Festool Junkie Blog

Hello all,

If you are a Festool Owner / User and like the group feeling that you get in a forum environment; www.talkFestool.com has moved into it’s new home. The new Festool oriented forum has a crisp new look, a team of moderator’s, incredible software with hundreds of features, and well, just a great bunch of folks that have already started posting there. This is where FestoolJunkie, TimmyC, RW, and MarkE will base our forum activity and I hope to see many of you woodworking enthusiasts over there to share, play, and learn.

As I mentioned above, the software is indeed superb and will be the perfect arena for content, reviews, and good ol’ conversation about Tools and woodworking. In my opinion, it is going to be a fresh, and certainly unique forum that has beautiful untended soil, that has not been “churned and burned.”

Please stop by and say hi,

Timmy C

Mr. Brice Burrell is an outstanding carpenter. Brice has been a long time friend of FestoolJunkie and has been kind enough to allow us to post his review. Brice is a Pittsburgh based Renovation Contractor and truly a Festool Junkie. There is some killer information in this review, and the shots of the Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw and the Saw Helper Ultra Fence he incorporates with the Festool Saw.

Click Here To See Brice’s Review Of The Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw

Enjoy the reading, and if I know Brice, he would be more than happy to answer any questions you have. Brice can be found by going through his home page: Burrell Custom Carpentry

Thanks Brice….You Rock!!!

Timmy C

Festool Junkie owner Timmy C delivered what could be the first “paid-for” Kapex in the U.S. to Kevin Brun of Glenwood Springs, CO. At 12:01am Mountain Time, the Festool Kapex was handed over in the lobby of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, CO. Long time, and loyal Festool Junkie Kevin Brun was very happy to see his new saw, and got up in the middle of the night to take possession. Festool Junkie is making a run in the Denver Metro area delivering these highly acclaimed saws on July 1st, 2008.

Hello all, Timmy C will be in the Denver Metro area on July 1st delivering several Kapex to fellow Festool Junkies. I still have room for several more saws. If you are interested, you can place your order on-line at www.FestoolJunkie.com . I would be honored to personally deliver your new saw to your door step, and perhaps even spend a few minutes with you setting up if need be.

If this sounds cool with you, Hurry on this one, space is filling up in the back of the “Grey Ghost.”

Order Here For Your Festool Kapex Delivery To The Denver Metro Area,

Timmy C

A friend of ours has graciously allowed me to post his latest creation. “Building a Festool Kapex work center for your shop or studio” has some awesome insight to the latest offering from Festool. If you are on the fence (no pun intended) or have pre-ordered a Kapex, you need to check out Jerry’s latest.

Festool Kapex Workstation

There are many of you that have pre-ordered from Festool Junkie that are planning on putting the Kapex to work in smaller shops. With Jerry’s idea, you can streamline the Kapex into an entity of the shop that is both vital, and doesn’t take up much space at all.

Check it out! Definitely worth the read!

Timmy C

Pre-Order Your Kapex Today On FestoolJunkie

I am honored to have been asked to moderate a section of a new forum out there in the wonderful world of Festool. The forum is called talkFestool; We all know that Festool can be a bit tricky with all the attachments and accessories that are available with many of the Festool tools. The vision is to centralize many of these questions and be able to access answers quickly and confidently.

The forum is brand new, and they are anxious to get the information rolling in. Upon perusing the site, it is very functional and already allows for pictures, there are several “off Festool” zones that you can join in on, and overall it is a very nice environment.

One of the cool things about this is watching it grow. I am sure there will be little anomalies that will arise, and frankly, that is truly part of the attraction. It appears that there are already some great minds that are involved, and I am just tickled green to be part of it.

Get over there! Sign-Up and start sharing ideas, concepts, projects, and most of all….Have Fun!

Timmy C

Here is a quick little video on the ease of the blade change with the Kapex.

Locate the wrench behind the saw in the cord wrap housing.

Turn the FastFix knob clockwise to lock the blade and the saw motor to “off.”

Loosen the Nut Guard.

Take off the Arbor Nut

Take off blade.

Put on new blade.

Put the Arbor Nut back on.

Re-position and tighten the Arbor Nut Guard.

Turn the FastFix knob counterclockwise to off. (The saw will not run if the FastFix knob is in the lock position.

Put the wrench back for next time.

The whole blade change can be done in under a minute. It is generally a good practice to turn the saw off when you do a blade change. How long does it take to unplug, and then re-plug the saw. Take the time dude, it may just save a couple fingers.

I just noticed that we have a D27 hose being used on the Kapex for dust extraction. This is the standard size hose that comes with the CT series vacs. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE KAPEX OWNER USE A D36 HOSE. The air flow when using this larger diameter hose is GREATLY increased. Believe me, we have tried it and there is a marked difference. The D36 is the size of hose that Festool recommends. Sorry if our lack of attention to detail may have confused anyone. Just say NO to D27 on the Kapex, unless of course you are in a pinch; at that point anything is better than nothing when we are talking dust extraction on a miter saw.

Timmy C

When we had the Kapex in the shop last week, the one thing I wanted to see above all other features was the dust collection capability of the highly acclaimed Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw. We did a little test with me and my camera behind the Kapex. We then cut some 6/4 Alder board both with the hose on, and with the hose off. Here is what the camera saw:

Amazingly, whether the saw was bevelled or at a ninety, the dust extraction capabilities were the same. Festool recommends that you hook up a D36 hose on the machine and vacuum to get airflow to a maximum. We have indeed tried it on your midi in the shop, and it certainly works, but the increased diameter of a D36, and the CFM of the CT22 or CT 33 do make a difference.

Stay up to date with the RSS feed; there is much more to come as we get closer and closer to July 1st.

Have a great weekend,

Timmy C

Be the first to own a Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw! Pre-Order Today

One of the handy features of the Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw is the ability to set the depth of the cut. This feature allows the user to plow dados into the workpiece. The video below show us here in the shop doing that very thing. With the laser so “dead-on” it is easy to get the side walls of the dado perfectly aligned.

To get a nice smooth bottom, you will notice the backer board against the fence. This allows the bottom of the blade to pass entirely over the workpiece. ***If you leave this step short, you will not be as deep on the back of the cut*** Make sure your backer is wide enough to accomplish this maneuver.

With this feature, it is almost like having a mobile radial arm saw, only different. Now you have dust extraction and accuracy.

Timmy C

July 1st is only six weeks away. To get you ahead of the learning curve for your new Festool Kapex, the Festool Junkie blog is going to be posting frequently as we uncover the Kapex. If you have not already subscribed to the RSS feed please do so. This will ensure that you are notified of all the new posts that come on-line.

The pictures below are of the unloading and unpacking of the Festool Kapex KS 120 Sliding Compound Miter Saw. Festool has done a nice job in securing this gem inside the box. Festool Junkie will of course be reinforcing the packaging prior to shipping.

Stay tuned for more Kapex stuff coming, and remember to click the little orange RSS feed tab to subscribe; you don’t want to miss out on some pretty new cool stuff coming on-line about the Kapex.

So here is your shot to PRE-ORDER YOUR KAPEX (click that and guarantee July 1st Shipping)

Timmy C