80/20 flip stop

[jimbouk]

I'm hoping the power of the FOG will help me in making a new fence for my custom mft thats I,m in the process of designing.

Does any one know of a flip stop that will work in 80/20 extrusion?

Also I'm sure i have seen on here before rail dogs used in 80/20 any one any ideas on this? which dogs or size of 80/20 profile?

cheers!

 

[Stoli]

 

[chrismorrow]

I've used the flip stop that came with my MFT/3 with the 10 series extrusion. I have a 1x2x36 extrusion that I use with my Kapex. I just slide the flip stop into the 1" side and I have a couple of dogs that mount it to my MFT. It then acts as a fence for my Kapex and I can make repeatable cuts. I'll try to post a pic later.

 

[jimbouk]

Thats exactly the sort of thing im thinking of thanks chris.

 

[rst]

Kreg flip stops work great with 8020 10 series.  I have on the (2) 8' 1030 extrusions as my chop saw fences.

 

[chrismorrow]

Ok, here are a few pics for you. If you use the Festool flip stop, you will need to grind down the edges of the nut just a bit to fit the inside profile of the extrusion. No big deal, and it will still function perfectly with your MFT.

 

[jimbouk]

Thats great thanks guys. Im looking into both the kreg and festool options and mounting the 80/20 on rail dogs so i can easily convert between sheet cutting and hole boring or cross cutting.

 

[mprzybylski]

Hey Chris,
Where did you get those dogs?

 

[chrismorrow]

I'm pretty sure I found them on eBay. 

 

[Qwas]

Hey Chris,
Where did you get those dogs?

I believe those are from John at Tool Improvements. He used to sell them on eBay. They can be found at the ToolNut store.

Adjustable Diameter Dogs for 80/20 Extrusions

 

[chrismorrow]

Those are the ones I have. Thanks. I knew I had not seen them in a while.

 

[jimbouk]

Thanks for that qwas, theres some good stuff on that site including the festool flip stops!

 

[promark747]

Unfortunately, it sounds like Tool Improvements is closing up shop or taking some time off.

http://toolimprovements.net/

This, plus the fact Seneca Woodworking is incommunicado these days, is kind of disheartening.

 

[mprzybylski]

Thanks Qwas. Ironically I ran into that link last week but saw they were discontinued so when I saw this post I was hoping they were being sold elsewhere. Too bad they aren't, they look very useful :/

 

[dltflt]

Hey Chris,
Where did you get those dogs?

That is the Saale ones I'm using and they work great

 

[Sean KS]

Those are for sure johns dogs. Tool improvements made really great stuff and John is a great person to work with. He made a set of these for me with a custom size that i use regularly. Maybe give him shout and see if he has any over stock kicking around.

 

[mprzybylski]

Not a bad idea Sean, did just that.