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MFT/3 Replacement Table top Cut in 18mm Moisture Resistant MDF Multi Function Clamping Table

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Compact™ 88 is a balanced blend of responsibly sourced wood fibres, bonding agents, resins, heat and then pressure. Woodpeckers took 2 new Festool MFTs and an old Festool MFT and measured all three of them on their vision system. I'd much rather employ jigs, fixtures and hard stops like Kapexes to achieve the critical cuts I need.

This means setting the LR32 guides so that the first row of holes will be centered at 71 mm from the long edge of the MDF. Next I offered up my steel ruler flush with the end of the jig, and I made knife marks on that centre line every 100mm, again making sure to get it as accurate as possible. Partially plunge the 20 mm bit to align it with each hole in the first row, which means that you are essentially using the holes in the first row as a series of parallel guides to align the holey rail. Replacing the top on my MFT isn't a big deal - it's only held on by four screws - but it's in such an awkward location that everything needs to come out - and off - for me to be able to do it right.

Then I could cut it to length and I made my jig 800mm in length which is the same measurement as the width of my table top, and that's important. Quote from: Peter Halle on January 04, 2020, 12:55 PM Although their tops are obviously manufactured to a tight tolerance using CNC and work well for tons of us, if using as a pattern your can only create what the pattern will allow. The dimensions are perfectly matched to the MFT top and it has these 5mm holes on this side that are parallel to this edge. If you're an MFT user and you want to share any YouTube video links with me that will help educate me, then please do. This could be the reason the guide rail brackets and fence attach and reference from the extruded side rails and not the holes in the top.

I have no flexibility for the future but there is no room in my shed for anything bigger, the standard size is about the biggest that i can fit in the corner and walk around and I am small. Special focus should be placed on the accessories that hold the workpiece in place on the workbench.

The content contained on this site is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Our Universal MFT Replacement Top is made from Compact™ 88, which is a 88% Waterproof (12% maximum Absorption, Maximum) High Density Fibre Board. As flat overall as the very best plywood with a surface smoothness nearly equal to MDF but much more durable and moisture resistant. You now have the pleasure of working with a product of 990kg/m3 making it the densest fibre board in SA by far.

Okay, the rail is now set up across the long side of the table – but unfortunately my ceiling height is too short, so I can’t lift it out of the way anymore. Sacrificial cutting strip, just pull it out and stick another one in when your cuts start getting a little ragged. Accuracy here isn’t critical – this won’t affect the alignment of your dog holes, but it’s still nice to get a good fit inside the MFT, so try your best. I guess that can also be said for various jigs and aids, but those were created for a purpose that the Festool MFT's were not.These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy. These holes are going to make it much easier to locate the drill bit accurately at each of the increments.

Peter is one of those people who is confident in what he does but what he designs and what he says makes perfect sense. By profession I'm a computer engineer, but by passion I'm a designer and maker of handcrafted objects.

It was 1 1/4" MDF, which increases the drilling/routing effort in the first place, but the real kicker is that the F style clamps will not fit through the holes. It probably took me two to three times as long to drill out the holes in the MDO as it would've taken with MDF.

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