MFT Rip Fence

[TinyShop]

Uploads continue to fail here. Please message me directly if you're interested in seeing all the photos. Thanks.

Have you tried shrinking your file size?  I know there are limits.  I ran into them myself earlier this week.  If you can, maybe go down to a size like 1024 x 1024.  That might help.

It's definitely file size related. It's a pain because compressing photos adds another step to the process of positing but 12MB photos (as an example) are a no-go. Compress the image/reduce the quality and you'll be good to go.

 

[ChuckM]

Don't listen to what the Festool system says about file sizes. Even a 2MB file upload could fail if you have 2 or 3 attachments. I use this to compress files:https://www.nchsoftware.com/imageco...MI0O_yntHY7AIVex-tBh1iRwmuEAAYASABEgKp1_D_BwE 

Very easy to use: Once installed, select files you want to compress and right click to open the Pixillion application (a pop-up screen asks you to confirm it's for personal use or something like that), then convert all the files (one at a time).

 

[Bob D.]

I've been using this image resizer for years. Works great and mimics the old MS Image REsizer Power Toy from years ago with all the same features and ease of use.

Once you try it I doubt you'll  want anything else. No connection just a happy user for over 8 years. Never once had a problem on any of my desktop or laptop PCs.

I use it all the time to batch resize images I post here or send in emails.
https://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/

 

[RightAngleDesign]

Here we go again! Thanks to everyone for the advice. I don't have an in-use photo with the rail installed and an actual workpiece in process, but that will be available soon.

 

[tomp]

I can't find the specific video at the moment as I think the method was just shown while he was actually cutting parts, but Peter Millard has a method of cutting narrow strips using the standard MFT drop-down rail set-up.

He sets a panel, with a square corner obviously, against the fence with the right hand edge of the panel spaced from the kerf in the table top by the width of the part to be cut and clamped down to the top. The material is then slipped under the rail, butted against the panel stop and the rail lowered to clamp the material. The cut is made, rail raised and the strip removed. If multiple pieces are required, just keep feeding the material against the fence (panel edge) and cutting additional strips.

I also remember a posting that showed a jig/fixture that was made using two strips; one relatively narrow to make a fence, and a second strip equal to the width of this fence plus the width of the rail and a little extra. The fence strip was glued on top of the other strip, the LH side of the rail butted against it and a cut giving the exact width of the rail made. In use, a spacer strip the width of the parts needed was butted against the RH edge of the fence, the material butted against the RH edge of the lower strip, offsetting the rail by the width of the parts to be cut. Butt the LH edge of the rail against the edge of the spacer and make the cut, giving a strip the exact width of the spacer.

 

[GoingMyWay]

Here's a video of Peter Millard explaining how to make narrow cuts on an MFT

 

[ChuckM]

I've been using this image resizer for years. Works great and mimics the old MS Image REsizer Power Toy from years ago with all the same features and ease of use.

Once you try it I doubt you'll  want anything else. No connection just a happy user for over 8 years. Never once had a problem on any of my desktop or laptop PCs.

I use it all the time to batch resize images I post here or send in emails.
https://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/

Thanks, Bob, for sharing the link. I installed it, and it's simple to use.

 

[suds]

I personally struggled to make thin rips and many other cuts with my MFT.  I got so tired of having to have little pieces of wood to put under the rail to get the rail to sit flat and all the other "Dogs" etc etc I had to use, plus always double checking with a square to make sure the rail hadn't shifted.  I finally purchased a SawStop PCS coupled with a Incra TS LS and, for me, cutting thin rips has been much better and easier.  I also have the Incra Jig as well as the larger Incra LS on my router table and TS LS on my SawStop. Not knocking the MFT and I still have two of them but they are never used for any cutting operations.

 

[ChuckM]

Look into the Jessem stock guides for table saws. It will eliminate any kickback (that isn't already handled by the riving knife) and make the life of handling a large sheet a lot easier. Contrary to some beliefs, you can handle narrow stock or even resawing with the Jessem stock guides in place. Image shows the making of beech domino blanks (the featherboard acted as a stop block to reset the fence).

 

[suds]

I have them on both my table saw and router table.  Agreed they are great.