Episode 48 - New Festool Tools

14 Responses to “Episode 48 - New Festool Tools”

1. Denis Rezendes (Teen Age Woodworker) on May 2nd, 2008 5:11 pm

   Thanks for the info marc, these look like some wonderful projects. lets see if i start saving now i probably can have all 3 by the time I’m 20. lol. great video!

2. wilbur on May 2nd, 2008 7:42 pm

   Nice overview of the new Festool routers!

   Quick question on the offset of the OF2200: if you’re left handed, does it make it more difficult to use?

3. thewoodwhisperer on May 2nd, 2008 8:11 pm

   Hey Wilbur. Good question. But I doubt it makes much difference. I think most of us address a workpiece in the same ways since in most cases, there is only one “right” way to run the router. Maybe a southpaw can correct me if I am wrong here.

4. Ron on May 2nd, 2008 8:26 pm

   Bugger! I don’t need more Festool tools to drool over. The smaller router looks like a keeper and I’ll have to take a good long hard look at it. Smaller means easier to handle which means less risk to the body and the work piece.

   Guess I won’t be able to retire when I want….. :^(

5. Quiglag on May 2nd, 2008 9:08 pm

   Nice run through.

   I got an email yesterday from Festool announcing the price of their new miter saw. It will be $1300, and it goes on sale July 1st. Will we be seeing a video of this in the near future?

   or better yet… in the FesCool giveaway :D

6. Germain on May 2nd, 2008 9:48 pm

   I’m a southpaw. I do just about everything left-handed. When I use a router, I don’t think which paw I prefer makes much of a difference, if any. Of course, I’d sure like to try that new router to see for myself!

7. alexander on May 3rd, 2008 7:28 am

   That Of 2200 is a keeper. It is very nice. Not much use for the MF3, but for someone with a small space; it will SAVE you money for sure.

   THanks for the Details. Beleive it or not, at festool USA HQ, they call the OF2200 “OLAF”. Don’t know why!

   Lates

8. Daniel on May 3rd, 2008 8:06 am

   Marc,

   I took the time ,after watching your show, to see all the videos that Festool has on their site.
   I can tell the MFT and the Kapex will be my next purchase.

   Thanks for the product demo. Your honest approach to testing out tools and giving the things you like and don’t like are really the most helpful.

   Maybe in future shows you can show us cool features of tools while building a project.

   Daniel

9. Bob on May 3rd, 2008 1:14 pm

   Marc,
   The festool work table is just what I have been looking for. I just haven’t been able to find the worktable that fills all my wood working needs.

   Thanks so much for the info.

   Bob

10. Vic on May 4th, 2008 7:29 am

    Cool Marc! I hope I win that MFK700, cuz otherwise I’m out the money.
    That is definitely a router I’m adding to my arsenal. I’ve been drooling over it since I found it on their site a month or so ago.

11. Paul-Marcel ST-ONGE on May 4th, 2008 8:32 pm

    Couple questions I still have about the routers: could the MFK be used to route decent sized grooves or maybe a sliding dovetail? On the FOG, some people were concerned about its power and, hmm, reach of the bit. Speaking of dovetails, could you use the MFK on the Leigh D4R jig? Powerwise, you could use the OF2200, but I wonder if the Leigh could hold the 20lb beast? People say it is pretty nimble for a big router, but what’s your take on it?

12. thewoodwhisperer on May 5th, 2008 5:13 pm

    Hey Paul. I do think the MFK could handle a good sized groove and a sliding dovetail or two. Its a powerful little unit. But honestly, if you are going for full 3/4 dados for casework or a nice wide sliding dovetail, the MFK probably wouldn’t be my first choice. That’s where your standard plunge router really shines (OF1010 or OF1400).

    And I do not think you could use the MFK on the Leigh jig. The jig requires that you use a guide bushing that is meant for a normal router. The vertical MFK base does NOT allow for that bushing. So I am going to say negatory on the dovetails.

    You sure could use the OF2200. I doubt the leigh jig would have any trouble handing the weight of that unit. Its big and heavy, but like most people say, it wears it well. :)

13. BarryO on May 5th, 2008 7:38 pm

    Warning - nick picky, anal retentive comment ahead. ;)

    A tenth of a millimeter is 1/254th of and inch, not 1/256th!

14. thewoodwhisperer on May 5th, 2008 8:36 pm

    Well here’s the question, is it actually 1/10mm increments or 1/256″ increments? Festool documentation usually states “1/256″ (1/10mm)”. But we know Festool is metric so chances are, they just use the 1/256″ approximations since that’s a much more meaningful number to Imperial system-users than 1/254″. Either way, this an unacceptable amount of error and heads will roll for this one!!!!!! lol

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