What Festool Did You buy Today?
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Crazyraceguy
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DynaGlide said:
A lot of what I do would be considered excessive, part of it is admittedly just me being me, but in reality it does save me a lot of time in a commercial cabinet shop situation. Then there is the fact that I am almost exclusively in the shop. I have no need to be mobile, so I don't have to save space or have the need for versatility where one tool may have to do several things to earn it's space.
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Crazyraceguy said:
I can identify with the bold text, but I’m self employed.
It sounds like you are buying tools with your own money to improve your productivity for the benefit of your employer which really does seem excessive, but I don’t know your compensation plan.
I do get the impression that your role is critical in the company’s ability to satisfy it’s clients and that you get a lot of satisfaction from your work, so maybe it works out just fine.
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Coen said:
Me too, although week before last. It was a used (but never used) Domino XL box. The foam core was actually in better shape than the one that I got from the recon site (thank you again,) so I swapped boxes for the XL and wedged my cordless nailers into the new (used) Sys4. I'm planning some modifications to my new nailer box but busy with other things.
For last week's Festool accessories I picked up the fine tuning dial for the OF 1010 parallel guide. It seems a little goofy but it got the job done well enough. The guide itself has what looks like a spot for a different knob centered there between the rail. Is there a part for that or is it some vestigial artifact from another era?
If you mean what I think you mean..
The black 'bar' of Festool 483358? That just looks so because it's the same part they use on the actual parallel guide itself. I think it also allows for putting it on the other side of the parallel guide.
And having the two parts the same saves Festool from having to make another mold.
The black 'bar' of Festool 483358? That just looks so because it's the same part they use on the actual parallel guide itself. I think it also allows for putting it on the other side of the parallel guide.
And having the two parts the same saves Festool from having to make another mold.
Imemiter
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That's the one. Thanks!
squall_line
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A Sys-Roll cart showed up yesterday. It was the first one I bid on that didn't end up selling over retail price in the last month (most were going 10-15% over retail). In perfect shape other than the original box looking like it was dropped out of the back of a C-130 without a 'chute.
I also snagged an "Emerald Edition" Carvex PS 420 ass a buy-it-now, which showed up while I was gone on a business trip. It came from a pawn shop, so it included whatever was with the saw when it was sold/pawned. Besides the lovely blue systainer, it also came with a Collins Coping Foot, a set of 5 Bosch blades, a bunch of OSB chips/sawdust, and a slightly-used Festool 25-pack blade set. Between the coping foot and the blade set, I saved quite a bit. I would have preferred a cordless Carvex, but the pretty blue systainer and blade set drew me in at the price it was listed.
The Festool blades look pretty blued/burned and chewed up from the blade guide; it looks like whoever was using it wasn't aware that the blade guide could be widened to accept the thicker Festool blades.
Once I clean it all up (get all of the sawdust out of the systainer and out of the nooks and crannies of the dust shroud channels), it should be a good saw. No idea what I'll do with all of these Plug-it cords that I seem to be collecting, though...
(note: I don't normally post my purchases out of fear of an intervention, but when I buy from a pawn shop I'll post it because I always worry a little about buying a stolen tool, and if it belonged to someone on the FOG, I want to make sure they can get it back)
I also snagged an "Emerald Edition" Carvex PS 420 ass a buy-it-now, which showed up while I was gone on a business trip. It came from a pawn shop, so it included whatever was with the saw when it was sold/pawned. Besides the lovely blue systainer, it also came with a Collins Coping Foot, a set of 5 Bosch blades, a bunch of OSB chips/sawdust, and a slightly-used Festool 25-pack blade set. Between the coping foot and the blade set, I saved quite a bit. I would have preferred a cordless Carvex, but the pretty blue systainer and blade set drew me in at the price it was listed.
The Festool blades look pretty blued/burned and chewed up from the blade guide; it looks like whoever was using it wasn't aware that the blade guide could be widened to accept the thicker Festool blades.
Once I clean it all up (get all of the sawdust out of the systainer and out of the nooks and crannies of the dust shroud channels), it should be a good saw. No idea what I'll do with all of these Plug-it cords that I seem to be collecting, though...
(note: I don't normally post my purchases out of fear of an intervention, but when I buy from a pawn shop I'll post it because I always worry a little about buying a stolen tool, and if it belonged to someone on the FOG, I want to make sure they can get it back)
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I also added a Rotex 150 and a CT 48 AC HEPA dust extractor. Im living the dream!
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Michael Kellough said:
Yes, you are correct. I buy everything that I use on my own, except consumables. They buy the Dominos, Zeta connectors, saw blades, sandpaper, etc. As I said before, part of it is just me being me. Some of that is because I can afford it at this stage of life. The investment has paid off. I have been doing this for quite some time and worked my way into it by upgrading as I went, but only as needed. I have told the story before, but you may not know, that I lost it all to a fire. That was nearly 2 years ago (August). So while replacing everything and moving into a much bigger space, I have gone with the system approach of the Festool gear. That is not all I have, of course, but experience has shaped my choices. I had some Festool stuff before, but not nearly as much as now. A big insurance check allows you to go with different choices, since I didn't have to justify to myself when replacing something that worked just fine. I wouldn't have upgraded a lot of the things I had, if not for the loss. They worked before, so I would have kept them until there was a genuine need. Some of it is just from learning about and experiencing the Festool equipment for myself. As I got into it, the draw to continue is there too and the Systainers do appeal to the OCD.
As far as benefitting the company, sure it does, but that comes back to me too. It's not like they don't know or appreciate the effort. Part of it is also from developing better ways of doing things over a period of time too. The Domino and Zeta were game changers in the way I work.
Some of it is just simplicity. If a particular task is easier, it just works out to be faster as a side benefit. Some of it is just satisfaction of getting the job done without having to go looking for a tool or maybe having to wait while someone else is using it. I know how they are taken care of and adjusted. I can pick up anything I own and expect it to work the same as the last time I used it. And I know where it is, no hunting for anything. Efficient is just faster as a secondary effect too.
Part of it is that I came up in the automotive trade, where you basically had to have everything to do the job at hand. If you didn't have the required tools, the job went to someone who did, so you didn't get the hours. That mentality hasn't gone away. So, when I get a particular project and come across a challenge that I haven't seen before, I work through it. Sometimes I think of a better way as I go, but I am not equipped for it. That becomes the next purchase, so I have it next time, that adds up.
Yes, there is a lot of satisfaction from the job. I have had a few architects come to the shop to see their ideas/designs actually get built. That's always nice.
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Just got a call from Woodcraft...the new TSC 55 KEB has arrived, will hunt it down tomorrow. [cool]
It's right on time, it was supposed to be available on June 15th.
Interesting though, the Surfix oils I ordered in December have still not arrived. [sad]
It's right on time, it was supposed to be available on June 15th.
Interesting though, the Surfix oils I ordered in December have still not arrived. [sad]
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I picked up the Festool 576913 Limited Edition Systainer Installer's Set.
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I came across a listing for an MFS 400 template guide set that had an extra set of 1000mm rails with it, for about the same as the MFS 400 set price. Didn't have the "tilt protector" or the angle brackets or hex wrench, but had pretty much everything else. Not sure if I actually got a deal or not, but it was worth it when I pulled the trigger.
Now to hit YouTube to figure out how to use the goofy things...
Now to hit YouTube to figure out how to use the goofy things...
squall_line said:
The MFS is awesome. Make sure to read Brice Burrell's excellent supplementary manual for it:http://www.festoolownersgroup.com/CoppermineMain/albums/Brice Burrell/Festool_MFS.pdf
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rst said:
+1
I've purchased several items for the MFS within the last 4 months.
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[member=75217]squall_line[/member] Here's a thread that shows some of the MFS parts and their part numbers:
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/hand-tools/on-the-discontinued-mfs-jig/msg638515/#msg638515
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] has some posts there showing pictures. Coincidentally, I just used my MFS the other day to route a recess in back of a kitchen cabinet.
Good luck! Mike A.
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/hand-tools/on-the-discontinued-mfs-jig/msg638515/#msg638515
[member=44099]Cheese[/member] has some posts there showing pictures. Coincidentally, I just used my MFS the other day to route a recess in back of a kitchen cabinet.
Good luck! Mike A.
Can you get the extrusions themselves as replacement parts? I managed to damage one of mine by over-plunging until the router collet hit the extrusion and marred the scale. I've seen replacement part numbers for all the accessories, but not for the extrusion struts.
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