What Festool Did You buy Today?

[onocoffee]

I got a 2015 TXS 2,6 today!

 

[Cypren]

I picked up the TXS 18 because my OCD was triggered by having a gap in my drill set. I still need to find a TI-15 at some point to round out the collection of T-drills.

 

[onocoffee]

Found a solid deal on a discontinued version of the DTS 400 REQ-Plus US ORG and picked it up!

 

[MikeGE]

This Conturo KA 65 Set is not new (2018), but it is new to me. I bought it complete with the Adapter Base AP-KA 65, Perforated Plate LP-KA65 MFT/3, Guide Plate GP-MFT/3 K65 set, and two boxes of adhesive. I don't have any projects for the Conturo yet, but the price was too good to pass up.

 

[Cypren]

So jealous! I've been looking for a used Conturo for a couple of years now, but they're just so rare here in North America. Congrats on the find!

 

[onocoffee]

[member=71910]Cypren[/member] - I don't know where you're located but this guy on the FB group in Kentucky is selling his Conturo setup with the MFT for $4500.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DwqjqT5sN/

 

[batmanimal]

I finally bought a Festool Trion jigsaw to replace / supplement my Milwaukee M18. I don't mind that it has a cord, since I will be using it primarily in my shop with plug-it anyway (and if I need cordless, I still have the Milwaukee).

I also bought the guide stop adapter so the jigsaw can ride along the guide rail.

I also bought a Festool guide rail because I don't have one yet. I chose the LR 32 55", since I have the OF1010 and hole drilling kit already for cabinets that I planned to build 2 years ago, and still have not made yet. Maybe this will be the year.

I assume I can use the holey rail just like a regular guide rail with the Trion on the adapter.

 

[redsoxsurfer]

Last month I drove up to Rockler in New Hampshire and I bought a CSC SYS 50, CT36 and an FSK250.  Bought the CSC 50 to use to install new flooring in newly built basement woodshop.

Any recommendations on blades for cutting vinyl flooring? Price is not a concern.

 

[woodferret]

Any recommendations on blades for cutting vinyl flooring? Price is not a concern.

I would assume item 205766.  52 teeth HPL blade.

 

[Forged3D]

Well not exactly today… But in the last 30 days..  In December, we added the CSC SYS 50 which we love having in the shop (we just posted a cart build walk thru in another post). The digital controls make it a pleasure to use, the compact size makes it feel more precise and the little slider makes us want to add a full slide sliding saw to our next shop where space allows it.    And then yesterday we fell victim to the bombardment of the OF1010 bundle showing up in our various feeds… That and peer pressure from a Discord group 

On the non-Festool front, we added a Lamello Zeta P2 earlier this month and have been putting it to use on shop projects to learn more about it prior to deploying it into production.  We are definitely just scratching the surface of what it can do.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I ordered a few more Systainers to replace the last of the old "Classic" systainers that came with my older tools. This provides better integration with the cabinets I use to store the containers/tools as I'm in process of adding the planned additional two units "as we speak". I hate the idea of "wasting" the older containers and will not dispose of them, so they can be used for "deep storage" of incidental stuff that rarely gets accessed and in a different shop area from tools.

 

[onocoffee]

I had mentioned in a thread about an HL 850 E that someone was selling for a pretty low price but said it was just under 1/32 off on one side. He's pretty far away from me but made it down to his neck of the woods today and picked it up!

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[luvmytoolz]

[member=82312]onocoffee[/member] Well done, the HL850 is hands down the best planer I've ever used. I fitted mine with a spiral head from CSP Tooling and the performance and grunt is just unbelievable!

 

[onocoffee]

[member=75933]luvmytoolz[/member] Thanks. I played with it a little when I picked it up and it's very nice. Way better than my old Makita 1900. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to use it some and see if it really is a little uneven.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Annoyingly - a second TS60.

I was part-way through a kitchen install last Thursday - one with four countertop waterfalls. Literally an inch into the first of these eight bevel cuts, my TS60 dies. I check all of the obvious stuff - kickback stop reset, Plug-it, mains autostart socket on the extractor, check that the wall power sockets are live, plug the saw straight into the wall socket, change the fuse etc. etc. etc.

Nothing. It's completely dead. And my backup TS55 is 400 miles away in Scotland (long story).

So I have two choices - either leave a client's kitchen half-built until the saw's fixed (and also then postpone the next few jobs which would be delayed as a result of these 'ripples in the pool' including the trimming and hanging of 22 doors) - or bite the bullet and buy another TS60 to avoid all of that grief. So that's what I did - dropping the dead one off at the vendor's service department at the same time for a warranty repair. The new one will be kept immaculate, and I'll take a small hit on it when I sell it as a 'one week's use only' item. So if anyone in the UK's interested in an essentially brand-new and still unregistered 230v TS60 for £465 (15% below list), PM me and let's talk. 

Kevin

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Or consider that as a pro, it might be prudent to have a spare for a critical tool in your onsite arsenal. Not inexpensive for sure, but when multiple jobs can be impacted by a failure, at least worth considering.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Or consider that as a pro, it might be prudent to have a spare for a critical tool in your onsite arsenal. Not inexpensive for sure, but when multiple jobs can be impacted by a failure, at least worth considering.

I do, Jim. I have a TS55. But it wasn't on the van as said above. Plus - the huge variety of work I do means that I'd classify over half of my tools as being 'critical' and the cost of duplicates would be horrific. It'd be like buying a spare van to sit on the driveway 'just in case'  [unsure].

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Yea, it can be a struggle to have spares for everything. I do understand!

 

[ChuckM]

I know a few full-time furniture and house renovation fellows, and none of them keep "backup" tools as such.

As seasoned woodworkers, we all know at least two ways, and probably more, of doing something. If a machine breaks down in the middle of a job that can't wait, I'm sure we'll figure something out. At least that has been my experience and that of those I know.

I broke my 4mm cutter in one job before the last couple of mortises were done. I wasn't gonna stop everything and make a trip to Lee Valley (and waste an hour and a half) just to get a replacement cutter, was I? I finished the job with dowels.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Annoyingly - a second TS60.

I was part-way through a kitchen install last Thursday - one with four countertop waterfalls. Literally an inch into the first of these eight bevel cuts, my TS60 dies.
Kevin

Awe man, that sucks. Makes me not feel so bad about the time I had to buy a Bessey K-Body clamp, while on an install. It was years ago, and part of my distain for installs. What I really needed was a 30" length, but the local store only had 40". I already had 8 of each, back at the shop, but it was way too far, for that.

At least the resale value of Festool works in your favor, and you can get most of it back.

I know a few full-time furniture and house renovation fellows, and none of them keep "backup" tools as such.

As seasoned woodworkers, we all know at least two ways, and probably more, of doing something. If a machine breaks down in the middle of a job that can't wait, I'm sure we'll figure something out. At least that has been my experience and that of those I know.

Litteral backups? Well, sort of. I have duplicates of several things, but not really as back-ups. They are for specific set-ups. So, sure, I could change one of them to what another one did.
I do have intentional alternatives though. The only reason I have all of the small bits it takes to install the angle arm to an OF1010 is to keep the ability of the horizontal base on an MFK700. That was, of course, before I picked up the second MFK.  [blink]
I have multiples of the most important router bits, and 2 of most of the track saw blades. I only have 1 Panther blade for the TS55 and TS75, but I don't really rip with a track saw very often.
The company does have a DF500 now, mostly because mine is going away.....eventually.
I guess I have a blend of both, direct backups and alternative methods.