MFT/Pinnacle Router Table

[fidelfs]

Prater,

If you want the Incra fence, why don't you return the MFT and buy just the top and rails.  I think you can attach the table top and rails to the incra legs.  You can switch it back and forth the tops and then you can have Frankeistein-MFT-Incra table.

This is the tables for the Incra.  [attachthumb=1]

Just a thought.

 

[Prater]

I need to be able to break down the router and store it when not in use.  I also need the larger table top that the Pinnacle/MFT gives me.  It was the best option for my purpose.

 

[Daviddubya]

The table has angle iron supports on the bottom to keep it from sagging.

It is interesting that Pinnacle chose to run the supports on the bottom of the table parallel to the short sides.  I would have expected them to be on the long sides, or maybe both.  Of course, one could always add some braces running the long way.

 

[Prater]

David,

I was curious about that also.  I had to install the support.  It gave the measurements in the instructions on where to place the braces.  Maybe its engineered for the t-track and fence to be extra support of the table.

 

[Corwin]

Prater,  Very nice idea on your knobs to mount the top!  I think Dan should give you that two right thumbs thing      er, you know, for the great pics 

 

[Prater]

Finally got a chance to use the router.  What a fun new tool this will be.

Just a pic routing a track for my speargun build...

 

[Corwin]

What's up with the miter track?  Different than any I've seen -- looks like the track has a upper wider slot and lower standard sized slot all in one.  What fits in the wider (upper) slot, or am I missing something?

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

The miter track looks similar to those found in Bench Dog brand tables, where it has a standard T-track as well as a track sized to fit 1/4" hex accessories all in one extrusion....

 

[Corwin]

Thanks Tom,

So, IIUC the upper slot is the standard-sized miter slot, and the lower is for 1/4" stuff.  Okay.

 

[Prater]

The track has the standard 1/4" track and then the larger miter track.  Hre is a pic with the Incra 1000 running in the miter as I set the fence.  There are a few different adjusters for the fence that I am exploring so I dont have to use a scale for the setup.

 

[Prater]

I have been working hard lately and just got back in the workshop.  I added two Kreg Micro Adjusters to the table to give me the control I wanted for adjusting the fence.  The adjusters are made to thread into the Kreg jigs but fit a standard 1/4-20 nut.  I slid the nuts into the back of the fence and now I just get the fence close and then use the micro adjusters for the exact measurement I want.  I used a cupon for $10 off at Woodcraft, less than $22 with tax for this setup.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Very nice!!  Do you know if Pinnacle is going to offer their top/fence system based on the MFT/3?  I recall they introduced this product shortly before Festool stopped making the MFT 1080.

Is there any to-and-fro play in the T-bolt head relative to the T-slot groove in the back of the fence?

Dave R.

 

[Prater]

Dave, I used the nut and a plastic washer to eliminate any play in the track.  I dont know much about the tables for the new MFT

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Prater,

Thanks.  I am not familiar with the adjusters you used, but from the photos I am guessing that the lead screw is supposed to move axially when you turn the knurled "nut" within the blue body.  How did you keep the lead screws of the micro adjusters from turning within the nut/washer assemblies, or is there an anti-rotation groove or slot in the lead screw itself thus ellminating the concern I just expressed?

Dave R. 

 

[Prater]

The brass adjuster and lead screw are one piece.  It looks like it was lathe cut and then threaded so the thumbwheel and screw move as one part.

 

[nickao]

Looks nice and I bet you can make some awesome items with the set up.

I'm just never going to get this router table in an MFT thing. 

 

[Prater]

One day I will use the MFT for more than just a router table.  I have some projects in the future, just have to find the time.