MFT squaring

[sancho57]

[member=71485]Archman[/member]

When you adjust the angle stop for 90 be sure to loosen the 2 Allen screws set the fence at 90 to the rail. Use a couple of post it’s to make sure you’re making contact, tighten the adjustment knob once you at 90 set your indicator to 90 the tighten the 2 Allen screw. If you have to adjust at 45 no worries don’t loosen the 2 Allen screws. Then when you return the fence to 90 it should lock in the way you set it

 

[Archman]

Thank you for the reply!  I do it just they way festool recommends and have tried other recommended options as well.  I live in a condo and don’t have a shop (the cheapest I’ve found is $500 for a shared small space with seemingly unreliable people) so I do every bit of my work on site.  I don’t really have time to mess with this system.  It is probably OK for a shop environment but even if it worked as advertised I don’t think it would be a good fit for me right now. 

 

[sancho57]

[member=71485]Archman[/member]

another option for you would be to get TSO Products GRS w their parallel guide. Then you dont have to fool around setting up your MFT.

Pretty slick system

 

[Chris Cianci]

I’ve got multiple MFTs and I use the Benchworks dogs  without the Festool miter gauge on an MFT and I also have the TSO system mentioned above as well for larger sheets or almost any size for quick accurate square cuts

 

[charlie2054]

So is safe to say the miter gauge is just not accurate at all angles? Seems like that would be easy to accomplish. Thanks to everyone for your help. This is a prepurchase question.