Which Festool changed your way of doing things the most?

[sw1211]

Sounds like he's voting for one, The Entire System.

 

[Frank Pellow]

Sounds like he's voting for one, The Entire System.

That would have been a good option in the poll -but it isn't.

 

[nclemmons]

It would be easier to vote for which ones DIDN'T change my methods.

For me it was the Domino and the MFT.  Domino has let me speed up joinery with strength and flexibility.  MFT for clamping and holding and working more safely with all the tools.

Peter, how about a vote for the "System" -

neilc

 

[Dan Clark]

+1 for the system.  For me, the biggest benefit is the ability to reconfigure (or purchase) the components to meet the challenges of the moment.  And know that they work together well.  For example...

Traditional wisdom says that the table-saw is the core of any wood shop.  People get one and then spend enormous amounts of time trying to figure out how to make it do everything.  Even now you still see the question, "What's the easiest way to lift a 4X8 sheet of plywood onto my table saw?" 

In the Emerald-City (Festool Land), we flop down some foam board, throw down the ply, grab the TS55 and add the CT22.  No problem.  Then clamp cut-up ply to MFT and cut with Jigsaw (with CT22 attached).  Maybe you want a roundover.  Attach C22 to OF1400 and rout away.  You mix and match the Festool components to meet the challenge at hand.

You can create your own system using traditional tools and methods.  But YOU have to buy the disparate parts and integrate them into a system.  Which means you spend more time in system integration and less time producing the work.

Regards,

Dan.

 

[greg mann]

For me, it has been the plunge cut saw and guiderail. At first I was going to say that the MFT needed to be added to the saw as a category (Saw, Guiderail, MFT, DC), but then I thought about the last month or so and I realized I have been using my saw and guiderail off the MFT and on my breakdown cutting table quite a bit. This is one tough poll. Interestingly, I really love my Festool routers but no one else is singling them out either. I think that is because they are in a bit more generic category. They may be more elegant than the others, but other than DC it is hard to really stand out in a way that says it changes the way you work. Now that I have said that, someone will come away from the Advanced Router class next week and be blown away with what they learn.

 

[Mac]

One of my choices was the FOG. I've learnt a massive amount from the collected wisdom here, and that alone has totally changed how I work. 

Rick

 

[peter halle]

The deadline on this poll is quickly approaching.  So far only 60 members have voted.  Far fewer have posted.  Come and vote and tell a tale!

Peter

 

[woodshopdemos]

Easy:
1) TS 55 with CT22 dust pickup, (and I did sell my table saw:

2) Rotex 150 - made finshing fun:

 

[kev carpenter]

I voted ts-55 and systaners and without them i probably would not have a business and would not survived the credit crunch and thanks to festool my family has food in their mouths and clothes on their backs and i am having the best Christmas of all and money in my pocket  so thank you merry Christmas [thanks]

 

[Wim]

The CMS-table is for me the most innovative piece of equipment. I'm a hobby woodworker and before I knew Festool, my results were quite sloppy. It took a lot of time and effort to get the parts fitting properly. With Festool I work straight and precise in a fraction of the time. Before the Festool era, I did small home improvement jobs out of need. Now I do it with pleasure and I'm going beyond the functional aspect to the pretty aspect.