Adding tape measure to mft fence

[ericbuggeln]

Anyone who has done this have any advice or tips on how you did it and if it has worked out over time? Would you do it again?  Is it a pain to transport the table and then recalibrate?  Thanks Eric

 

[bruegf]

I added a kreg self adhesive tape to my mft fence a few years ago.  Works great and would do it again.  A bit of trial and error to get the fence positioned properly so the cut width exactly matches the tape reading, but once done its done. 

Don't know about transporting the table since I've never done it, but since the fence locates in one of the MFT holes I would think the alignment would hold.

See this thread:

http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/more-mft-enhancement-ideas/

Fred

 

[ericbuggeln]

Bruegf,  if your out there?  Have you by chance tried using more then one stop (i have two full MFT packages).  After experimenting i have found that there is a hair of a difference between the two.  I am considering putting a piece of Blue Painters Tape on one to shim it out. 

The Kreg scale on the MFT fence is definitely real nice so far, but it is much harder to set the scale where you want it, compared to Kreg scale on my Miter Saw wings and scale on my table saw.  Could be that Im forced to work in the poorly lit basement in the winter.