Festool

Thanks Dan!

The True-Grip seems like a lot cheaper way to go. The Festool approach
kinda locks you in to Festool -- the vacuum, the router, etc. The
True-Grip allows you to use any tablesaw and any router -- at least I
think so. Not to mention that Festool is very expensive -- probably
one of those situations where you get 2% better performance for double
the costs.






Dan <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sun 15 Feb 2004 10:37:56p, [email protected] (Never Enough Money)
> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> > I saw a Festool plunge circular saw and a Festool router used with the
> > Festool Guide rail on "This Old House" today.
> >
> > NIce. I went to the Web page and was shocked by the price.
> >
>
> I saw this one yesterday and I've been thinking about a lot. :-)
>
> http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlist.php?view=10&category=clearance&start=
> 0&like=&exact=
>
> Or go to http://www.hartvilletool.com and click on Clearance. I guess they
> didn't sell enough of 'em.
>
> Dan

Thanks Darryn! Do you know whether there are dust vacuum hoses that
fit the Festools and attach to non-Festool vacuums?




Darryn <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:00:39 -0000, Dan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Sun 15 Feb 2004 10:37:56p, [email protected] (Never Enough Money)
> >wrote in news:[email protected]:
> >
> >> I saw a Festool plunge circular saw and a Festool router used with the
> >> Festool Guide rail on "This Old House" today.
> >>
> >> NIce. I went to the Web page and was shocked by the price.
> >>
> >
> >I saw this one yesterday and I've been thinking about a lot. :-)
> >
> >http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlist.php?view=10&category=clearance&start=
> >0&like=&exact=
> They are a poor imitation of the festool system. The main benefit of
> the festool saw and guiderail is the zero clearance rubber strip on
> the edge of the rail. The first time you cut with the saw you trim
> the strip to zero clearance, from then on its just a case of making
> two small marks on the piece of board you are cutting and lining the
> edge up on the marks and away you go.
>
> The new TS55 saw is even better than the old ATF 55 one as it has an
> anti splinter bit for the other side of the blade also
>
> Darryn

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> I saw a Festool plunge circular saw and a Festool router used with the
> Festool Guide rail on "This Old House" today.
>
> NIce. I went to the Web page and was shocked by the price.
>
> One question: can other maufacturers routers work with the guide rail?
> From what I could see it looked like the guide that fits my
> Porter-Cable only it mated with the Festool guide rail.
>
> Also, the Festool router looks weak. Is it?
>
Weak it isnt...I have been a long term user of Festo and swear by
it.Knowing Festo ,their rail system wont fit anything else than Festo
thats where they really make their money for example the dustbags for
the vacuum cost 36 euros (40$)for five and that is a ripoff but the
tools are actually good value as they really last
Russell

On Sun 15 Feb 2004 10:37:56p, [email protected] (Never Enough Money)
wrote in news:[email protected]:

> I saw a Festool plunge circular saw and a Festool router used with the
> Festool Guide rail on "This Old House" today.
>
> NIce. I went to the Web page and was shocked by the price.
>

I saw this one yesterday and I've been thinking about a lot. :-)

http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlist.php?view=10&category=clearance&start=
0&like=&exact=

Or go to http://www.hartvilletool.com and click on Clearance. I guess they
didn't sell enough of 'em.

Dan

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:00:39 -0000, Dan <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun 15 Feb 2004 10:37:56p, [email protected] (Never Enough Money)
>wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>> I saw a Festool plunge circular saw and a Festool router used with the
>> Festool Guide rail on "This Old House" today.
>>
>> NIce. I went to the Web page and was shocked by the price.
>>
>
>I saw this one yesterday and I've been thinking about a lot. :-)
>
>http://www.hartvilletool.com/prodlist.php?view=10&category=clearance&start=
>0&like=&exact=
They are a poor imitation of the festool system. The main benefit of
the festool saw and guiderail is the zero clearance rubber strip on
the edge of the rail. The first time you cut with the saw you trim
the strip to zero clearance, from then on its just a case of making
two small marks on the piece of board you are cutting and lining the
edge up on the marks and away you go.

The new TS55 saw is even better than the old ATF 55 one as it has an
anti splinter bit for the other side of the blade also

Darryn