Angle unit, crosscutting

[Corwin]

Okay, getting back to the question at hand...  A 1080 MFT has the capacity to handle the 40" cut you were asking about.  This is accomplished by mounting the 55" guide rail (that comes standard with the saw) on the table in the long direction.  The guide rail support brackets on the MFTs allow for up to 3-1/2" thick material.  And the fence that is included with the MFT package is quick and easy to align at 90 to the guide rail. 

And, you'll find far more uses for the MFT than you will with the angle unit!    8)

Corwin

 

[AHoman]

And, you'll find far more uses for the MFT than you will with the angle unit!    8)

Hm, you're probably right.  Time to start counting what's in the the "loose change" jar...
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[bill-e]

Took some photos...  Now, let's see if I can get them to show...

I think I did that right.  Anyway, the first photo shows the stop for the fence's locking clamp.  The next one shows the thru-holes in the Incra Track which has been simply bolted to the top of the fence.  But this is only one way in which to mount these track sections.

Corwin

My Incra Track and Stop are "Out for Delivery"

 

[JayStPeter]

Hm, you're probably right.  Time to start counting what's in the the "loose change" jar...
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Funny you say that.  I just bought an MFT using spare change I've saved over the last couple years.

 

[Corwin]

Matthew, Bill and anyone else who may have the Incra Incremental Track I had mentioned above might be interested to know that metric racks and scales are available to quickly convert the track.  The good news;  available directly from Incra in packs of 5 racks with 2 scales @ $6.95/pkg.  The bad news;  only the 2 scales (0-416mm and 400-826mm that read from right to left) are available.  Too bad they didn't make scales that at least covered up to 1000mm -- could go as far as you wanted and still make sense of the markings...  But, I am glad for what they do have, for the new Domino on order appears to have given me the needed push in the metric direction.

Corwin

 

[MacMitch]

Interesting discussion. I was a little concerned about the play int the angle fence that came with my 1080 kit too. I even bought a fence that uncle Bob offered a ways back that fit the Festool tables that has less play, now I can set up 2 fences to hold a pannel in two planes. I needed a good protractor for some construction challenges and ended up buying this:http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=4998. It may not be dead accurate but I imagine it is at least as accurate as my old Dewalt miter saw. With the protrator against the guide and fence it is easy to hold the fence at the correct poiint while tightening the knob at the end that holds it in place, again maybe not dead accurate.

The Incra fence looks very interesting which is giving me a problem. I just finished reading Jerry Works excellent article on the MFS ( available here:http://www.festoolusa.com/woodworking.aspx ). Now I am not sure which way to turn first. I imagine the MFS would offer more options but be slower setting up a near perfect 90.

 

[John Stevens]

Here, one could go a step further and make a sub-fence for the LS and attach the guide rail with hinges (know of any high-tolerance hinges?).

How about Euro hinges?  Then there are Soss hinges--more time-consuming to install, and much more expensive than most other hinges, but no play whatsoever.

BTW, Corwin, I had completely skipped this thread while it was active because of the subject line--I don't own the angle unit and have no plans to buy one.  But for the past couple of years I have been trying to think of ways to use Incra products with the MFT and guide rails for repeat ripping and cross-cutting.  Your ideas are very valuable to me, and I'm very grateful that you've shared them here!

I'd really appreciate it if you'd start a thread on integrating Incra products with Festool products, because I think there's a potential to save quite a bit of set-up time that way.  Before I found this thread, I had purchased the metric racks and scales, and I've been tossing ideas around in my head.  None of them are very good, but I'd be happy to share them on a new thread, in the hopes that you and others might be able to improve them into something workable.

Regards,

John