The way I see it, and of course it's only my opinion.
But,give me a easier way to do my job.......
That makes me faster, easier and smarter.
well then, I shall take that path every time.
Simple math
It's not about the tool's
It's a about getting done
And folks, I am all about getting done
Just so I can rest easy'
Know what I;m saying?

P.

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Deep in the Joisy Ruburbs, where we party like its 1929.
Update.. we now party like its 1899.
Very self sufficient.

It seems like a well designed tool. I like the bamboo top. That is one of the things I don't like about my mft, the mdf top. I guess I just don't like mdf much. It's heavy can't get wet and dulls blades prematurely. I like the real McCoy.

I look forward to learning more about the Walko; getting some feed back from other professonal woodworkers after they get their feet wet.

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Kent


"If I was given six hours to chop down a tree, I would spend the first four hours sharpening my ax"

Abraham Lincoln

Any chance that the Walko company would make bamboo replacement tops for the MFT3?
Seriously though, I wonder how difficult and what it would cost to get a bamboo top made for the MFT. I thought about this the other day when I had to take my MFT3 outside through a lovely snow storm to load it into my truck. I should just buy a Walko, but that costs a bit more than I can spend currently.

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TS 55, RO 125, CT 22 w/ Boomarm, Domino, OF 1400, RS2E, C12, MFT3, 4 guide rails (1080, 1400, 1900, and 2700), Sortainer, Router bit Systainer, Sandpaper Systainer, Domino Systainer, Tradesman cleaning set.

But given how hard bamboo is on tools, perhaps you don't want a bamboo top for your MFT - it might eat your blades!

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I don't have as many Festools as Fred

3/4" 4x8 bamboo plywood "plyboo" runs about 240.00 per sheet. It is really flat but not quite as flat as MDF. Pretty dense and hard. It is easily cut with woodworking tools. It has a tendancy to tear out when routing but climb cutting eliminates that. It does not seem to be abrasive or dull cutting edges faster than normal. It would make an excellent top for your MFT but expensive enough to not want to cut into.

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Fine Carpentry for Custom Interiors
www.fullerbuilt.com

Kent,

I have used both of my Walko tables now for a little over a month. The flexibility inherent in their design is amazing. I needed to cut a a six foot section of 4" PVC pipe in three different sizes. Watching the video again showed me how to place the stock and it was a breeze. I have also used it now for some medium level planing and while there was some movement with the grain it was still sturdy enough for my purposes. In addition it was far better then either configuration of of my 1080's or MFT/3's for this purpose.

What I was really pleased with was my ability to bring into my garage a 4x8 piece of 3/4" plywood, place it on top of the Walko and trim to my hearts content. I configured the Walko with each table at its max height which is 37 1/2" and allowed a flat piece across without touching the middle struts of the table. I have the Walko 4 so it measures 42 1/8" wide and 37 1/4" across so it was very easy to clamp the plywood and cut to my hearts content with my TS 75 and the CT 33. Yes, I could have easily performed the exact same procedure on either the 1080 or MFT/3 and in fact they are at a better height for the sawing. However neither of them can be then folded up and put out of the way and neither of them can easily handle the next project. I had a door inside my house that was very poorly hung by the contractor 15 years ago so I rushed to take of this. Remember I have only been in this house for nine years. Anyway I configured the Walko into its full upright position, leaned it against the wall and placed the door on its side which allowed me to easily work on one of the hinges to reposition it and then to plane the other side to compensate for the swelling during the summer.

All in all the Walko is a beautiful extremely well built and thought out tool. However, I would not use it in place of the Festool tables but instead in conjunction as they both have some similar but also very diverse differences to them.

Fred

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Kapex, OF2200,Domino,TS 75, Trion PS 300, RO 150, ETS 150/5, ETS 150/3, DTS 400, RS 400, LS 130, RS 2, Deltex 93, RAS 115, CT 33, CT 22, CT Midi, OF 1400, MFK 700, C 12, 3 MFT/3s, 3 MFT 1080s, 4 Sysports, 2 Walko's