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Thread: Building a MFT
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2nd January 2023, 10:05 PM #16
I also use QuickGrips on my assembly table. It really is a powerful tool.
I also use dogs for light work.
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10th January 2023, 12:05 AM #17
Hi Derek,
What vice have you got on the end of the MFT?.
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10th January 2023, 12:55 AM #18
EB, it is an early Record #52 1/2 (1950's). What distinguishes this that it does not have an adjustable dog.
Early in the build ...
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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10th January 2023, 12:54 PM #19
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10th January 2023, 04:23 PM #20
Graeme, the answer is logical .... lengthen the workshop to fit a second MFT!
Latest version (this thread only has the initial build) ..
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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1st March 2023, 04:11 PM #21
as i have a similar machine setup to your Derek your thread has given me some good ideas to go off. The under storage trolley aspect of it appeals to me for my festool systainers related to joinery etc but making it an out feed table to wheel between combination machine jointer and n4400 bandsaw, makes it cheaper outfeed support instead hammer and felder supplied accessories. Some form of clip to attach it to the hammer guide rails so it wont roll away
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1st March 2023, 05:19 PM #22Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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1st March 2023, 05:29 PM #23
fantastic. thanks for the great pics as always.
note related to the MFT but i have reading about your parallel guide that youve written about also and gathering materials to replicate. great addition.
Time to place an order for router bit for 20mm holes to get started on my own mft
Thanks,
Nathan
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27th June 2023, 10:01 PM #24Senior Member
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Derek is this a similar idea / concept to the Ron Pualk style assembly bench ?
cheers
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27th June 2023, 10:59 PM #25
Hi Brett
This is Ron's bench ...
It is essentially a MFT top with a light weight carcase, which is intended to be transported to a job site. Some like to use this in a workshop as it is relatively easy and cheap to build - frames made from ply.
What we have in common is the MFT top. My bench, however, is aimed at storage as well.
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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28th June 2023, 04:04 PM #26
To my mind it is a torsion box which should deliver good rigidity, but as soon as you add that MDF top the concept of light weight goes out the window.
It should work very well, but the phrase "over-engineered" does come to mind. My assembly bench consists of a tubular steel frame from an office utility table and half a sheet of MDF - far simpler and no heavier than Mr Paulk's table. I like simple and functionality.
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