MFT guide rail alignment & Incra tracks

[John Stevens]

Sorry, I meant both the TS55 and TS75 saws.  Anything too tall and too near to the left side of the Guide Rail will interfere with either saw when set at deeper depths.  IIRC, the TS55 requires just over 5/8" to the left of the Guide Rail for clearance while the TS75 needs much more -- something well aver an inch, I forget right now.  For many cutting operations this standoff amount is not required, but why create jigs and/or setups that further limit the capacity of you saws?

Hi, Corwin.  Not sure how you're using your saw and guide rails, but when I use mine on the MFT, I only have to set the blade deep enough to reach the surface of the MFT.  At the risk of appearing to confuse the independent & dependent variables, "the deeper I have to set the saw, the higher the guide rail is above the surface of the table."  So in terms of clearance, it's ended up being a wash for me so far--no interference no matter how deep I've set the saw.

Regards,

John

 

[Corwin]

Oops, my mistake -- must have been thinking of jigs that I use on top of the material being cut.  Sorry.

But, that is one good reason to do as I describe, as this issue does enter into the equation on other jigs.  That way you can use the same Track on different jigs without recalibrating or adjusting for an offset -- and best, don't require dedicated Tracks for each type setup.  Just a suggestion.

 

[mhch]

This thread looked very interesting but too detailed for me to appreciate untill now. Now that I've gotten into it I realize that it all depends on yet more NAINA stuff.   

"Installed on the MFT top using 20mm PVC pipe  inserted into both base and MFT holes."

I take it as a joke,  since I'm sure many other solutions exist  ???

 

[Qwas]

If anyone is interested in getting some 20 mm PVC pipe to use as bench dogs or to hold a jig on your table, please see my new post here.

 

[Deke]

If only that Incra track could slide into the MFT/3 angle unit and angle stop like the Festool rail does. Honestly, I don't understand why the MFT wasn't designed to provide more in terms of this kind of measurement and adjustment. Seems like it should be part of the asking price.

 

[roblg3]

i'm not sure i'm getting the point here. are we talking about crosscutting only?  what about ripping?

 

[limats]

Hello mhch,

in post #5 the last to pictures are not working any more.
Would it possible for you to upload them again?
I'm very interested in how you mount the fence on the side extrusion.

Regards
limats

 

[dutchie]

If only that Incra track could slide into the MFT/3 angle unit and angle stop like the Festool rail does. Honestly, I don't understand why the MFT wasn't designed to provide more in terms of this kind of measurement and adjustment. Seems like it should be part of the asking price.

Is this what you mean? http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-jigs-tool-enhancements/mft3-with-incra-fence-and-shop-stop/ I tried this on my MFT 1080 and it didn't work, looks like it does on the MFT 3 though!