MFT/3 Track Holder

[JimboSlimbo]

I use my MFT/3's attached vertically to get a wider crosscut. This makes it difficult to raise the track to complete vertical for board swaps. I have been using hose hooks from ceiling and small boards, but I am looking to build something more permanent. Google searches and FOG/Reddit searches have come up blank.

Does anyone have a set up like this and have already thought out a solution to keep the track at 45 degrees for board swaps?

 

[dashboardpws]

I use my MFT/3's attached vertically to get a wider crosscut. This makes it difficult to raise the track to complete vertical for board swaps. I have been using hose hooks from ceiling and small boards, but I am looking to build something more permanent. Google searches and FOG/Reddit searches have come up blank.

Does anyone have a set up like this and have already thought out a solution to keep the track at 45 degrees for board swaps?

Tidy setup you have. Is there room to hang a hook from the ceiling?

 

[JimboSlimbo]

Ah yes, the Dashboard guys. I love all of your stuff and I am currently using your Core MFT bundle and a few other accessories. I would've bought your table but I already had two MFT/3's.

Anyway, to answer your question. Yes, I have used a dust collection hose hook from guide tracks on the ceiling to hold the track. This only works with a low ceiling and won't let you be mobile. All of my benches and tables are on casters, a necessity in a small shop. So, that's why I am looking to see if anyone else came up with a solution before I break out my legal pad and channel my inner MacGyver.

 

[Michael Kellough]

This Rail Hinge that Mike Goetzke posted could solve your problem.

 

[MacBoy]

This Rail Hinge that Mike Goetzke posted could solve your problem.

#1 — For track saw cutting on an MFT, the decks should be clear of obstructions. That allows for the material to be slid and adjusted in any direction (other than the fence). The Rail Hinge Dogs are not in sync with my work habits.

#2 — In Jan-2026 there was an observation about the Rail Hinge Dogs by a guy in the Facebook MFT group.

He has both the Hongdui (Dennis Hooked on Wood) and the Benchdogs products.

He’s reporting the Hongdui Hinge Dogs are not staying on the mark. There is too much variance over repeated uses.

In contrast, the Benchdogs Hinge Dogs are solid. They are not as easy to setup, yet the desired accuracy is spot-on.

He’s not making cabinets, which does not need extreme precision. Do be repetitive in the same way each time.

Instead, he is making a chessboard — thusly the need for accuracy and repeatability.

He provides more insight via the comments.

 

[onocoffee]

Please let Nick know that if he doesn't dry the sweatshirt, it won't shrink!

 

[JimboSlimbo]

#1 — For track saw cutting on an MFT, the decks should be clear of obstructions. That allows for the material to be slid and adjusted in any direction (other than the fence). The Rail Hinge Dogs are not in sync with my work habits.

#2 — In Jan-2026 there was an observation about the Rail Hinge Dogs by a guy in the Facebook MFT group.

He has both the Hongdui (Dennis Hooked on Wood) and the Benchdogs products.

He’s reporting the Hongdui Hinge Dogs are not staying on the mark. There is too much variance over repeated uses.

In contrast, the Benchdogs Hinge Dogs are solid. They are not as easy to setup, yet the desired accuracy is spot-on.

He’s not making cabinets, which does not need extreme precision. Do be repetitive in the same way each time.

Instead, he is making a chessboard — thusly the need for accuracy and repeatability.

He provides more insight via the comments.

I agree with all you said. The hinge dogs are interesting engineering, but don't seem to provide anything that a standard guide rail support/bracket already provides, at least for how I use my MFT. If anything, they just add more obstructions to material being maneuvered on the MFT. I guess they would be great for those with small shops who need their MFT/3 tight to the wall and don't have room for standard guide rail bracket.

I simply want something that holds my track at roughly 45 degrees above the work surface while keeping the MFT clear to swap out material for the next cut. I have started designing an arm that will mount to table the MFT/3's are mounted to and from the same side as the guild rail bracket hinge. I am going to try to make it adjustable without giving up too much strength.

 

[onocoffee]

Tidy setup you have. Is there room to hang a hook from the ceiling?

I wanted to ask - how are you (or your customers) handling the F1 Fence when not in use?

I only have one workbench, so if I'm not actively cutting with it, the F1 is just in the way. And since it's so long, It's a bit cumbersome to stack on anything. How are people storing it? Mine is on a constant tour of the equipment in my garage to sit atop.

 

[Leadfoot]

At some point, someone is going to invent a push button automatic rail hinge.
Electric, air powered, several ways to go.

 

[dashboardpws]

I wanted to ask - how are you (or your customers) handling the F1 Fence when not in use?

I only have one workbench, so if I'm not actively cutting with it, the F1 is just in the way. And since it's so long, It's a bit cumbersome to stack on anything. How are people storing it? Mine is on a constant tour of the equipment in my garage to sit atop.

We don't usually get that kind of feedback, but do you have any free horizontal space on a wall?

 

[Michael Kellough]

I wanted to ask - how are you (or your customers) handling the F1 Fence when not in use?

I only have one workbench, so if I'm not actively cutting with it, the F1 is just in the way. And since it's so long, It's a bit cumbersome to stack on anything. How are people storing it? Mine is on a constant tour of the equipment in my garage to sit atop.

Do you mean the F2 fence? The F1 is only 30” long.

You could drill two 20mm holes in a scrap,of plywood and mount that to the side of something, then plug the fence dogs into the holes.

 

[onocoffee]

@dashboardpws - That's part of my issue. Wallspace is minimal. I've got it currently sitting on some pegs. Just interested to see how others may have stored the fence.

@Michael Kellough Ah yes, you are correct: F2. I've been thinking about something like your suggestion. It's just more about finding that long an open run to put it!

 

[dashboardpws]

@dashboardpws - That's part of my issue. Wallspace is minimal. I've got it currently sitting on some pegs. Just interested to see how others may have stored the fence.

@Michael Kellough Ah yes, you are correct: F2. I've been thinking about something like your suggestion. It's just more about finding that long an open run to put it!

I have a solution brewing, but you'll need wall space. Horizontal is easy, but since you're tentative on that do you have a vertical space?

 

[onocoffee]

I have a solution brewing, but you'll need wall space. Horizontal is easy, but since you're tentative on that do you have a vertical space?

In my garage, vertical space is probably easier to sort than horizontal space.

 

[dashboardpws]

If you'll contact me on the side I'll see what we can do.

 

[JimboSlimbo]

Just following up on my original post. I constructed an arm that comes out from the front of my MFT/3 set up and allows me to hold the track up off the surface when I need to do a board change or adjustment. I was going to construct the entire thing out of aluminum multitrack, but I had large L brackets and scrap plywood so I went this route. I could have designed it with multitrack or other forms of aluminum extrusion to slide into the MFT/3 rail, but it probably wouldn't be as strong and I don't need it to be removable.