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« on: September 21, 2009, 10:02 AM »
A while back I had posted about a Festool supplier working on a router table of it's own similar to Steve's.  Well, it's out now.  It's called "Festop" and it retails at $279.  Looks like a pretty good setup, let me know what you guys think.  I am going to go down to woodwerks here soon to check it out.

You can view this router table HERE

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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2009, 11:51 AM »
Interesting!!

Seems great for smaller type shops. I wonder how much heavier the MFT becomes with the new, thicker, top.

From a personal workflow standpoint, my cutting operations usually take me from the MFT to the router table. I would not like to constantly have to swap the router setup in order to use the MFT.

I wasn't able to determine if there is any type of router lift mechanism with the setup.

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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2009, 11:57 AM »
Quote from: Rey Johnson on September 21, 2009, 11:51 AM
Interesting!!

Seems great for smaller type shops. I wonder how much heavier the MFT becomes with the new, thicker, top.

From a personal workflow standpoint, my cutting operations usually take me from the MFT to the router table. I would like to constantly have to swap the router setup in order to use the MFT.

I wasn't able to determine if there is any type of router lift mechanism with the setup.

Rey


It includes an insert, see below what it includes, from their website, I'll bet a lift could be used without any issues.   I'm with you, I prefer a dedicated router table, although if you needed a router table for on-site work this would be a good option.

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« Reply #3 on: March 4, 2010, 02:59 AM »
The other problem I can think of is that the Kapex height when on the MFT/Kapex matches the MFT 3 height. It seems the thicker MDF would make the MFT 3 too high to function as a support for lumber being cut on the Kapex.
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« Reply #4 on: March 4, 2010, 06:11 AM »
Quote from: erikfsn on March  4, 2010, 02:59 AM
The other problem I can think of is that the Kapex height when on the MFT/Kapex matches the MFT 3 height. It seems the thicker MDF would make the MFT 3 too high to function as a support for lumber being cut on the Kapex.

The 1" top has a 1/4" rebate around the bottom edge, so it sits at exactly the same height as a 3/4" top.
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« Reply #5 on: March 4, 2010, 08:31 AM »
My version has enough room to cut most rail/style length without lowering the bit below the top

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