mft tables

[duburban]

I've been doing a lot of little projects on a second hand mft 1080. Its making my projects easy and totally revolutionizing my accuracy. (I don't have a shop). I'm so excited about the mft tables i'm already looking at the newer mft/3. My understanding is that the extension wings that came with my 1080 will not fit the mft/3 and there are no extension wings available for the mft/3. Is this correct?

Anyone on the fence about this tool... I can't really explain it, but use one for a few days and you'll be a firm believer.

 

[PaulMarcel]

I think someone was looking to trade an MFT/3 for an MFT-1080 so if that's where you want to go, you may be in luck!  Search around; I can't find it right now, but know it wasn't in Classified because it became a thread.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

I've been doing a lot of little projects on a second hand mft 1080. Its making my projects easy and totally revolutionizing my accuracy. (I don't have a shop). I'm so excited about the mft tables i'm already looking at the newer mft/3. My understanding is that the extension wings that came with my 1080 will not fit the mft/3 and there are no extension wings available for the mft/3. Is this correct?

Anyone on the fence about this tool... I can't really explain it, but use one for a few days and you'll be a firm believer.

YOu can modify the exension wings to fit an MFT/3 by adding a plywood shim -- this will make the aluminum plate even with the MFT/3 top.  The folding leg will fit the MFT/3 leg -- there is some play, but you could easily make a wooden washer or use something soft to take up the slop.  I use one on my MFT/3 but just let the leg connect as is and it seems to work fine.

Scot

 

[Corwin]

MFT Table Extension Adapted to MFT/3

 

[dltflt]

You could also buy the UG extensions that are for the Kapex.  They will also mount to the MFT/3 because they are the same height.

 

[johnnyinnb]

I have an extention for my MFT/3, do they not make it anymore