Chestnut Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I thought Shane would need some new festool fix. I bought a new DF 500 set along with a tenon assortment set. Grabbed a new RO sander and a full set of Mirka gold paper. Yeah it's not green. I've used the green ones and while they were good i just couldn't justify. Comparing festool paper and Mirka i think i like the Mirka a bit better but it's too early to tell and my experience with rubin II was minimal. Made a special trip while i was in Duluth to check out Duluth trading company and was disappointed with a hipster wannabe shop. Their apron lookd nice so i bought it and am looking forward to getting it dirty with previously pictured tools. Well off to make some picture frames. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Sweet man. The domino is quite handy, is there a smaller port inside the Dewalt dust bag to hook up a dust extractor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Nice score! Brendon's digging the right direction.. It's the dust collection that really makes the green sanders shine. The one you got ranks pretty high on the food chain as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Congrats on the Domino! I had the money in pocket for such a tool this past week and opted for computer parts instead. Just not enough money to go around! I had that sander too, or one similar. You couldn't pay me to switch back after using the Festool. Hope your experience is better than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 29 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: Sweet man. The domino is quite handy, is there a smaller port inside the Dewalt dust bag to hook up a dust extractor? Yes there is. an it's not their old stupid oval design either it's a regular normal sized round port. I was surprised how smooth the dewalt was compared to the older design, not nearly as good as an ETS but way better than before. 1 minute ago, Cliff said: Congrats on the Domino! I had the money in pocket for such a tool this past week and opted for computer parts instead. Just not enough money to go around! I had that sander too, or one similar. You couldn't pay me to switch back after using the Festool. Hope your experience is better than mine. I had an old model similar to yours and the new one is way better. I wasn't expecting it to be way better i just wanted a 2nd sander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 29 minutes ago, TIODS said: Brendon's digging the right direction.. It's the dust collection that really makes the green sanders shine. The one you got ranks pretty high on the food chain as well. I've used two rigid sandersh of four years. The cloud on startup is enough to make bill pentz have an aneurysm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 That's sweeeeet ! I look forward to seeing that badboy used on your next project ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 27 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: I've used two rigid sandersh of four years. The cloud on startup is enough to make bill pentz have an aneurysm My coworker today told me that he doesn't wear a mask, has no dust collection and isn't concerned at all about wood dust. I am positive Pentz exploded. Dunno where he was but I heard the detonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Did you get any Duluth underwear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 8 hours ago, Llama said: Did you get any Duluth underwear? I didn't that store is a bit on the expensive side. After using the apron last night though I'm pretty sure it's going to work out really nice for me. The pockets are off to the sides and i didn't get any sawdust in them. Pockets are good and deep as well. My only complaint is that it was made for a person quite a bit larger than i am. I have it as small as possible and it still feels a bit big for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkrusen Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I have that apron as well and really like it. Got it for Christmas this past year and have no complaints. But yeah its a little big. I'm a small guy, 5'6" and 150, and sometimes feel like I'm swimming in it. Also, their boxers are awesome. Nice and comfy on the family jewels. I think they have an outlet somewhere around the Cities. Not Albertville, maybe Egan? Can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 1 hour ago, mkrusen said: I have that apron as well and really like it. Got it for Christmas this past year and have no complaints. But yeah its a little big. I'm a small guy, 5'6" and 150, and sometimes feel like I'm swimming in it. Also, their boxers are awesome. Nice and comfy on the family jewels. I think they have an outlet somewhere around the Cities. Not Albertville, maybe Egan? Can't remember. I'm an inch taller and 10 lbs heavier so yeah about the same boat. The have a store in north cities and in bloomington. This is unfortunate i went to install the indexing stop on my DF500 and it appears to be broken. The broken part doesn't bother me because acme is awesome with getting fixed the problem is more that they aren't open. still works though .... kinda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassAct Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 8:01 PM, Llama said: Did you get any Duluth underwear? Is that the stuff that says "Got wood?" on the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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