"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Some rust remover for your wallet crowbar:
>
> http://www.festoolusa.com/sysnotes/sysnotes-apr-2010.html
>
> ;)
>
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> KarlC@ (the obvious)
That crowbar is working pretty good now. Yesterday PM I got a phone call
saying I had orders for 12 "high value" insurance inspections.
They pay pretty good $$. And they're in Las Cruces, NM; that means extra
$$.
Pshaw!!! My tool inventory is gonna look good!!!
Max
"Larry Jaques" <[email protected]> wrote
> Swingman<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>
>>On 4/18/2010 9:46 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
>>> I learned some things.
>>>
>>> The TS55 and 75 are different sizes!
>>
>>Uhhh ... yeah!? :)
>>
>>What did you expect?
>
> I thought it was simply a track length thing, not a horsie thing.
And a bladie thing. Bigger blade.
Max
On 4/17/2010 9:37 AM, Max wrote:
> That crowbar is working pretty good now. Yesterday PM I got a phone call
> saying I had orders for 12 "high value" insurance inspections.
> They pay pretty good $$. And they're in Las Cruces, NM; that means extra
> $$.
Parallel universe working overtime ... got e-mail myself from a
prospective clientlast night requesting my presence in Austin on Monday
to go over plans and discuss building a custom home. If that pans out,
the possibility of 2010 Festool, Section 179 deductions could be on my
horizon as well. :)
> Pshaw!!! My tool inventory is gonna look good!!!
Good luck then, to bofus ...
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:58:09 -0500, the infamous Swingman
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>On 4/18/2010 9:46 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
>
>> I'll have you know that I came home from Diamond Home Improvement's
>> Tool Faire yesterday having actually touched a Festeringtool. I
>> brought home a shiny new black catalog, too. Now to do hands-on with
>> DeWally and Makita track saws, though I'm already leaning toward the
>> Makita. I doubt that I'll jump for either. I'm perfectly happy with
>> the HF clone of the Fein multifunction tool and would probably be just
>> as happy with the Makita at half the price of the Festool.
>>
>> I learned some things.
>>
>> The TS55 and 75 are different sizes!
>
>Uhhh ... yeah!? :)
>
>What did you expect?
I thought it was simply a track length thing, not a horsie thing.
>> A Domino oscillates much slower than I'd thought it would (but the
>> 23kRPM bit spin fixes that) so I'd much rather use one of those than
>> my HF bisquicker. Any Domino owners want to trade? I'll throw in a
>> bunch of biscuits!
>
>No comment ... my Multi-Router does just fine, albeit at a slightly
>higher price. <g>
I had forgotten that something -could- be higher priced than a
Festool. Multi-Routers are happenin', dude.
>> And those cute little $500 shop vacs are really neat& QUIET!
>
>And, like your old GF, they'll suck the chrome off a trailer hitch ... :)
<g>
>> That heavy MFT3 table is not all that solid, as I feared. Pass.
>
>Maybe because it is a "table" and not a work "bench"? How does it work
>in use?
Floppily, I should think. I didn't have time to futz with it and I
got 6 hours of work in yesterday despite the time spent at the store.
>I haven't heard anyone complain about that, but I can see that if it's
>no worse than a couple of saw horses, or a portable miter saw stand, it
>wouldn't have to be as solid as a shop work bench for use with the tools
>it is designed for.
Yeah, I guess that's true, but then why is is 37.289 times the price
of a pair of sawhorses and an old piece of ply? ;)
---
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way
because the experience of reading is not passive.
--Erica Jong
On 4/18/2010 9:46 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> I'll have you know that I came home from Diamond Home Improvement's
> Tool Faire yesterday having actually touched a Festeringtool. I
> brought home a shiny new black catalog, too. Now to do hands-on with
> DeWally and Makita track saws, though I'm already leaning toward the
> Makita. I doubt that I'll jump for either. I'm perfectly happy with
> the HF clone of the Fein multifunction tool and would probably be just
> as happy with the Makita at half the price of the Festool.
>
> I learned some things.
>
> The TS55 and 75 are different sizes!
Uhhh ... yeah!? :)
What did you expect?
> A Domino oscillates much slower than I'd thought it would (but the
> 23kRPM bit spin fixes that) so I'd much rather use one of those than
> my HF bisquicker. Any Domino owners want to trade? I'll throw in a
> bunch of biscuits!
No comment ... my Multi-Router does just fine, albeit at a slightly
higher price. <g>
> And those cute little $500 shop vacs are really neat& QUIET!
And, like your old GF, they'll suck the chrome off a trailer hitch ... :)
> That heavy MFT3 table is not all that solid, as I feared. Pass.
Maybe because it is a "table" and not a work "bench"? How does it work
in use?
I haven't heard anyone complain about that, but I can see that if it's
no worse than a couple of saw horses, or a portable miter saw stand, it
wouldn't have to be as solid as a shop work bench for use with the tools
it is designed for.
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
On 2010-04-18, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> That heavy MFT3 table is not all that solid, as I feared. Pass.
>
> Maybe because it is a "table" and not a work "bench"? How does it work
> in use?
I've got the older style MFT and really like it. It is a power tool
table rather than a workbench though - one of the more useful features
(suprisingly) is the precisely sized and placed holes which make
squaring things up for cutting/routing/joining almost trivial. I
sometimes use 'wonder pups' which are a little small for the 20mm
holes but allow me to make micro adjustments by turning their screws.
I don't have a workshop or dedicated space so my MFT lives (along with
my tools) in a broom cupboard. I'm about to put it on castors so that
I can easily roll it outside (rather than lifting it). It, a protool
saw, triton drill, an old small festool router, and various clamps and
handtools are my current workshop. I'm actually considering getting
more systainers so that I can make stack of commonly used tools and
have the stack on a porter's trolly ready to wheel outside.
PS: The table can be made heavier for hand work with the use of a
couple of sandbags placed on the stretchers.
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:23:24 -0500, the infamous Swingman
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>Some rust remover for your wallet crowbar:
>
>http://www.festoolusa.com/sysnotes/sysnotes-apr-2010.html
>
>;)
I'll have you know that I came home from Diamond Home Improvement's
Tool Faire yesterday having actually touched a Festeringtool. I
brought home a shiny new black catalog, too. Now to do hands-on with
DeWally and Makita track saws, though I'm already leaning toward the
Makita. I doubt that I'll jump for either. I'm perfectly happy with
the HF clone of the Fein multifunction tool and would probably be just
as happy with the Makita at half the price of the Festool.
I learned some things.
The TS55 and 75 are different sizes!
A Domino oscillates much slower than I'd thought it would (but the
23kRPM bit spin fixes that) so I'd much rather use one of those than
my HF bisquicker. Any Domino owners want to trade? I'll throw in a
bunch of biscuits!
And those cute little $500 shop vacs are really neat & QUIET!
That heavy MFT3 table is not all that solid, as I feared. Pass.
---
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way
because the experience of reading is not passive.
--Erica Jong