It's just the way I think, but ever since I got my MFT I've been brainstorming how it could be replicated with close to the same accuracy. It seems to me that users have put the accuracy of the holes to good use so I'd want anything created to keep that (so qwas and Parf dogs would still be useful). I think that using a 20mm boring bit in a router would be more accurate than a drill bit. So I got a 5mm drill bit and a 20mm forstner bit and using drill blocks to keep the bit perpendicular I copied a 3 x 3 hole section of the MFT top to 1/4" masonite. It came out pretty close and I can insert multiple qwas dogs through the template holes into the MFT - they go it but get a bit tight in some holes. On the drill you see the guide I made to keep the forstner bit straight - eyeballing it with the drill was not enough, you could see a qwas dog would go in at an angle into the masonite if it was off.
What I'm thinking is that if I enlarge specific holes (the ones circles in yellow) to fit a router guide collar then I could use the top left corner of the template against the corner of a new piece of MDF and starting from two holes referenced against the corner I could use the template to walk the holes and build a MFT top of any size with high precision.
Even better would be to get this template CNC drilled out of some stable material. Anyone want to make some for sale?
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What I'm thinking is that if I enlarge specific holes (the ones circles in yellow) to fit a router guide collar then I could use the top left corner of the template against the corner of a new piece of MDF and starting from two holes referenced against the corner I could use the template to walk the holes and build a MFT top of any size with high precision.
Even better would be to get this template CNC drilled out of some stable material. Anyone want to make some for sale?
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