Festool Junkie Blog

July 1st, 2008 is yet another monumental day in the United States woodworking and light construction community; this is the day that the Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw will be available to ship. Not since the Festool Domino have we seen such anticipatory anxiety over a tool.

The Festool Kapex is truly a revolutionary machine. It took quite a while for the engineers at Festool to develop a miter saw that was indeed worthy of the Festool name. For example, one of the challenges was to keep the saw as light and mobile as possible; the answer is a magnesium base with rubber feet. The saw weighs in at a mere 47 lbs. Closing the saw up to transport is a snap as well; locking the head to the side makes the saw very easy to load-in.

On the job-site, with the exact height of the bed of the saw the same as Systainer 1, more than likely if you are a Festool Junkie, you already have extension wings to support your longer trim or boards. If you are truly looking for the Ultimate Fence Systerm made right here in America, with brackets specifically engineered for the Festool Kapex, read on.

Festool Junkie has teamed up with Sawhelper. There is not a better combination than Festool / Sawhelper if you want to make the ultimate job site system. Portability, Precision and Value are the hallmarks of Sawhelper; add the Kapex, and you have one sexy set-up! The Festool Sawhelper combo will be AWESOME, keep your eyes peeled on the junk for pricing! Tim M. up at Sawhelper has designed special brackets for the Kapex whereby you will not need to cringe and drill holes to mount the UltraFence. In just a few days, Festool Junkie will announce the Pimped out Kapex that will be ready to ship on July 1st, 2008.

We are very proud to announce this alliance between Sawhelper and Festool Junkie, so eep an eye out for the Timmy C. n Tim M (TnT) ’s Pimped out Kapex / Sawhelper Custom Bundle.

If you have never seen the Sawhelper in action. Watch the video by clicking this link. Sawhelper Ultrafence Video

Tool purchases can be difficult when you have a significant other monitoring your buys. Therefore, I have come up with the 9 ways to, “Hide tool purchases for your significant other”.

1. Use Pre-Paid Credit Cards from the bank of your choice. Often, if you squirrel away $20-$30 here and there, it is fairly easy to get up to the required dollar amount.

2. Purchase the tools on lay-away, so as not to have the glaring “big hit” to your credit card.

3. Purchase the tools with cash. Warning, make sure to get the tools dirty prior to showing them off.

4. Get a buddy to buy the tools and you pay them back. Careful, don’t tell the significant other it is a poker debt you are paying off.

5. Purchase several small tools over a period of time; never open them and keep the receipts! Then when you have enough credit on returning these items, get the one big item you desire.

6. Each project requires a new tool, make sure you commit to only the ones that require new tool purchases.

7. Purchase the tools, bring them home, and DO NOT USE THEM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. This way, when asked if they are “New” you do not have to lie when you say NO!

8. Purchase large tools that can be dismantled; it is sometimes easier to get to the shop with the tools taken apart. Better yet, have the tools shipped to your work place, dismantle them there, and bring them home piece by piece. This is often beneficial for several reasons.

a. There is no packing material to throw away.

b. When you assemble the tool, it looks more like a repair job rather than a set up of the new tool itself.

c. Refer back to Rule 7: it may take a while to get the tool set-up. Therefore, when you are ready to fire it up, it is no longer a “new tool.”

9. Always round the purchase price down when asked how much something cost. I.e. if actual take home cost was $849, you would respond “about $800.” Tax never counts!

10. Please add your own creative ways to this post. I am always up for learnin’ somethin’!!!

Timmy C

Festool Junkie now has the prices that will go into effect on April 1st available on the product pages so you can make the call as to whether there is an advantage to buy. When you go to a product’s page you will see the “current price”, the “April 1st price”, and the “savings” you will realize if you were to buy before April 1st. I hope this will allow you to make an educated decision on whether or not it is worth it to purchase at this time, or “no big deal” to wait.

The biggest hits are on the Festool Packages and the Tools and Accessories themselves. We hope this will be useful to you in making an educated decision on whether or not to buy.

Happy Shopping,

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Timmy

Festool Junkie is proud to offer Fein Multimaster products. Check out the site to buy on-line. As always orders over $25 bucks ship free.

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

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

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