Clamp rack on side of MFT

[TahoeTwoBears]

Hi there,

Some few months back I was reading a thread (don't remember what it was) and someone posted a picture of their MFT which had a small clamp rack hanging off the end. I've searched throughout the forum and for the life of me can't find it. Does anyone remember where it is?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Brice Burrell]

Mike is what you are talking about, this thread????, reply #7.

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Hi Brice,

Nope, these are nice, but the rack was in the end extrusion of the MFT.

Mike

 

[Eli]

I don't remember that thread.

I slide them in upside down, sticking up in the air.

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Well, it looks like I'll never find it. I went through every thread quickly looking for the photos. Can't seem to find it. Do any posts get removed as they age? Or maybe, the post linked to another photo site. Bummer. Nice work if I remember well.

Mike

 

[Eli]

If you saw it here, it's still here. Somewhere.

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Okay, I've now spent hours scrolling through posts to no avail.

It finally hit me that I'm going about this the wrong way. The real question is:

Have you built a way to hold your clamps for your MFT?

Please post pics.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Well, it looks like I'll never find it. I went through every thread quickly looking for the photos. Can't seem to find it. Do any posts get removed as they age? Or maybe, the post linked to another photo site. Bummer. Nice work if I remember well.

Mike

It's got to be here somewhere, unless the original poster chose to delete it.  Posts do not get removed, so it would be floating through the forum in some fashion.  The question is, what did the original poster call it?  What key words did the person use?

Matthew

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Was it here or maybe at the original Yahoo site?

Dave R.

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Definitely here. I wasn't aware of Festools until the beginning of this last summer. I semi-remember the picture. The poster was showing off his shop or a project and in the photo was the clamp rack he'd made on the end of his MFT. I wish I'd remembered to print out the picture.....

 

[CharlesWilson]

Well, it looks like I'll never find it. I went through every thread quickly looking for the photos. Can't seem to find it. Do any posts get removed as they age? Or maybe, the post linked to another photo site. Bummer. Nice work if I remember well.

Mike

It's got to be here somewhere, unless the original poster chose to delete it.  Posts do not get removed, so it would be floating through the forum in some fashion.  The question is, what did the original poster call it?  What key words did the person use?

Matthew

It could have been inserted into a totally unrelated thread. It wouldn't be the first time.

Charles

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Maybe our Picture Policeman - Dan C. - will sleuth it out!

Dave R.

 

[Dan Clark]

Would you be referring to this:http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=71.msg442?

Regards,

Dan.

 

[Jesse Cloud]

If its any consolation, I remember it too.  Definitely intended to build it, now I can't find it either.  Probably in some unrelated thread about abrasives or plug-it cords. :

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Would you be referring to this:http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=71.msg442?

Regards,

Dan.

Nope that's not it. It was a smallish fixture on the end of an MFT. Looked like it only held Festool clamps, 6 to 10 at most (I'm guessing at that).

Thanks for looking.

Mike

 

[Cary Swoveland]

Mike,

Could it have been this?

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I recall posting a picture of my jumbo MFT.  The clamp rack was visible, and I think someone commented on it, but it was not the point of my posting.  I don't recall when it was, or even if it was at FOG or possibly over at Sawmill Creek.

The rack is for holding Festool hold-downs and clamping elements.  Stops for the latter are held in the carousel at the bottom right, which rotates out of the way, under the table.

The rack is held in place with a pair of cam clamps, so it can be easily moved to a different location.  Considering that I've never moved it, however, were I to do it over, I'd just use bolts and nuts to hold it in place.

This picture shows the construction:

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The baltic birch plywood frames a magnetic bar that holds the clamps in place.

If this is what you were looking for, let me know if you have questions.

Cary

 

[Eli]

That's Badass.  8) Even if it wasn't the one, it is now. 

 

[TahoeTwoBears]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cary,

Thank You, Thank You. You've just saved me from another sleepless night. I guess the standard question is: would you change anything if you had to do it over? other than the cam vs. nut and bolts

Thanks again,

Mike

 

[Cary Swoveland]

...would you change anything if you had to do it over? other than the cam vs. nut and bolts.

Hmmm.  It's worked out fine.  Just size it for the number and type of clamps you want to hold (or make a couple smaller racks).  I'm sure there are many ways to hold the clamps in place, if you don't want to use a magnetic bar.

Cary

 

[Eli]

(gleefully rubs hands together) I've got two of those bars!