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Festool with you everyday:
Rory's Story
Rory Parker is a Festool with you everyday winner. He won an incredible £10,000 worth of products, including £8,000 of Festool tools and accessories to choose from and £2,000 worth of Bott Smartvan racking system for his van.
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Rory's favourite products:
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Cordless Plunge-Cut Saw TSC 55
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“When I’m installing kitchens, we’re mostly cutting 18mm panels with it and it goes through them like butter. It’s light weight and with the 5-amp batteries it lasts all day. I also like the KickbackStop safety system, and it’s really smooth in operation.”
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Cordless table saw CSC SYS 50
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“The cordless table saw is so compact and fits in the van easily. What really makes it unique for me, is the digital controls, which means you can adjust the height and angle and you know you’ll be accurate to a tenth of a millimetre. I’ve used other saws where the dial will slip in use but that’s not possible with the Festool.”
3
Underframe UG-CSC-SYS
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“Really comfortable and easy to move tools in and out, it also doubles up as a bench on site. It has more functionality than you’d expect!”
4
Router OF 1400
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“Powerful and lightweight tool, easily exchangeable router bits. It’s a machine you would buy first to bridge the gap between the other two models.”
5
Guide rail adapter FS-OF 1400
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“The track adapter makes the OF 1400 perfectly precise and it’s the perfect accessory to the system.”
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Cordless drill CXS 18
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“I love both TXS and CXS 18, but if I had to choose it’s the CXS 18 that comes on top. I still have the original CXS and TXS drills, but with new 18-volt you do not lack in power. The ergonomic design and 3-amp batteries make it lightweight and great to use on site.”

“I started working for my dad installing timber windows and we were using a lot of Festool sanders even then, so I’ve always been aware of the quality.”

Rory’s a co-owner of ParkerRose Kitchens & Interiors, trading since 2016 and specialising in kitchens and cabinetry. The quality work accomplished on site is complemented by an impressive showroom and workshop facility in St Ives.

The team can plan projects themselves or collaborate with interior designers with bespoke elements generated by ParkerRose staff using SketchUp and AutoCAD software. Rory will travel from his Cambridgeshire base around the surrounding counties, and into north London, with much of his work won through recommendation.

“With the kind of work we undertake I’d certainly need my original CXS and TXS compact cordless drill drivers. We use them in the workshop on cabinets and they are small enough to get into confined spaces but still have plenty of power and versatility. I’ve had them seven or eight years now and they’re so reliable.”

“Buying Festool is all about making an investment in yourself because it will help you achieve a better finish and work more efficiently,” concludes Rory.

“The first tool I actually bought was a Festool TS 55 Plunge-cut Saw, along with a couple of drills. I now use the cordless TSC 55 K all the time and its performance easily stands up to a mains machine."
Rory Parker