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fletchtool said:
If you're not going to buy one of the saws, just get the MFT/3 Multi-Function Table, Basic, P/N 495888 and be done with it.
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If you're not going to buy one of the saws, just get the MFT/3 Multi-Function Table, Basic, P/N 495888 and be done with it.
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I would say that it depends on whether or not you have another suitable bench to work on or if the MFT would serve that purpose. Aside from my CT dust exctractor, I think that the MFT/3 is the most used tool in my shop and I use it for all kinds of things outside of sawing. Of course having one and the plunge saw is a great combination. Do you use your router with a guide rail? If so, then it can be used for dados and other cuts with the full set. If you plan on getting a saw in the future, then it might make sense to buy the full kit as it is only a little more than the basic. If you never plan on incorporating the saw, then a Basic table might serve your needs well. If you have another suitable qork surface and do not need to be portable, then putting the money toward another tool might be a better approach. Personally I would not want to be without my MFT, even if I did not have a plunge cut saw.
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Richard Leon said:
I totally disagree with that statement 100%.
It is NOT the Festool saw that makes the MFT useful.
I know because I have been using MFT's without the TS saws for years!
IMO, It is the mass of holes and perfect spacing of them that make the MFT useful. Really you can use any plunge saw or jig saw or never any saw at all and that MFT table would still be very useful, actually mandatory for me! ! And using it with a router works just as well as with the plunge saw too! As an assembly table there is no better.
Of course I have a massive version of the MFT, still, it is the perfectly spaced holes and number of them that are the key.
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I think I have used my TS-55 maybe two times with the fence and rail on my mft/3. It was a pia and not really faster, easier or smarter.
It would take me hours to find the rail and fence parts for my table. It is best suited to me as a work surface with lots of clamping options.
It would take me hours to find the rail and fence parts for my table. It is best suited to me as a work surface with lots of clamping options.
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Dovetail65 said:
I understand your reply to my post, and believe me, I love my MFT for all the reasons you state, but I was merely answering the OP's original question which was whether it is worthwhile to by an MFT for use with an OF1400 and a Trion. He didn't mention wanting to use it for assembly, clamping etc. so I suggested the money would be better spent elsewhere because I honestly do not believe it is essential for use with a router or jigsaw.
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Understood. 
But he asked if was worth it, not if it was essential and I feel it is worth it. I use the MFT with my router everyday. Actully its the only place I use my router with boom arm too.
An MFT with Router, CT and Boom Arm is one heck of a router station. Again, I use a larger set up about 3.5 MFT wide and as deep as the long side of the MFT, still I think the smaller table is fine for most guys.
But he asked if was worth it, not if it was essential and I feel it is worth it. I use the MFT with my router everyday. Actully its the only place I use my router with boom arm too.
An MFT with Router, CT and Boom Arm is one heck of a router station. Again, I use a larger set up about 3.5 MFT wide and as deep as the long side of the MFT, still I think the smaller table is fine for most guys.
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Thank you everyone for your comments. A little more information from me on my intended uses is that I would use the MFT for assembly, routing, sanding, a general work table. Part of my question (unstated but implied) was if there was a way I could raise my work up off the work surface (bench pucks) , still make use the rails/fence and make cuts with my jig saw (short blades) without hitting the work surface. If this can work, then my best value is to buy the whole deal now. Thanks for your help!!
A little more information from me on my intended uses is that I would use the MFT for assembly, routing, sanding, a general work table. Part of my question (unstated but implied) was if there was a way I could raise my work up off the work surface (bench pucks) , still make use the rails/fence and make cuts with my jig saw (short blades) without hitting the work surface. If this can work, then my best value is to buy the whole deal now. Thanks for your help!!Yes...I use scrap wood or you can make simple I-beams or really anything to gain height. Plus with the clamping possibilities you can easily clamp boards to allow for overhang when using a jigsaw or router and often clamp material right to the surface.
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Thanks Scot and Dovetail65. Just to be sure I understand you, So as far as you are concerned I can use the the guides on the MFT just the same as if I was using a TS only I have to raise the material being cut and the guides.
Thanks for your help with this.
Fletchtool.
Thanks for your help with this.
Fletchtool.
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