How to Festool this Sysport Top?

[festoller]

I am in the middle of making a few new Sysports and thought about how to make best use of the top. First I thought about a rubber top, but now I think a little MFT top could be more usefull for many tasks. I intend to use 19 mm MDF just like the MFT. I adapted the 95mm MFT grid to the size of the top and used the 20mm hole size.

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Now I have two questions that you might be able to help with:

1. The Sysport is 1100 mm and for proper clamp use in the top holes you'll need almost 60mm of space underneath, therfore I could either raise the top by 60 mm or take the first Systainer out to make room. I tend to vote for the second solution, since the design looks much better and moving the Systainer is not a big deal. What's your thought or do you have a better idea for the top?

2. In some older post I read about using the MFT top as jig for routing the grid. I though about simply clamping the Sysport top to/ under the MFT and rout the holes with an edge trim bit. Have you used this method for routing your own MFT top?

 

[semenza]

Hi,

The open space set up at the top of the Systainerless one could be used as a place to store the clamps.

For the "remove the Systainer" set up you don't really have to remove the Systainer to get clamps in / out. Just slide the drawer out, put the clamp in, and close the drawer while holding the clamp up. This would also make it so the clamps don't drop down (much) between uses.

Personal preferance  I guess.

Seth

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I adapted the 95mm MFT grid to the size of the top and used the 20mm hole size.

Small correction, the grid is 96mm -- based on the 32mm system.

 

[Timtool]

i made mine with a 20mm router bit, it's slightly tighter than the original top holes.
you could use an edge trimmer if it's beefy enough.

 

[festoller]

I adapted the 95mm MFT grid to the size of the top and used the 20mm hole size.

Small correction, the grid is 96mm -- based on the 32mm system.

Thanks Shane I didn't look it up properly, just made a quick measure!

 

[festoller]

Hi,

The open space set up at the top of the Systainerless one could be used as a place to store the clamps.

For the "remove the Systainer" set up you don't really have to remove the Systainer to get clamps in / out. Just slide the drawer out, put the clamp in, and close the drawer while holding the clamp up. This would also make it so the clamps don't drop down (much) between uses.

Personal preferance  I guess.

Seth

Thanks Seth, that's why I love the FOG! Although I should have thought of that too! Damn! I'll go for the drawer out option!

 

[festoller]

Here's the new 96 mm grid version and the final design.

Has anyone found an easy way to rout the grid with help of the MFT?

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[jonny round boy]

Yes!

[big grin]

 

[festoller]

Love it! Thanks for the "screw" tip, I would have tried to clamp it!

What's your take on the material. I planed on using MDF, because even the Multiplex Systand that is obviously CNCed had some chipping at the bottom. The top was flawless though and I am still concidering making the top from 19 mm or more Multiplex.

 

[Roseland]

When I did the top of my bench, I positioned my MFT top on it, and marked through with a pencil roughly where holes would go.  I removed the MFT top, and drilled 13mm holes wherever I had marked.  I then replaced the MFT top and clamped it tightly.  I routed two corner holes using a half inch copy bit, and pushed two 20mm diameter dowels into the holes to locate the "template" rigidly.  I then routed the rest of the holes.

My bench is bigger than an MFT, so I stepped the "template" across, using the dowels to ensure perfect registration.  I was easy and worked well.

Goods luck!

Andrew