MFT 1080 + MFT3

[darita]

Are the MFT 1080 and MFT3 the same height? I already have the 1080 and wanted to add the MFT3 to enlarge my surface.

 

[Theshipstore]

the height on the 1080 is 32", on the MFT /3 it is 35 7/16. Most of us have added a 4x4 under the 1080 legs to match the height when needed

Sal

 

[sheeschen]

As Sal mentioned, the new MFT/3 is several inches higher than the MFT1080 (or the MFT800, which is what I had).  I bought an MFT/3 to update my shop and often just stacked scraps on the 800 for those times I needed larger support.  I was getting tired of that and was thinking of selling the 800 and putting the money towards another MFT/3.  Instead, I built a rolling sysport to the right height and mounted the 800 (with legs removed) to the top.  Works great.

[attachthumb=#]

Still a work in progress (waiting for shelf pins and more drawer slides), but does most of what I need already.  I especially like the area under the MFT top for storing the clamps, dogs and other misc. stuff.  Much cheaper than buying a new MFT/3, considering I probably wouldn't have gotten much for the old 800.

 

[Bob Marino]

As Sal mentioned, the new MFT/3 is several inches higher than the MFT1080 (or the MFT800, which is what I had).  I bought an MFT/3 to update my shop and often just stacked scraps on the 800 for those times I needed larger support.  I was getting tired of that and was thinking of selling the 800 and putting the money towards another MFT/3.  Instead, I built a rolling sysport to the right height and mounted the 800 (with legs removed) to the top.  Works great.

[attachthumb=#]

Still a work in progress (waiting for shelf pins and more drawer slides), but does most of what I need already.  I especially like the area under the MFT top for storing the clamps, dogs and other misc. stuff.  Much cheaper than buying a new MFT/3, considering I probably wouldn't have gotten much for the old 800.

Real nice use of the 800; very well done.

Bob

 

[Tinker]

I have my old 1080 in tandem with my MFT/3.  there are times when i need just a little extra headroom for an assembly.  I have very low ceiling height.  (As Brice has mentioned, my knees are about same height as most peoples ankles  )  I have no trouble reaching the ceiling joists.  Rather than setting up outside, sometimes that lower table provides just the extra space necessary. 

There are also times when it is great to have extra horizontal capacity.  Especially when using my parallel guides for cutting down full sheets of ply wood or ripping boards too long for my MFT/3.  I keep a stock of short 2x4's handy.  When set on edge on the 1080, they provide a cutting surface  exactly the same height as my MFT/3

One of the projects I have thought about, and will work out during a lull in my outside landscaping before leaves start coming down is to set up my 850 planer that i now have setup with the planer frame and fence.  I can set that up on my 1080 and with the right thickness (I have not checked measurements yet) I can increase my level infeed, or outfeed lenght of lumber possible for edge planing/jointing. 

(sorry for not always coming up with exact ID names and numbers when i print descriptions. On another tool panel, one of the regulars describes himself as "My rememberer is broke, but my forgetter is working great."  That's me all over the place  [wink])

All is not lost with having tables that are at different heights.
Tinker