubber over the next few years on the different heads other than just use them, as i dont want them drying out ( if that is an issue)??


Also after receiving the prevost 2 step safety fitting last earlier in the week ( below)


When / if i need anymore couplings for the vac sys - I will be going that way, as it works exactly the same as the Green and grey version, just at 1/3 cost ( in aus anyway)
Im still waiting on the g3/8 to euro barb fittings so i can change the pipe work.

 

[onocoffee]

A couple weeks ago, a guy in one of the Festool forums (not FOG) posted about a tool he bought that came with a bunch of FT items he didn’t need. I messaged and said that I would take them, if he didn’t want them. Said it would be $20 plus whatever for shipping ($23).

Ended up with 2/3 of one SP clamp, and MFT Rail thing (which I had been thinking about buying), the MFT Angle thing (I didn’t know what this was or what it did until Sedge’s video yesterday), and one other triangular (maybe MFT) that I don’t know what it is. Thoughts?

UPDATE: I was looking at some photos of the MFT/3 table and it seems that the part I am unfamiliar with is the rail base for the protractor that sets the fence, is this correct?

 

[PaulMarcel]

For the clamping element, you're only missing the post that it presses the part into. A dog with a wrap of hockey tape would work well as a replacement.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Just clicked on a TID impact "basic" in the Recon listings (you can currently see everything available for a limited time rather than having to constantly "doom click" to see what's up currently). I've been wanting one to replace an inexpensive impact I've had and for $109 including a Systainer...no brainer.

 

[Dr. P. Venkman]

Just clicked on a TID impact "basic" in the Recon listings (you can currently see everything available for a limited time rather than having to constantly "doom click" to see what's up currently). I've been wanting one to replace an inexpensive impact I've had and for $109 including a Systainer...no brainer.

I did the same. I’ve nearly purchased one about 10 different times over the years but never pulled the trigger.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I did the same. I’ve nearly purchased one about 10 different times over the years but never pulled the trigger.

I've wanted one for some time now, but I don't use an impact enough to justify full boat cost. This was a perfect opportunity. And since Professor Dr SWMBO can no longer shop due to medical issues, she delegates that to me, so it's my holiday gift from her. So the alternative budget battery platform in my shop will only be needed for the hot glue gun at my CNC, the battery operated grease gun at the CNC and the battery operated heat gun I use when employing resin to get rid of bubbles.

 

[onocoffee]

Found a 2002 era LS 130 EQ sander. The seller was asking $300 and we agreed on $200. Seller was a long-time furniture restorer but came down with some health maladies which is pushing the sale. He's got a lot of woodworking tools for sale and a bit of Festool. However, most of the Festool is from the Classic Systainer era.

The sander is in good but used condition, though the sanding pad looks to be in good condition. Got the 90 degree pad along with it for an extra $25. The Systainer was yellowed and covered with who knows what finishes. Cleaned it up and tried using acetone to remove the finishes, which worked well enough until I bumped the can and acetone went flowing off the workbench and onto a SYS3 Systainer and pooling in the lid. This quickly degraded the surface of that Systainer!

So, unless I'm going to have some crazy idea of finding a BS75, this rounds out Those Old Sanders. Still waiting for the right RTS to come by though. The first pic is after I had cleaned it all up. I stopped by a Woodcraft local to the seller and found the LS130 Scraper as well!

 

[Cheese]

So, unless I'm going to have some crazy idea of finding a BS75, this rounds out Those Old Sanders. Still waiting for the right RTS to come by though. The first pic is after I had cleaned it all up. I stopped by a Woodcraft local to the seller and found the LS130 Scraper as well!

So have you picked an RS 2 yet?
And don't forget about the DX 93, it's a lot more comfortable to use than the RO 90 with the delta pad.

FWIW...I've used the LS 130 with the scraper blade to remove tile mastic from plaster walls.