Festool forum ???

[Ken Milhinch]

I am not sure whether there is an additional cost involved, but could we possibly have a separate Festool forum ? I think the brand generates enough posts to make it worthwhile, and personally I am sick of bumping into all the Domino orgasm posts. (I know it's a new tool to the USA, but it's only a loose tenon maker after all. )

[Roger Savatteri]

You have my vote.

[Gary Keedwell]

Do you think that will stop them?

Gary K.

[Larry Rasmussen]

I have no problems skipping posts that don't interest me. It's a new item and the quantity of posts should go down.

I was an avid follower of various forums at audio asylum and other audio forums for years. While some divisions seemed natural I found that over splitting the topics diminished the interest level of both the original and split off forum.

Larry

[Ron Robinson]

Just choose not to read the Festool posts. It really is that easy.

Ron

[Mitchell Andrus]

and personally I am sick of bumping into all the Domino orgasm posts. (I know it's a new tool to the USA, but it's only a loose tenon maker after all. )

...This coming from one who has a picture of a SawStop'ed blade as his avatar. <wink>

The furor will subside when we all get over the 'pee-our-pants' excitement and the 'new tool smell' fades.

Mine has a scratch on it already, AND... I didn't use it yesterday at all.

[John Bailey]

Ken,

A Festool Forum would be part of the manufacturer's forums. These are set up for manufacturer's, or businesses, and would have to be done by the manufacturer, or business. As such, they do cost some dollars which go to support the Creek.

John

[Dave Falkenstein]

A forum dedicated to Festool already exists, outside of SMC, here:

festoolownersgroup.com

The FOG forum is not a manufacturer's forum, but rather Festool users, hence the name. The manufacturer's reps do participate in FOG, but the users run it.

Obviously, the existence of the FOG, which most Festool users are well aware of, does not stop Festool postings here at SMC. And it should not. If the products generate forum activity, so be it.

[joseph j shields]

Ken,

A Festool Forum would be part of the manufacturer's forums. These are set up for manufacturer's, or businesses, and would have to be done by the manufacturer, or business. As such, they do cost some dollars which go to support the Creek.

John

Festool certainly has the marketing dollars to support a Festool forum on SMC.

They have certainly got a bunch of free publicity here... you would think they would pay SMC for their own forum on SMC. (which helps SMC!)

(Heck... much smaller companies already support SMC by paying for their own forums i.e BowClamps, HandKraft & EZ-Smart...they are helping SMC)


-jj

[skip coyne]

I'll likely never own a Domino but I do enjoy reading what it is and the reactions of those that use it .

Ive read some , skimmed some , Ignored most .

I don't see the issue really . If it doesn't interest you scroll on

[Dennis Peacock]

If it doesn't interest you scroll on

Thanks Skip....I like operating on that basis as well.

[Gary Keedwell]

Why buy the cow when the milk is free... To these people, Festool is some kind of religion...and everybody knows the religions like to convert people......
Just my take on it....for what it's worth..... PS. I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that.

Gary K.

[Dave Falkenstein]

Festool certainly has the marketing dollars to support a Festool forum on SMC.

They have certainly got a bunch of free publicity here... you would think they would pay SMC for their own forum on SMC. (which helps SMC!)

(Heck... much smaller companies already support SMC by paying for their own forums i.e BowClamps, HandKraft & EZ-Smart...they are helping SMC)


-jj

Just maybe Festool does not want or need a forum. I'm a Festool user, not a representative. Festool has a web site. Are you aware of ANY sizeable tool manufacturer that has their own forum? Like Bosch, Porter Cable, Jet, etc. I'm not. A small number of manufacturers do have a forum here. And that is good. But please don't imply that Festool, or any other tool maker, should be supporting SMC.

[James Carmichael]

I echo Larry and Skip's replies.

I know we have some mfrs and distributors post in the forums, but mostly they provide valuable
info on the products and the moderators do a great job of policing the ones who use it as a marketing medium.

The forum is titled "General Woodworking and Power Tools", and I believe the Domino meets both of those criterion. I don't want to have to visit a dozen specialy forums to find out about new products.

[Ken Milhinch]

...This coming from one who has a picture of a SawStop'ed blade as his avatar. <wink>

No, that's a Forrest Dado King Blade. (We don't have Sawstop in Australia )