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Post by prolle on Feb 9, 2022 15:49:52 GMT -5
Hi all
Pondering an MF26 but am wondering how many owners actually exist. It must be very few.
I emailed Mafell to ask if a cutter would be available for grooves / dado less than 15 mm. Sent email a few days ago but no response.
Any users out there?
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Post by bicycleclip on Feb 9, 2022 17:14:15 GMT -5
I have an MF26 and it’s magnificient for cutting rebates and grooves to construct 18mm carcasses in birch ply and solid wood. Much nicer to use than a router.
I wish there was a sub 15mm cutter too, 12 mm would be good. I did speak to Leitz UK who quoted me in the region of £250 each for a 12mm cutter if I took 5, but I couldn’t get enough people interested to get a bulk order.
I also spoke to Wealden Tool, who were super helpful. They suggested I look into getting a top-hat shim made, which would reduce the standard 30mm cutter bore to the 20mm (off the top of my head, need to check) bore that the MF26 uses. They also pointed out that I’d need to get a spacer to position the cutter correctly on the arbor.
All in all it seemed like a lot of faffing around for something that I’d only use occasionally, because most of my work uses 18mm plus board thicknesses so the standard adjustable cutter is fine.
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Post by prolle on Feb 9, 2022 19:07:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply - in my head I would have thought it most convenient for drawer bottoms hence 12mm or even less being ideal; cannot see myself putting in an 18mm drawer bottom. Do you find yourself using for much else other than rebates/grooves?
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Post by bicycleclip on Feb 13, 2022 5:43:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply - in my head I would have thought it most convenient for drawer bottoms hence 12mm or even less being ideal; cannot see myself putting in an 18mm drawer bottom. Do you find yourself using for much else other than rebates/grooves? I don’t use any of the other accessory cutters. I have wondered about the 90 degree cutter for making boxes, but I’ve not made the jump. Drawers were precisely the reason I was interested in a 12mm cutter. To be honest, the advantages it gives me for rebating/grooving 18mm ply justify it’s place among my tools. I like to rebate ply carcasses. In contrast, doing the same thing with a router is slow, loud and typically gives bad dust collection (even using a heavyweight router and solid carbide bit). The other thing I love about the MF26 is the stability on rails in general, and being able to use a KSS rail for quick cross cuts. |
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Post by prolle on Feb 13, 2022 17:53:08 GMT -5
Thanks. I really want a reason to justify one!! I have a Festool Domino and Kreg jig so carcass builds are fairly well covered!!
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Post by bicycleclip on Feb 15, 2022 17:24:52 GMT -5
Thanks. I really want a reason to justify one!! I have a Festool Domino and Kreg jig so carcass builds are fairly well covered!! Understood. The carcass design I use it on is a bit specialised, not for domestic use and strong to the point of being overbuilt. If I was making kitchen or bedroom cabinets I’d use a jointer tool, I have the DD40 and a Lamello. The only other thing I use the MF26 for is making tenons. It’s really quick, and with a cut depth of 1”, I typically cut from up to 3x3”. But then again with a Domino you’ve already got that covered. |
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