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Hey all,
Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself.. My name is John and i am addicted to tools!
I own a small remodeling company so tools are necessary for my livelihood however i really have a passion for tools of all shapes sizes and colors.
I am big into Festool (like have wayyy to many) my cordless platform is Makita lxt 18v (another area i have a lot invested) and i just ordered a solid assortment of Milwaukee m12 goodies.. I have a problem saying no to woodpeckers stuff also! other than that i seem to stick with Rolair for compressors and Bostitch for my guns all the way from 23ga pin up to coil siding and framing guns and even a flooring stapler.
I do all my work on site and transport all my tools in a 7×14 enclosed trailer so organization, ease of setup, neat appearance and job site cleanliness are very important to me.
I have enjoyed reading and watching the tools in action reviews for some time now and just recently came across the forum. Im sure i will learn lots of great stuff here and hope to be able to share what knowledge i have.
John
welcome to the forums John! I think you will find plenty of others with similar interests and tastes 🙂
Welcome to the forum john!!
Welcome aboard fellow Festoolian. Have fun on the site!
Welcome to the forum John!
Welcome John.
Welcome to the TIA crew John!!
Great, another Festool snob.
I’m seriously joking. Welcome to TIA John!
Welcome john. Be careful u mention festool around here and everyone thinks your a snob.lol
Thank you all for the warm welcome!!
I can assure you I am no snob, yeah I like nice tools because I use them daily to make a living but I won’t buy something just because of the name.. it’s gotta prove itself performance, innovative and durability wise.
I use my tools hard and expect a lot from them, to me certain brands have proven themselves with incredible longevity and excellent service. A broken tool makes me no money!!
Example; I bought the new festool ts55req track saw as my first saw of that kind.. I liked it but felt the it was a blah improvement over the last model (ts55eq)from my research, and I actually had a few accuracy gripes with it.. I truly believed that the old model was a more reliable, accurate saw (with a few less unnecessary doodads) so I got rid of my new one and bought a old model.