Ken what is a Festool package?

Tools that have festered?

I've not owned any Festool products, only coveted them. The ones I have seen are very nice and quite expensive   


I googled it, I was wrong. Its a present from Uncle Fester

I did a walnut rescue , probably 40years in the attic of a chicken coop. He called this morning and said I could have it or he was gonna burn it.

Lots of live edge stuff in it , looked like they just sawed 3/4" pieces off the log.

I got some in about 1995 from him and built his daughter a TV stand to take to college with her...

Made a stringer.









Worked on BBO some , she needs a diet if I'm gonna shoot her.

Quote from: Roy from Pa on January 05, 2023, 09:39:58 AM
Ken what is a Festool package?

There are many Festool packages! Yes they are pricey, but I got tired of using cheap sanders and tools that don't last. Festool has a 3 year pretty much no questions asked warranty.

The dust collector/vacuum  I got , goes with all there tools. It has adjustable vacuum levels, hepa filtration .

It can be run in manual or auto. In Auto, when you turn the tool on, it turns the dust collector on..tool off ,it turns off.

I have a bunch of cabinets to build this summer, so I am using some of my money from my last auto restoration I did to buy some professional grade equipment.

Quote from: Stagmitis on January 05, 2023, 08:29:28 AM
Hillbilly gonna use that for hand tools only?

Track saw, sanders, basically making a work station around this . My other dust collector will stay with my big stuff like drum sander and  spindle sander.

Here is a link to basically what I will be building .
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/my-hybrid-version-of-a-diy-mft-sysport/

"Made a stringer."

I like your design.   Gonna try it next time I make some. 



Putting in a new garbage disposal unit.  Irks me that it only lasted 33years

Archery related?  Yes,  the motor is good and it might do to power a drum sander.  Thinking Little Hog.

I had to box up my high end Mirka palm sander again for repair or replacement. The original one i purchased had a life time warranty, and had an AC/DC converter to run it... That one lasted almost 10 years with only a switch replacement. I use this thing a LOT.   I sent that one back again for repair in December of 21 and they replaced it with a different model without the converter. It wasn't balanced the same, and obviously a cheaper sander..... But i got used to it.....

Well it just crapped out yesterday...... This one claims to only have only a two year warranty, and it lasted 13 months......  They replaced a lifetime warrant product with a cheaper model, saying they no longer made or serviced the original $500 sander... I'll be curious if they stand behind the original warranty.

Then i get my air sander out, and its acting up....WTF?   I got sander blues going here.    Kirk

Quote from: Roy from Pa on January 05, 2023, 01:52:37 PM
Made a stringer.









Worked on BBO some , she needs a diet if I'm gonna shoot her.

Roy, that is very simple. I like that a lot!

Hey I got one like that

Ya you do Mike, how's it working out?

Ken, it's so easy to make and very strong because all the stress is on the stringer cord instead of the leather cup. Plus with it being rectangler, it's easy to hold.

What size cord?  Is it para?

I like it Roy

Thats a damn good design. ASL owners should all have one of those. I'm definitely going to make one.
Roy, what's the dimensions of the leather piece?

1" wide by 2.5" long but it depends on the shape and size of the bow tips also.

And the top cup is normally smaller than the bottom so you have room to slide the string in the string groove.

See?



What size cord?  Is it para?

It's 1/8th diameter... Yes..

Glued up a riser blank. 5 pieces of Bubinga and 8 pieces of thin veneers. This clamping fixture is very good as it gives pressure from two sides so lams do not slide around. Put two extra clamps on this one.

That's sweet Bue.

Bue do you know the name of the clamps. I really like them.

Not sure what brand those are, but they look like panel clamps. Here is one version.

Check this out! https://a.co/d/9YC2CEz

Thanks  hillbilly thay are new to me.