NERemodeling
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Not sure if this is really the best spot for this but i thought i would create a thread where i can unleash some of my tinkering projects, tool enhancements, tips, new tool purchases and anything else that comes to mind
I've been screwing around after hours a little bit lately and these are a few of the things ive come up with
EDIT--- the following is only a problem on the older MFT1080 and MFT800
my version of a stop flag i never really liked how the festool stop flag stuck out past the fence and had to be removed when not in use, i saw the woodpeckers flip stop at my local woodcraft for $10 and picked it up not knowing if it would work... it didnt... until i tweaked it a bit, now i have exactly what i wanted
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the bolt and grove rib on the flipstop were both too big for the festool fence so i ground down two sides of the bolt and used a file to narrow up the rib that runs in the grove on top of the fence
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once i had it on the rail, i noticed that it too stuck out past the face of the rail so i shaved the plastic back a bit and reduced the overall diameter of the knob, then i ground two flat sides in the knob to increase grip as the smooth smaller knob was a little hard to tighten/loosen
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i did all the grinding on my worksharp 3000 with 120g i used a pair of vice grips to grind the metal knob
probably took about an hour or so start to finish
I've been screwing around after hours a little bit lately and these are a few of the things ive come up with
EDIT--- the following is only a problem on the older MFT1080 and MFT800
my version of a stop flag i never really liked how the festool stop flag stuck out past the fence and had to be removed when not in use, i saw the woodpeckers flip stop at my local woodcraft for $10 and picked it up not knowing if it would work... it didnt... until i tweaked it a bit, now i have exactly what i wanted
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the bolt and grove rib on the flipstop were both too big for the festool fence so i ground down two sides of the bolt and used a file to narrow up the rib that runs in the grove on top of the fence
[attachimg=#]
once i had it on the rail, i noticed that it too stuck out past the face of the rail so i shaved the plastic back a bit and reduced the overall diameter of the knob, then i ground two flat sides in the knob to increase grip as the smooth smaller knob was a little hard to tighten/loosen
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i did all the grinding on my worksharp 3000 with 120g i used a pair of vice grips to grind the metal knob
probably took about an hour or so start to finish