MFT as a General Purpose table.

[Hookie]

I'm using my MFT as a glue-up station, as an assembly-station, as a dry fit station. As a hand planing bench, as a dovetail cutting bench, (When I can find a way of using a sash cramp as a vertical vice). That's all in addition to what it was designed for. With 'parf-dogs' it also doubles as a cross-cut saw with the track-saw. In fact, my woodworking bench is just sitting idle, and taking up space. The MFT has proven to be a game-changer for me. Am I happy? You bet!

 

[Birdhunter]

Yes, all those positives, but I had to build an extension for a heavy duty vise. I also had to add leg braces to get an acceptable degree of stability.

I would like Festool to somehow modify the MFT to directly mount a woodworking vise.

 

[batcave]

I use 7 of them in my shop. I mounted a vise to one with just a short piece of angle iron. It works very well. I used the slot in the bottom of the rail for the front bolt set and the slot in the back of the rail to mount the angle iron that has the rear vise bolts.

Kevin

 

[Hookie]

Yes, all those positives, but I had to build an extension for a heavy duty vise. I also had to add leg braces to get an acceptable degree of stability.

I would like Festool to somehow modify the MFT to directly mount a woodworking vise.

What they probably will do is design a vice that slides into the extrusion, so you can fit it anywhere on the MFT. And of course that means more bucks!  ;D

 

[wow]

I use 7 of them in my shop.

That's quite the investment in MFT's - you really must like them! And I still don't own even one...

 

[batcave]

I use 7 of them in my shop.

That's quite the investment in MFT's - you really must like them! And I still don't own even one...

Tom or Bob will sell you a couple for a start.

 

[jimmylittle]

I got my first REAL MFT a few months ago.  I had a couple of rolling tables with ¾" grid-drilled tops that I was using.  The MFT is really a nice piece.  Clamping and cutting are so damn fast!!  Luckily, I did my research.  My two rolling tables (fake MFT's, really) and my Kapex station outfeeed height are all MFT/3 height.  Now that I have a real MFT (which shop-built extension), I also have 2 rolling tables (one drilled and one router table) and a miter station that are all the same height.  It's really working well for me.

 

[Sparktrician]

I use 7 of them in my shop.

That's quite the investment in MFT's - you really must like them! And I still don't own even one...

Tom or Bob will sell you a couple for a start.

I wish I had room in my shop for more than two!!! 

 

[EV]

I have built my own MFT it 2500mm x 1130mm x 900mm tall. out of rejected maple door frames, and veneered MDF. had a guy at work  do a worktop on CNC  for me in 10 minutes. Love every bit of it. Cost to me, £16.50

 

[Hookie]

In the last few days, I acquired an MDF board, (4feet x 2 feet),  drilled as an MFT, to use with two trestles Think I am going to make a pair of shopdog trestles.It will mean I can use the principle of the MFT outside on good sunny days.

Any problems I'll let the forum know...

John

 

[Len]

The MFT is great for general purpose use. I came across a top that was slightly damaged and cheap.  I built a frame around it, added some 4x4 legs and use it as an out feed table for my table saw and drum sander.  Solid as a rock and the perfect height for planning.  At 6'3" all my other worktables are too high.  The uses for assembly and clamping are limitless.

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[nickao]

I use a huge MFT set up for everything, it is the main surface in my shop. The MFT's are great general purpose tables andsince I am a stay in the shop person for me bigger is better.

It's nice to have several CNC machine so I just make my tops whenever I need to now. In the past I purchased many and they were well worth the cost. I even set up one CNC with a Festool top layout.

I made a couple of the large tables with the old style long extrusions they used to sell. Does Festool sell the newer V extrusion in the long 7 foot lengths yet? I don't think and so and always hoped they would start, if they do please link me up!

 

[sancho57]

I got 2 of them in my shop 3 if ya count the kapex MFT.

They are all I been using for quite a while , they look like it too  [tongue]

 

[deepcreek]

I'm thinking of adding one to my shop as a sanding & assembly table.

Should I stick with the MFT Basic or consider the one with the guide rail that's $100 more.

I have both the TS55 & TS75 but have never used an MFT for cutting.

 

[gtriderr]

I needed more room than my MFT for assembly and wanted the same surface so I made a build,  assembly table. I used the LR32 and drilled my own holes.  I have the extension arm for the MFT and the VL router set that when not being used adds surface area to the MFT for cutting longer material.

John

 

[batcave]

I'm thinking of adding one to my shop as a sanding & assembly table.

Should I stick with the MFT Basic or consider the one with the guide rail that's $100 more.

I have both the TS55 & TS75 but have never used an MFT for cutting.

I use mine mainly for assembly and sanding. I rarely use the guide rails anymore since I bought the kapex. I mainly use the table saw for ply.

 

[copcarcollector]

gtriderr

Can you provide any details and/or pictures on how you attached the extension to the MFT/3? If I recall correctly, it's actually designed for the older 1080 tables. Thanks in advance!

 

[sancho57]

I'm thinking of adding one to my shop as a sanding & assembly table.

Should I stick with the MFT Basic or consider the one with the guide rail that's $100 more.

I have both the TS55 & TS75 but have never used an MFT for cutting.

For the 100 buck difference, I got the one with the guide rail.

Once you start using it for cutting, you'll wonder why you didnt do it earlier.

If sometime in the future you want to try to do it and dont have the assy, we'll see ya here asking if anyone wants to sell theirs.

If ya decide you dont want to use it for a cutting table, you can sell the assy here.

 

[ishmerc]

gtriderr

Can you provide any details and/or pictures on how you attached the extension to the MFT/3? If I recall correctly, it's actually designed for the older 1080 tables. Thanks in advance!

I remember Paul Marcel post about a simple mod he made for it to work on the new MFT/3

 

[gtriderr]

copcarcollector

I will take a few photos of the underside. I had to add about 1 1/2 inch of washer to adjust out and I slide table up and it mounts great. It also will slide on sides of the VL router table and there too acts as an extension for longer work pieces.

John