Man, have I slipped down the slope. Christmas 2013 my wife obliges my Christmas wish with a Domino 500. I take a bit of my Christmas Bonus and buy the Domino Systainer package with the 4,5,6,8 & 10 mm Dominos. Kewl new tool. Vacillating on the sander decision between the New RO90 for versatility and the RS2E for so much panel prepping I finally ordered and received the RS2E yesterday from Amazon since my local Woodcraft has not had one in stock since my Christmas Bonus came through. Seeing my excitement my wife suggested we run up to Woodcraft a month before my actual birthday and pick up her intended Birthday Present for me, a TS55REQ and MFT3 Package. WooHoo!
While setting up the MFT3, I misunderstood the directions on the stops preset at the factory for the guide rail supports. So, of course, I had to reset them which has been giving me much frustration. I finally settled on the idea of tightening the guide rail to the rear hinged support with the "preset" stop slid off toward the right side out of the way, actually both of the stops are loose and slid off toward the right end of the table. Then I lower the supports so the guide rail is sitting flush on the table top and use a combination square to align the already cut splinter guard exactly 8" from the right edge of the MDF top. I then slide the stops snugly against the supports and tighten them in place for future reference of supports. The problem I'm experiencing is that when I lift the guide rail on the hinged support and adjust the support height to accommodate the board thickness of the project piece and then flip the guide rail back down it will not "naturally" align with the front support notch into the guide rail. It's actually off a good3/8" to 1/2". I can pretty easily place it in the notch but you can certainly feel tension on the rear support hinge when forcing the rail into the notch. It holds fine and remains parallel to the side of the table, but in all the videos I'm watching it looks like they are just pretty much dropping the guide rail and it's aligning to the notch "naturally". I don't really see an adjustment on the hinge support to accommodate this mis-alignment unless I'm building the tension in by having the guiderail snugged onto the hinge support before aligning it parallel to the right edge of the table top. Could this be where I'm introducing the error?
There is a ton for me to learn about these tools, and I really am not overly impressed with the manuals so far. Good thing for Festool this sight and the all the work many of the members here have put into youtube that I felt confident to make the purchase knowing I will get the answers. I will also mention that I've read and watched loads before making the decision to buy, but it's a bit different actually having the product in hand and using than reading and figuring in your head what's being demonstrated and explained.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and solutions. Has anybody else had to readjust the stops. I know Greg Paolini says in his video that resetting the stops is no big deal, but he doesn't demonstrate that operation.
Jim
While setting up the MFT3, I misunderstood the directions on the stops preset at the factory for the guide rail supports. So, of course, I had to reset them which has been giving me much frustration. I finally settled on the idea of tightening the guide rail to the rear hinged support with the "preset" stop slid off toward the right side out of the way, actually both of the stops are loose and slid off toward the right end of the table. Then I lower the supports so the guide rail is sitting flush on the table top and use a combination square to align the already cut splinter guard exactly 8" from the right edge of the MDF top. I then slide the stops snugly against the supports and tighten them in place for future reference of supports. The problem I'm experiencing is that when I lift the guide rail on the hinged support and adjust the support height to accommodate the board thickness of the project piece and then flip the guide rail back down it will not "naturally" align with the front support notch into the guide rail. It's actually off a good3/8" to 1/2". I can pretty easily place it in the notch but you can certainly feel tension on the rear support hinge when forcing the rail into the notch. It holds fine and remains parallel to the side of the table, but in all the videos I'm watching it looks like they are just pretty much dropping the guide rail and it's aligning to the notch "naturally". I don't really see an adjustment on the hinge support to accommodate this mis-alignment unless I'm building the tension in by having the guiderail snugged onto the hinge support before aligning it parallel to the right edge of the table top. Could this be where I'm introducing the error?
There is a ton for me to learn about these tools, and I really am not overly impressed with the manuals so far. Good thing for Festool this sight and the all the work many of the members here have put into youtube that I felt confident to make the purchase knowing I will get the answers. I will also mention that I've read and watched loads before making the decision to buy, but it's a bit different actually having the product in hand and using than reading and figuring in your head what's being demonstrated and explained.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and solutions. Has anybody else had to readjust the stops. I know Greg Paolini says in his video that resetting the stops is no big deal, but he doesn't demonstrate that operation.
Jim
