Mft legs quick open/release

[ElectricFeet]

Has anyone worked out a better way to clamp open the MFT’s legs? I have no permanent workshop space and have to pull out my MFT each time I want to use it.  I’m sick to death of twiddling those handles to open and close the legs. (I’m also frustrated at how heavy it is, but I realise that there’s a trade-off for stability in that case.)

Has anyone invented a better solution? Some sort of cam lock, or a lever that could fix them in place?

 

[guybo]

Hi,I might give one of the a try. guy "[member=64013]ElectricFeet[/member]"[attachimg=1]

 

[ElectricFeet]

Thanks [member=58842]guybo[/member] .

As I understand it, these still need turning a lot — it’s only the last final tightening that uses the cam action. And I’m not sure there’s enough space to turn them in the tight corners under the table. Or maybe I’m misunderstanding their mechanism.

I was hoping someone on FOG would have developed a super ingenious home made solution to the problem that I could pick up and run with.

But the lack of responses to this thread would seem to indicate not

Thanks for replying. I’ll check them out to see if their mechanism is different to what it seems to be on first glance.

 

[guybo]

Hi, didn't see you were from rome,wolfcraft is using these on their 2600 cutting table for the legs . guy video on youtube.
"@ ElecrticFeet"

 

[pixelated]

Thanks [member=58842]guybo[/member] .

As I understand it, these still need turning a lot — it’s only the last final tightening that uses the cam action. And I’m not sure there’s enough space to turn them in the tight corners under the table. Or maybe I’m misunderstanding their mechanism.

I was hoping someone on FOG would have developed a super ingenious home made solution to the problem that I could pick up and run with.

But the lack of responses to this thread would seem to indicate not

Thanks for replying. I’ll check them out to see if their mechanism is different to what it seems to be on first glance.

When you release the cam lock you should be able to turn it by hand with it flat. What you pictured should work fine.

 

[tallgrass]

what about a  interrupted buttress thread combined with a cam lock, Should work very well and easy to prototype. With 3d printers. If I was not packed with work I would print it up.