Material stops (longer boards) on MFT - how do you?

[Scorpion]

I want to be able to cut repeatable long-boards on my MFT.  With the stops and fence, 30-some inch cuts are out of bounds.  Today I wanted to cut some 48 1/2-inchers.

At the moment I have a single MfT and a Kapex with UG stand & wings.  Today I wanted to use one of the Kapex wings and attach it to the MFT so I could utilize it's stops for the longer cuts.  I tried to attach it but found out that with the MFT extrusion setup I was unable to attach it because the MFT extrusion support interferes with the Kapex fence.

Question - how are you guys using your Kapex wing on your MFT?  I can see using it to the right (out feed) but not to the left (in-feed).to me it makes the most sense to use it to the track/in-feed-side of the table.

Thinking beyond the Kapex wing - I can buy another MFT which I kinda want to do anyway so I can turn the pair sideways and cut much wider material...but even then there's no way to get the longer fence with longer stop capacity. 

What am I missing here?

 

[GarryMartin]

Are we talking about the UG wings or the older Kapex fence that you're having a problem with?

 

[Scorpion]

Are we talking about the UG wings or the older Kapex fence that you're having a problem with?

Sorry, UG Wings.

 

[GarryMartin]

The UG wings fit the MFT/3 just fine, so I guess that's the next question - do you have an MFT/3 or an older MFT 1080?

If the former, can you post a photo of the problem? I've used the UG wings on my MFT/3 as both infeed and outfeed before without issue, so it should be a simple fix.

It is a tight fit, and I believe some people have shaved a little off the knob to make it easier to attach.
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...-extension-wings-on-mft3/msg315541/#msg315541

 

[tjbnwi]

They attach, a picture of the issue you encountered would help. I did grind the thumb bolts down a little so they clear the C-channel.

Tom

 

[JZ Bowmannz]

I want to be able to cut repeatable long-boards on my MFT.  With the stops and fence, 30-some inch cuts are out of bounds.  Today I wanted to cut some 48 1/2-inchers.

At the moment I have a single MfT and a Kapex with UG stand & wings.  Today I wanted to use one of the Kapex wings and attach it to the MFT so I could utilize it's stops for the longer cuts.  I tried to attach it but found out that with the MFT extrusion setup I was unable to attach it because the MFT extrusion support interferes with the Kapex fence.

Question - how are you guys using your Kapex wing on your MFT?  I can see using it to the right (out feed) but not to the left (in-feed).to me it makes the most sense to use it to the track/in-feed-side of the table.

Thinking beyond the Kapex wing - I can buy another MFT which I kinda want to do anyway so I can turn the pair sideways and cut much wider material...but even then there's no way to get the longer fence with longer stop capacity. 

What am I missing here?

The MFT fence is too long that will interfere with Kapex wing fence at left side.

I would square the rail to the MFT holes first. Use two dogs on MFT in the next row down instead of the fence itself, along with the Kapex wing at left side as the long stop; pull the dogs out and use the fence again when you cut the shorter pieces.

 

[AJCruise]

You can offset the left-hand wing tight behind the overhanging fence, this will help stabilize the fence from deflecting whilst cutting larger/longer stock.

If you flip around the stops, as shown in Tom's pic, they will work. Remember, the fence is what you need to square off against, not the wing, so it doesn't need to be in contact with the material to be cut.

Another idea is to modify the plate, which grips the underside of the V-groove. I copied the idea from another post, sorry can't remember who they are right now. You can elongate the hole, that the bolt passes through, so you can push the plate further under the groove to get a more solid grip. It requires a bit of dis-assembly / reassembly, but it works perfectly.

This allows you to cut lengths of about 7 feet or so. If you need longer, using the slide-out section of the wing, clamp a block to the flip-up stop long enough to catch the end of the stock that you're cutting,

Hope these ideas help,

Alan