Woodpecker Quality and price???

[rst]

I love me some Woodpeckers.  I have an extensive collection as I frequently need to produce high quality, accurate pieces and jigs.  Are they expensive?  Yup, but who else makes such a varied selection of high quality measuring and placement tools, excepting the amazingly even more expensive measuring tools for knee bendingly accurate tools for air, aero space and other "no expense spared industry's"

 

[Cheese]

Yup, but who else makes such a varied selection of high quality measuring and placement tools, excepting the amazingly even more expensive measuring tools for knee bendingly accurate tools for air, aero space and other "no expense spared industry's"

Amen...just check out the best of the best.. Starrett, made in America, certified to calibration standards in America and priced like an ungodly American manufactured tool. They are what they are...and they’re still the best at their game.
However for the average Joe, the Woodpeckers measuring tools are a breath of fresh air. They’re accurate, there is a repeatability measurement value between their product line and they are reasonably priced. They’ll never be used by NASA, but who gives a rip?

 

[Cheese]

Looking at the woodpeckers squares they list metric option, but show no pictures, which makes me concerned they just remark an inch square, which means the markings will make no real sense and not line up around the tool as they should.

Don’t sweat the small stuff... [smile]  Unlike Festool, Woodpeckers does absolutely demarcate their measuring equipment in metric measurements versus imperial measurements.
If they say metric it’s metric.  [smile]

With Festool, an inch is an inch unless it becomes a millimeter at which time all bets are off. A truly goofy group to deal with... strange behavior when their saws are marked in inches but adjusted in millimeters.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Looking at the woodpeckers squares they list metric option, but show no pictures, which makes me concerned they just remark an inch square, which means the markings will make no real sense and not line up around the tool as they should.

Don’t sweat the small stuff... [smile]  Unlike Festool, Woodpeckers does absolutely demarcate their measuring equipment in metric measurements versus imperial measurements.
If they say metric it’s metric.  [smile]

With Festool, an inch is an inch unless it becomes a millimeter at which time all bets are off. A truly goofy group to deal with... strange behavior when their saws are marked in inches but adjusted in millimeters.

Simple. An inch is 25 notches. Or 26. Whatever.  [embarassed]

 

[Cheese]

Simple. An inch is 25 notches. Or 26. Whatever.  [embarassed]

That’s good Michael...I’ll have to remember that line the next time I’m pulled over for speeding. 

55..........65........... whatever...  [smile]

 

[Cheese]

FWIW...just received an email and Woodpecker's OTT, the Variable Router Jig is now in their permanent product lineup. That makes at least 4 or 5 previous OTT items within the last couple of months that are now available on a permanent basis.
https://www.woodpeck.com/routing/router-accessories/woodpeckers-variable-router-jig.html

 

[pixelated]

FWIW...just received an email and Woodpecker's OTT, the Variable Router Jig is now in their permanent product lineup. That makes at least 4 or 5 previous OTT items within the last couple of months that are now available on a permanent basis.
https://www.woodpeck.com/routing/router-accessories/woodpeckers-variable-router-jig.html

Thank you for that heads-up, that is great news. I crashed the bit into mine last week and milled a couple of mm off one segment. This will make it a lot easier to get a replacement piece.

 

[RKA]

[member=61230]pixelated[/member] The replacement rails haven't been an issue.  You just have to call them to order.  See reply #4 in this thread for my blunder.

 

[Mario Turcot]

[member=216]Dan Clermont[/member] are you guys going to offer those as well?

I know that you use to have them as a OTT but since they will be on ATA I might be interested.

 

[Dan Clermont]

[member=216]Dan Clermont[/member] are you guys going to offer those as well?

I know that you use to have them as a OTT but since they will be on ATA I might be interested.

100% Absolutely!!!! I am not sure what the time line is for Woodpecker to provide us with this product but we will add them to the website and send out a newsletter on them shortly

Best Regards
Dan Clermont

 

[Mario Turcot]

Thank you Dan  [thumbs up]

Just for Canadians that are wondering, Woodpecker Tools website charge $85 for shipping that jig alone. A one method shipment  [eek]

On top of it you get to pay sales taxes (province depending) + duties.

 

[curt boyer]

The woodpeckers kit is less than half the price of Festool plus the extra rails are less expensive. Plus the woodpeckers screws adjust from the top which is easier to access than the Festool which is accessed from the side.
Cheers
Curt