Cutting table - update

[fourxguy]

Steve Jones....Thanks for your inspiration!  I just bought  the Festool TS 55EQ and CT 22 E to expand my business!

I currently do cabinet finishing for several cabinet shops in So California but due to the slow down in the economy
many of the shops have closed their doors or have started to do their own finishing to stay busy. I have several
complete kitchens to build for customers and am excited to get started.

I only have one question on your setup...where did you get the the screw type adjustable stop on the right hand side of the fence?

I have searched for it on the Kreg web site but don't seem to find it.

I will post pictures of my setup when I am done.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

Andy

 

[Steve Jones]

Andy,

Congratulations on your new purchases, I've had the TS55 now for a couple of years and must have cut miles of plywood with it, and I still get a kick out of how well it does it's job.

The right hand stop is simply an old flip stop I had around the shop fitted with a flat headed bolt (actually an allen screw) with two knurled brass knobs to lock it in place, the bolt fitted through one of the holes provided in the stop. I also have a Kreg flip stop in the shop (used on my miter saw stand) and it also has holes for a similar adjustable bolt.

Steve

 

[JEFF JOHNSON]

Andy,

First off, you found the right inspiration in Steve... His table design has saved me hours and hours!!! and my back... Here is a link for the incra shopstop that works with incra track... I have the track on the left and right as my front fence.. the stop has a rod that sticks out the left side for use on the right fence...
you use tape measures... that slide... calibrate it once on each side and you are done.. the stop clicks in 1/32" inch increments.. it is incredible... I have often repeated the same exact measurement on cuts... after setting up different cuts... with absolute precision.  Here's the link...
http://www.woodpeck.com/shopstop.html

Thanks to steve's design,
In the last few weeks I have carved up probably 75 cabinet parts for my mudroom and laundry room with ease... never lifting full sheets at all... just dial in the crosscutt dimension on the stop.... but the festool rail against the front and back stops and cut away... effortless... and accurate... unbelievable..
I know many on this forum use different types of tables...etc.... but they all have to measure up each cut, and square it up... etc... I'm telling you I can cut up 4 sheets in the same time it takes any other method to cut one... and it is completely repeatable... getting exactly the same size panels... key for cabinet making.. when face frames have to line up...

Thanks again steve... a life saver...

 

[fourxguy]

Jeff Johnson,

Thanks for the stop tip! I will put in an order today. I have cut a ton of pre finished maple plywood for
a bookshelf/entertainment center for one of my best customers and I am amazed at how accurate the parts are
once stacked up. I have 32 book shelves that are all cut nice and square and are all within .010 of an inch of each other.

I am not using the chip guard on my TS55 and find that there is no tear out on the off cut pieces. I invested a couple
thousand dollars in Festools with the thought that I would probably take them back in 30 days if I wasn't 100 percent satisfied.
So far a I am amazed with all of the stuff and mostly the great support on this forum.

Many thanks for you helpful suggestions.

Andy Lopez

 

[JEFF JOHNSON]

Unfortunately... had to break down my cutting table last night... done with major projects for a little while... and have to finish off wainscoating.. and painting the garage... Came apart really easy took about 5 minutes... leaned everything against the wall... will put it on a shelf once I can find the floor in my adjacent basement room!  Table has been a dream for my cubbies.. bench seat.. and laundry room projects in "member projects"...