Making an MFS with 80/20

[Rob in Vancouver]

Hi
Does anyone have a bill of materials that I can use to make my own MFS with 80/20 extrusions?
It would be nice if I could select extrusions that will take Festool clamps

Thanks

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[Bohdan]

I made an MFS equivalent out of some similar extrusion that came from a shop display cabinet but I found that it was quite difficult to fine adjust the settings. One of the big advantages of the MFS is the built in scales and other accessories for curved work.

I believe that the 15 and 40 series take the festool clamps but you will need long cutters as the thickness of the 8020 may prove to be a problem.

 

[rst]

I make a lot of things with 8020, and my thought were similar to yours but it was way too fussy and the 10 series will not accept clamps and the 15 series is 1.5" high.  I ended up with two sets of all the sizes excepting the 2000, and i bought a set of those when I learned the MFS was NAINA.

 

[Cheese]

As others have said, the MFS is just so easy to work with and adjust because of the engraved scales and the fact that it's only 5/8" (16mm) thick with clamping slots on both sides.

I needed to rout out some pockets to hold recessed drawer pulls. So I routed a test pocket, tried fitting a pull and then opened the MFS by .5mm, rerouted the pocket and it was a perfect fit.

My only complaint is that the 2000mm extrusions don't have scales engraved on them.

 

[ScotF]

Here is a thread from a few years ago with someone using 80/20 to make their own MFS:
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...ose-routing-mfs-conclusion/msg95545/#msg95545

 

[erock]

I use the 1030 series of 80/20  for a MFS substitute.    Sorry, I don't have a list of things I've bought.

You should know that the 80/20 aluminum is thicker than the MFS.  You may need a collet extension in the router.  The 10 series is 1" thick and the MFS is 3/4" thick ( I think?)

I used DeWalt quick clamps, but I modified the clamps by beveling the edges so that they would fit into the t-slot of the 80/20.

I bought 4 or 5 different length of the 80/20.  2 pieces each.  Along with some misc. bits and pieces for a lot less than the MFS400.

Eric

 

[Svar]

There are several companies that make wide flat T-slot extrusions.
Isel  http://www.techno-isel.com/LMC/Extrusions/
Bosh-Rexroth, MK North America, etc.

 

[Rob in Vancouver]

Nice