MFT Fasteners

[passnthru]

Just unpacked my MFT and noticed most of the nuts and bolts holding the extrusions are loose, rattling all over the place, and I think some are missing. (Don't ask me how the nuts managed to get out of the extrusions either. One of my extrusions had absolutely no fasteners, which was a shock when it fell to the floor as I unpacked.)
The packing was tight and clean when I picked it up from the dealer (they are good people but I can't reach them on the weekend.) I guess it could happen but 100% of them are loose and I think I'm missing a like 8-9 sets.
So thought I'd seek some peace of mind here. Could anyone tell me if all three holes are used on each extrusion end or is it just two? I can't see Festool putting something there that is not used and I'd hate to just be missing a single nut but would like to look knowledgeable when I call Monday.
Thanks for the hand in advance,
JP

 

[tbellemare]

Just two on each end are used.

Tom

 

[peter halle]

Very often you will find things will holes and no fasteners.  We talk about Festool and the system.  The same thing goes with parts for them.  For instance, the MFT/3 came to be with the extrusions being the same as the CMS - available outside of North America.  

If you are interested, here is a link to the EKAT page for the MFT/3 showing the parts.  MFT/3 parts

I would have done a screen shot for you, but I don't think that it would have been as useful. 

Peter

 

[tbellemare]

Peter:

Links to EKAT don't seem to work.

Tom

 

[peter halle]

OOPS!

Sorry,  I didn't realize that.  I will put that question on my list of things to inquire about with the resident software guru.

Peter

 

[passnthru]

Thanks Tom, Peter

That is the peace of mind I am looking for.
And I was hunting for a blow up diagram like that. Had to go to the parent page and install the Java to get it to work with Firefox. Looking forward to browsing through it later.

I will be able to get this thing up and going shortly.
Thanks again

JP

 

[peter halle]

JP,

You are welcome.  I did a series of screen shots to show the steps, but I won't post now that you found it!

Peter