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Feel Free to mix and match between Festool, Fein, Grex, Kreg, and Tool Clad. Then stop by and pick up a FestoolJunkie Hat.

Timmy C

Check Out The FestoolJunkie Bundle that contains a Festool Saw, Festool Dust Extractor (Vacuum), Festool 5″ Random Orbit Sander, Grex Pin Nailer, and Fein Multimaster:

Festool, Fein, and Grex Starter Bundle

Here is a quickie. The TS 75 EQ Plunge Cut Saw working with a Festool Multifunction Table 1080. The angle of this shot shows the TS 75’s riving knife coming through the workpiece to eliminate saw burn. This is a very slick saw indeed.

The question always pops up on which saw to get. If you are working mostly with 3/4 stock lumber or plywood go with the TS 55 EQ Plunge Cut Saw. If you are doing more “construction” grade work and need the extra “umph” go with the 75.

Personally I prefer the Festool TS 55 due to it’s light weight and size. I do mostly furniture and do not require the size and power of the TS 75. I would much rather add accessories to the TS 55 EQ package; quick clamps, another 1080 rail, rail connectors, splinter-guards, etc. There is a lot of bang for the buck when you start putting accessories to Festool Tools.

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Festool and Fein combine to make this killer package for the Flooring Installer. Cutting borders directly out of the field is a “chalk-snap” with this custom bundle. The Festool TS 55 EQ plunge cut circular saw that runs on a guide rail makes quick work of things. Draw your line, place the rail, set the depth of the saw, and away you go. When you get down to the corners the Fein Multi-Master will make smooth work of the corners.

Cutting door-jambs is made easy with the Fein Multimaster as well. Use a piece of flooring to mark your height on the jamb and make the cut. It is truly remarkable what this machine can do. With the Fein, you can also plunge-cut your Flush-with-floor vents directly into the floor. Very cool indeed.

This Festool Junkie Flooring Installer Basics Bundle is the bare essential to get you started. There are a ton of accessories that you can get to enhance this package. Give me a shout and we can discuss the options, or, just click and get hooked up. Product is in stock and ready to ship the next business day!

Timmy

We have a very slick little item for you to look at. A friend of mine invented this gem for when he is using the Festools and does not need to engage with his table saw. Get this! A magnetic table saw cover! The cover magnetically seals to your cast top. This process acts serves several purposes:

Magnetically seals to the top of your table to prevent moisture and rust.

The top is made of “dry-erase” so you can mark calculations and keep notes handy.

Glue will not stick to the surface so you can use the space for glue-ups.

The top also has angles and calculation tables such as dovetail markers and angles, wood densities, and several other key informational statistics.

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Timmy C

Located in Lincoln, NE. Festool Junkie has the perfect geographic location to optimize Festool Distribution. As Festool Distributors as well as a Festool Dealer in the Brick and Mortar storefront; Lincoln Hardwood and Tool Company, Inc. offers only the finest in woodworking, solid surface, and fabrication tools. Doing business as www.festooljunkie.com, a large national customer base has allowed them to expand their Festool showroom to over 800 square feet.

LHTCinc also features Grex, Triton, Jet and Powermatic, Amana Router bits and saw blades, and Kreg Tool items.

Stop by the online store, www.festooljunkie.com; or stop by in person at:

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Timmy C

THIS JUST IN: FestoolUSA has announced that they have run out of stock in the Lebanon Indiana warehouse as of Today, 12-4-07. FestoolJunkie.com still has 15 of these super systainers in-stock and ready to ship. Hurry before they run out here as well. The items have been moving quickly during the holiday season, and we expect to be out of stock by Christmas.

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The sales of the Centrotec Bit Assortment Systainer are moving quickly. FestoolJunkie order in anticipation for this great product to sell-out quickly. This item has been going fast around the country. Many dealers did not stock this item to the levels that FestoolJunkie did. We currently have about 32 of these suckers left.

If you are unfamiliar with the contents please check out the page in the store that describes the systainers contents. Festool Centrotec Bit Assortment Systainer . You may want to check out the Festool Drills as well. There is actually a pretty slick video that Trevor put up here on the blog. He drives a 14″ screw into the endgrain of some treated lumber; very impressive.

Trev’s Video

Get the Centrotec Bit Assortment Sys. while there is still time. The promotional belt hook has sold out, and I imagine the Bit Set will be going away soon.

Timmy C

Fall is finally breaking through and it is time to be moving inside and into the shop or getting on those projects you have been contemplating all summer. FINALLY, you will get to use some power-tools. On top of the “honey-do” list for me is refinishing the wood stairs in the Festool Junkie family dwelling.

I have put together a bundle that I am going to use personally when “momma” says, “OK Timmy, it is now time to do the stairs.” Perhaps I will sell my wife this stair sanding bundle and she can do it herself. She digs power-tools as much as I do…she just might go for it!

Here is what the bundle looks like: Festool Stair Sanding Bundle

There are other options of course. Rather than the RO 150 FEQ, you could go with the smaller RO 125 FEQ. Do choose one or the other. The Dual-Mode is very useful and time saving in removing old finish or glue if you have had carpet glues to the stair tread. Furthermore, the ROTEX sanders have a Random Orbit mode that allows you to finish the stairs without swirls. In essence “two sanders in one.”

If you need any help with how to execute your job our phone is always on (80 percent of the time…lol) and we will be more than happy to help out and walk you through it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Timmy C

This is just a little public service announcement for all you Festool Domino users and prospective buyers. This thread was posted on the FOG. Christian Oltzscher, President of FestoolUSA, posted in response to an end user adjusting the DF 500 Q himself.

Festool Domino Adjustment Advice

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Timmy C

Here is a quick demo of the Festool C-12 Drill with Centrotec. Driving a 14? screw into the end of a treated 2 x 4 is not an easy task. Being the drill is brushless, there are no sparking contacts with brushes reducing power to the drill. The relative torque is stronger than any other drill I have ever used. The power is unbelievable. This drill has a quick chuck release that allows you to use an interchangeable snap on depth stop chuck, eccentric chuck, right angle chuck, centrotec chuck and of course your old school Jacobs style chuck. We challenge you to do this with your 14.4 and 18’s. Race Ya!!!!

These are short and sweet little videos showing three Festool Tools. We left the audio out so you can here the difference in speed in the TS 75 EQ. There will be more to follow so if you want to share some ideas, or want to see specific tools at work just et us know.

This first video we use the MFT 1080 to cut through some 8/4 stock. This shows the plunge and the riving knife coming through behind the blade.

I left a few grits out in this video demonstration of the Festool RO 125 so that i didn’t bore the heck out off you. I can do this demo in five minutes or less! I used a rough cut piece of 8/4 Walnut and went from rough to polished. If you look at the end of the video you can actually see the reflection in the wood. Note…. there is no finish on this Walnut. This proves the Rotex is an all around sander weather it be for removing coarse material, fine sanding or polishing in between coats of finish. Festool makes a paper for every type of application!

Here is a quick demo of the C-12 Drill made by Festool. I drive a 14? screw into the length of a treated 2 x 4. The torque is stronger than any other drill I have ever used in my life. The power is unbelievable. Don’t forget this drill has a quick chuck release that allows you to use a depth stop chuck, eccentric chuck, right angle chuck, centrotec chuck and of course your old school chuck. If you will be using the Centrotec chuck often you may want to consider the Centrotec Assortment Systainer. Thanks to www.festooljunkie.com for letting me use the tools for the demonstration!