New round of pics of the shop.  I just installed the blue foam insulation in front of a set of double doors.  Made a huge difference with the temps below zero and the wind blowing.

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Dave, I didn't "pose" any of my tools for this shot so the Domino is just the only one I'm using at the moment.

I actually dislike TS router wings.  If you notice, picture #5 shows my TS router table in storage hanging on the wall .  Pics # 6 and 7 show the Incra on my Router table.

Howard,

There are tons of Festool tools I don't have...you should check out some of the other guys collections   I just picked up the MFT last month after procrastinating for a couple of years and I'm glad I did.  I may some day get rid of, or at least move out of the way my primary bench and get another MFT and join them like Daviddubya did and make the MFT my primary bench/assembly table.

As for the Domino, I evaluating it for a tool review.  And up until a month or so ago, when that FWW article came out, I hadn't given the Domino a second thought...after all, I don't need another biscuit jointer.  But that FWW article really piqued my interest and the Domino IMO lives up to all the hype.

Congrats!  I guess it all depends on how long your definition of "awhile" is

Here's something else I think you need.

Jorgensen hold down clamp

Get 2 pairs, I think they are worth their weight in gold, work great with the MFT and with the Domino it is important to secure your work in order to get very good results.

Thanks Ned, I had another pair on order with Amazon and canceled it.

At AJC one pair shipped is $14.10 so I saved 2 dollars plus the $8.60 filler I didn't really need

Thanks Bill. I'm getting some good ideas from this. I like the way you store your clamps. Mine are stored where they land!

Come on chaps (and chapesses) more workshops please?

Thanks Bill,

I just ordered a couple pairs, at that price I couldn't resist.

Happy New Years to everyone.

Fred

Bill,

I have a pair of these clamps, but frequently find I must reach under the table to turn their plastic nuts to achieve a good grip with the cams.  I use them but still find the Festool FSZ lever Quick Clamps (Item 491594) much more useful, and able to apply much more clamping pressure.   Too often my workpiece slips under those Jorgenson cam-action clamps.  What am I doing wrong?

Dave R.

I don't care much for the jorgensen clamps my self...cumbersome to use...unless I'm working with hand chisels.   festools clamps are cumbersome to use as well.  What I prefer to use is the vice grip type of clamps that come on the kreg clamping table.  The kreg clamps are strong and work quickly with one hand and don't need reset when changing out repetetive pieces.  I'd like to figure out a way to adapt them to the MFT/3 without changing the cutting surface of the table.  I could just clamp a kreg track to the mft but I bet theres a way to quicly put them in the dog holes... but I'm still pondering the best way to do it.  Attaching them to the V groove channel would be nice as well.  Maybe I could use the auxilliary side table from the Kapex to mount the clamp on then drop it in the V Groove.  I'm sure theres a better and less expensive way to use thme.  I don't have room to keep my kreg table top set up and it's heavy to move round so it would be handy to just grab one of the clamps and use on the mft/3.

Dave,

 I think your probably right on twisting the side rails... those clamps apply a lot of force.  I have seen the slots added to the dog holes as you mention, I guess I'm just not ready to cut into the top yet.  I'd prefer someting that would go in any of the dogholes without modification.  I have some clamps from lee valley that expand with a wedge as you tighten them, but they are sized fro 3/4 inch and don't tighten up in the 20mm holes in the mft top.  Plus I'm not sure if constant use would degrade the holes since its notthat thick.  I think the best might be a 20mm post on the bottom of the kreg clamp with a thread and nut on the bottom of the table... sandwiched between large washers (similar to the jorgensens).  It would take  a second to put them on the table, but they would work in any hole and distribute the force over a larger area of the top.  Maybe I could draw someting up and see if qwas from the other forum could make them from aluminum.  I bought some qwas dogs from him and they fit the 200mm holes perfectly.