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[bonesbr549]

I became a first time festool owner about two weeks ago. I got the Domino & CT33e.  I think the next purchase on the horizion is the routhers.  I just sold the PC 557 biscuit jointer and the PC 890 is next. 

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  The OF1010 or OF1400?  They are both nice. I have the 1400. It is excellent!

Seth

 

[Eli]

Out of curiosity Joe, where are you and where are the tools?

 

[Joe Mioux]

Out of curiosity Joe, where are you and where are the tools?

I live Southern Il, near St Louis Mo.  The tools are somewhere around a 1000 miles away.

To Seth; 55 cm - 55 inches, "whatever it takes"  to paraphrase an old movie....

 

[Ned]

Joe--

It would take some effort to package a 1400 (55") rail for shipping.  If the seller doesn't have the original packaging, that could be a problem.  If that used rail is damaged in shipping, would a replacement be provided?

I agree that the numbers are close enough you should just buy new.

Before you buy a second rail, look at Never buy the same size rail.

Ned

 

[kochfarm]

Hello FOG's

Like most of you, I like quality tools that perform as advertised.  It is quite satisfying to perform a finish carpentry job well and efficiently and have a satisfied customer.  Looking forward to being a member of your community!!

Regards,

Bob

 

[gkeas]

I have been on the fence with FESTOOL for a couple of years.

Anyway, he has a planer for sale and I am on the fence with this purchase so any comments would be appreciated.

Joe

I wish I'd seen this post sooner.  I'm pretty sure you beat me out of that planer, and if I'd known you were looking at it, I would have discouraged you from bidding.

It went too close to retail for me.  When I really need one, I'll order it from Uncle Bob.

 

[PaulW]

Hello all, I have been researching my purchases on this site for a few months now.  You all have been a lot of help.
I am currently on that slippery slope ;D
So far I own:  CTMini,TS55,MFT 1080, DX93 and the C12 set.
My first purchase was the RO 125 but I sold it to help finance my MFT (Great tool, I miss her)

Next week I hope to aquire the RO150 or an ETS150/3  I think im sliding again!

Paul from Michigan

 

[Prater]

I am a new Festool owner.  I was looking for a new router table when I saw the MFT and Pinnacle router top.  I am just a hobbiest and the price was a bit much.  I thought about it that night and decided that would be my new router table but I had to come up with some funds.  I have a garage full of junk so I started posting on Craigslist and Ebay.  I made enough in one month to get the MFT package, Pinnacle Router table and accesories, Jessem Rout-R-Lift, and a Porter Cable 3 1/4HP router motor.  Plus a 55" Plasma for the living room...  I decided to get the MFT with accessories but did not know all the benefits to the table until I hit this site and followed some links.  I am excited to start some projects now...

Steven
Blanchard, Oklahoma

 

[Steve Jones]

I'm curious, why does the router-table in an MFT seem so appealing?, it should take about 20 mins to make a router table from scratch that doesn't require a big hole in the middle of your MFT, and frankly the price of an MFT PLUS the Pinnacle top has got to make the worlds most expensive router table.

not intending to critisize, just curious; It sounds as usefull as buying a new mercedes to plow the back 40, it'll do it, but WHY??

Steve

 

[soggycrow]

I have just purchased my first Festool product - the C12 drill/driver set.  It replaces a cordless drill that died.  I've been using it all over the house and so far I think it's a great tool.  Next, I plan to get the big 6" (150) sander with the mini dust extractor.  I can see jobs everywhere for that setup.  Then the small plunge saw.  Then the MFT3 when it comes out.  Beyond that, who knows?

 

[Ned]

I'm curious, why does the router-table in an MFT seem so appealing?

There are just some ideas that many, many of us have on first exposure to Festool.  Router-mounted-in-MFT is one, I-can-make-my-own-MFS is another.  I fell for one of them, and now I"ve got a hole in my MFT.

I think the best argument for mounting a router in the MFT is space savings.  Compactness is a big part of the attraction of a Festool shop, so it's no surpirse when we want to avoid taking up floor space for a router table.

The arguments against mounting a router in the MFT are

• You have to convert the MFT back and forth between routing and whatever else you're using it for.
• The big hole for the router removes lots of useful little holes for clamping things.
• You want the MFT's surface to be kind of grippy when holding work down for cutting.  You want the MFT's surface to be slick when sliding work past the router bit.  Can't have both.

Some of these arguments wouldn't apply to a second MFT, dedicated to routing.  You're right about the expense, but it would give you additional tabletop at MFT height.

Ned

 

[Michael Kellough]

I'm curious, why does the router-table in an MFT seem so appealing?, it should take about 20 mins to make a router table from scratch that doesn't require a big hole in the middle of your MFT, and frankly the price of an MFT PLUS the Pinnacle top has got to make the worlds most expensive router table.

Steve

Right on Steve. I've bought a bunch of expensive Festool stuff but I still use the router table I made in 30 minutes thirty years ago

 

[Prater]

Steve,

I was set on making my own router top after seeing the prices of router tables with a top large enough for my projects.  I work mostly in acrylic so I need very precise finish cuts for my solvent welding.  After pricing the material that I wanted and then the work to add t-track and laminate top to the mdf and then still having to buy a precision fence I decided to go with the Pinnacle/MFT setup.  I was also looking for a fold away system since my workspace is small at the moment, just using the third car garage right now.  It will still be a few years before I have my shop built (30x50).  Right now everything is on wheels and is pushed out of the way while working.  I believe that this is the tool that will work best for me until I decide to move up to a CNC Router table.

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  Prater, and Soggycrow- Welcome.  It is great to see people signing on to the forum and commenting on how useful it is for them. 
  Prater, what type of acrylic work do you do?

Seth

 

[PaulW]

The slope got the best of me this weekend.  Last time I was in the local dealer I layed my hands on the ETS 125.
This cute little fella and his big brother the ETS150/3 are now a part of my Almost all Festool shop.

Just hope the wife dont get upset about spending $250 over the last 2 weeks in sandpaper ;D

Well gotta go Im feeling the need to go sand something

 

[Prater]

Seth,

I am building Acrylic Sumps and soon Acrylic Aquariums.  Nothing profesional, just some money on the side.  I will soon be building a large wall aquarium for my home.  Its viewing panel will be 60" Long by 40" tall.  It will be built with 1 3/4 inch thick laminated acrylic.

 

[CharlesWilson]

Welcome, Paul.

Do you need special bits for routing the acrylic?

Festool offers sawblades for plastic, but I have cut 1/4" acrylic using the standard TS-75 blade with reasonable success (as long as I don't let the saw linger too long and melt the plastic).

If you have any suggestions for working with acrylic, I would be interested in hearing them.

Charles

 

[Prater]

Charles,

The best way I have found to cut is with a router.  There are special single flute up spiral bits for cutting circles.  Other than that a good quality wood bit has worked fine for me.  For thicker acrylic you need a 4 flute spiral cut bit for a smooth finish.  If you want to solvent weld you have to have as close to perfectly smooth surface as possible for a stronger bond.  IPS Weld On #3 works great for me.  I also have a 10" Jet Contractor saw with a 60" table and Micra 1000 miter that I use for rough cuts and I use Freud Acrylic blades to keep the edge chip free.  I always rout the edges to the finish size.

Now for Woodworking I am in the middle of building an enclosed track 55" Speargun to replace my 42" mass produced gun.  My real passion is SCUBA and underwater hunting...

 

[Corwin]

Prater, does that new router table top come with any support to prevent sagging?  If not, you might elect to disassemble the side profiles from the corners to install T-nuts in the bottom and/or inside T-slots to affix your own support members.