benwheeler
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Hi All,
Thanks for the great resource! I've been ploughing through it for the last couple of months, and have just dived head-first down the slippery slope, buying a CT26, DF500, OF1400 and TS55.
I've been planning for quite a while to build a Roubo-style bench, and have all the timber for it. It will be 80-85mm thick. The original intention was to use hand tools almost exclusively, but I now intend to use a combination of hand tools and Festool gear, and am wondering if a combination bench would be possible and advisable?
I would have dog holes in the bench regardless, so if these were laid out to be very parallel and square, could it work in a similar way to the MFT? Has this been done? I've only seen MDF tops for the DIY MFTs. Would a timber benchtop not be flat enough? Would using the "MFT" holes as normal dog holes lessen their accuracy?
Thanks for any thoughts!
Ben
Thanks for the great resource! I've been ploughing through it for the last couple of months, and have just dived head-first down the slippery slope, buying a CT26, DF500, OF1400 and TS55.
I've been planning for quite a while to build a Roubo-style bench, and have all the timber for it. It will be 80-85mm thick. The original intention was to use hand tools almost exclusively, but I now intend to use a combination of hand tools and Festool gear, and am wondering if a combination bench would be possible and advisable?
I would have dog holes in the bench regardless, so if these were laid out to be very parallel and square, could it work in a similar way to the MFT? Has this been done? I've only seen MDF tops for the DIY MFTs. Would a timber benchtop not be flat enough? Would using the "MFT" holes as normal dog holes lessen their accuracy?
Thanks for any thoughts!
Ben