top of page

A Week In The Workshop 168




Hi everyone. A genuinely quicker one this week as I needed to press on with the drawer cabinet build, which has turned into a bit of a slog.


TL;DR. Dowels are hard work, even with a duo-doweller - or two! The Triton isn’t terrible and gave me no major problems, but I’m definitely out of practice at cabinet construction!


I - hopefully - answer a couple of follow-on questions about the centrotec vid and system, and should have a bit more on the 20mm router bit discussion for you in the week, when I’ll also do the Festool micr-systainer draw as well!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and thanks you as always, for your support, and for being part of Plus.


Peter


446 views11 comments

11 comentários


Peter K
Peter K
16 de fev. de 2023
Curtir
petermillard
petermillard
16 de fev. de 2023
Respondendo a

Thanks Peter. Can’t help but think this is a weird move by Festool. They seem to be dropping the whole 10.8v battery line in favour of 18v across the board, and while I see the logic in that, the CX/TX drills grow significantly in size - but the C18 still remains?? And yikes - those prices! 😯

Curtir

Bill Knott
13 de fev. de 2023

Festool's Centrotec chucks are a brilliant idea but I wonder how long their patent has left to run. When that runs out there will be umpteen drill manufacturers adopting their own version of it and at a much more reasonable price.

I remember a few years ago paying Fein a great dollop of money for their multitool. Short time later the patent ran out and every other manufacturer had one at about a third of the price I paid.

Curtir

Derek Caldwell
Derek Caldwell
12 de fev. de 2023

Cabinets coming along nicely I know you said about the Festool forstner but set being expensive I have the zobo set don’t think they make it anymore but the cutters are the best I have ever used they were worth the money

Curtir

Connor R
12 de fev. de 2023

The new cabinet's off to a good start, I'm tempted to ask if it would've been easier just to paint it rather than faff around lipping the edges, but I know that's not really the point!


Re. Centrotec, I got to use my CXS for the first time yesterday with a centrotec pz2 screwdriver bit and brad bit for pilot drilling. I've got to say the whole experience just put a smile on my face, for the first time ever I actually didn't mind switching between bits and everything just worked and felt very secure. I'd be lying if I said it was an enlightening, life changing revelation or anything like that, but I'm definitely convinced. I've gone and ordered…

Curtir
Connor R
12 de fev. de 2023
Respondendo a

Could be a fun April fools video, grab a few tatty old bits of chipboard out of a skip and wack it together with some massive nails. Call it the ultimate workshop cabinet or something similarly clickbaity. How long could you keep a straight face talking through that one? 😂

Curtir
10MW New Header.jpg
EmbeddedImage.png
bottom of page