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Post by ohan on Mar 23, 2015 0:29:19 GMT -5
Ah, thanks for that - missed the new pics. Definitely stealing it!
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Post by henrun on Jan 19, 2016 15:15:09 GMT -5
I think this is an simple, yet elegant working solution. Thumbs up!
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Post by whittler1507 on Jul 14, 2016 6:50:47 GMT -5
Hi my first post here, and so glad I looked here. Having just broken my 15 year old Bosch jigsaw on my cutting station as I have to hang the workpiece off the end when using a jigsaw as it happened I caught the cupboard and lost my grip dropping it.
I've now bought a p1cc. What a brilliant idea I don't have an mft but have two cupboards on casters that I put together when cutting up sheet goods. This means sticking a piece of 4x4ft 3/4 Mdf on them (which is heavy) and there's always the chance that the cupboards will come out of alignment if bumped. I think I could use this to not only provide the sacrificial strip but also lock the two together. I'm going to try using 3/4 plastic electrical conduit to see how that works out. Just so no worries if I catch one with the ts55 saw blade.
Apologies for the long rather truncated post but Thanks again, oh and hello from N Yorkshire.
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Post by Tom Gensmer on Aug 6, 2016 11:36:45 GMT -5
Hi Fellas! As an update, I've built a new version of my cleats that are constructed from 80/20 extrusions and plywood. The track in the 15-series extrusions fits nicely with the Festool clamps, allowing me to cantilever the cleats over the edge of the table. This allows for much greater flexibility, greater material support, and allowed me to transition from the full sized MFT/3 tables to the lighter, easier to transport MFT/Mini tables. I sized the cleats so that when mounted on a MFT/Mini they are ~1/4" below the hight of my Erika 70 (matching the height of my Sysports), so they can serve as out feed supports and don't impede my Erika work flow. The plywood sides are 1/2" Baltic Birch (I'll use 3/8" or 1/4" next time), are easy to mass produce and as such are easy and cheap to replace.
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Post by Eoj on Aug 6, 2016 12:24:10 GMT -5
The never ending changes we make to our portable workshops !! Thanks for the pictures , Tom .
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Post by MrToolJunkie on Aug 6, 2016 15:10:02 GMT -5
Great idea, Tom. What length of 80/20 did you buy? Did you just get a couple of longer pieces and cut or did you buy shorter lengths pre-cut? Looks like a simpler method than the washers and 2x material.
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Post by Tom Gensmer on Aug 6, 2016 17:11:51 GMT -5
Great idea, Tom. What length of 80/20 did you buy? Did you just get a couple of longer pieces and cut or did you buy shorter lengths pre-cut? Looks like a simpler method than the washers and 2x material. Thanks!! I'll double check next time I'm in the shop, but I think I cut them to ~20" lengths from a single longer bar. The length was dictated by what I could fit into a Maxi-Systainer, which can carry eight cleats as currently designed.
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Post by toomanytoys on Aug 6, 2016 19:10:46 GMT -5
8020 extrusions are great. When I'm down at the farm tomorrow I try to remember to take images of a cutting table I made out of it too. I also have an at-home larger bench that I've been using with the Mafell rails, but I'm about to redo it as I think it could be done in a more productive way. That one is way overbuilt as I also use it for many other things, including rebuilding garden and farm equipment.
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