DIY MFT, Need help on finishing

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

[attachimg=2]I've built a version of the Festool MFT that has been seen on the internet.  It's more or less a copy of similar designs with my take on what I need.
I've been looking for the rails on the MFT table as well as the parts required to make cross-cut cuts.  Can someone provide the part #'s and a source for their purchase. I've looked at the Festool website but have been unable to find what i need. 
I will add an mdf sheet with the required holes using the well know jig, making it level with the table saw for use as an outfield table.

Thanks

 

[Stone Message]

Hi [member=66983]GilbertV[/member]

Have you considered a tracksaw cutting station mounted on a pair of folding trestles? My tracksaw cutting station is now at the centre of my workshop.

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and here is a video about making one...


Peter

 

[sancho57]

check out TSO Products GRS.

May be just what you need for cross cutting and ripping

 

[Imemiter]

I'd probably use some 1x2 6063 extruded aluminum for an outer rim. That, or 1x3. It would depend on whether I wanted the top C-channel flush with the table's surface or below a bit. I'd probably choose to drop it so I wasn't sanding or sawing into it on the regular. 

 

[Michael Kellough]

[member=66983]GilbertV[/member] sorry I can’t answer your question, (except to checkouthttps://dashboardpws.com/) I’m just interested in knowing what those big beautifully mitered pieces on the table are for.

And which lathe that is in the background?

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

Thanks for the responses.  I did find the dashboard site after I posted.  Although I have a Kapex, I need the ability to cut wider pieces which is why I built the table.  Planning on using either the 32" or the 55" guide fences along with the 075 track saw.
The mitered 6 x 6 are for corner braces for the timber frame porch cover on my shop.  I'm matching the 27' x 17 pavilion near it.
That's a Stubby lathe I won at the S.W.A.T  woodturning symposium a few years back.
Here's what I'm matching for the shop porch.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Stubby lathe, you lucky dawg!

So how do you get those beautiful miters on that 6x6 stock?

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

I used 6" x 6" x 12' stock cut to rough size using a Milwaukee 10-1/4" portable saw then final trim using the Kapex.  Scribed the 45° angle then sanded to final size using a 150 Rotex.
Currently working on planing the 4" x 8" x 10' rafters on my 20" Powermatic planer. Using a Bosch electric planer on the 8" x 8" post and on 8" x 10" beams.  All made of Coastal Doug Fir.  Will use Australian Cutek oil for finish.

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

Finally got the 9 - 4"×8"×10' rafters planed.  I definitely went past my 5 hr work allotment.  Sitting here in front of the fireplace recuperating with some Weller bourbon and a My Father CT edition cigar.  Really a move towards making the world right!

 

[mikev12345]

Hey Gilbert,

Take a look at the benchdogs UK quad hinge system and their fence system.  I went with it because it doesn't rely on having any sort of track around your MFT.  You just drill a couple of 20mm holes and attach the hinge which is easily adjustable.
https://benchdogs.co.uk/collections/hinge-system/products/quad-mft-hinge-system

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

Hey mikev12345, just looked at their website and thinking about ordering either those or the dashboards gear.  Thanks for the input.