MFT trolley made from aluminium extrusion

[aju3169]

[attachimg=4]Hi all,

I know a lot of people have made trolleys and MFT benches.  Mine needed to meet some specifications such as:

1.  Height 920mm max.including folded MFT (180mm) or 740mm trolley alone.
2.  Shelf height of 560mm to accommodate a combination of Systainers in 6 stacks
3.  Fully lockable castors of 60kg each
4.  Width and length to match MFT

So I made a trolley as shown below by using 40x40 aluminium track sourced from http://www.item24.com

It is light, very strong, meets the above specs, and I think it complements the look of the MFT.

Happy to answer any questions and comments appreciated.
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[#Tee]

omg thank you! i was just looking at their site last night and was thinking of making a full work bench off these extrusions. can you share some insight on cost and if they ship to the states? and where can i order and how much? thanks! also do you have any diy on how you attached the mdf to the extrusions?

 

[downtheroad]

omg thank you! i was just looking at their site last night and was thinking of making a full work bench off these extrusions. can you share some insight on cost and if they ship to the states?

Here's the US distribution link:
ITEM -US distribution

BTW nice setup, aju3169

 

[#Tee]

omg thank you! i was just looking at their site last night and was thinking of making a full work bench off these extrusions. can you share some insight on cost and if they ship to the states?

Here's the US distribution link:
ITEM -US distribution

thanks tony! its local to me, do you know if they sell to the public (walk in) is it a warehouse/office/showroom? i cant seem to find any pricing.

 

[downtheroad]

its local to me, do you know if they sell to the public (walk in) is it a warehouse/office/showroom? i cant seem to find any pricing.

I just looked them up so really don't know. I would just call them.

 

[aju3169]

I got the extrusions from my local supplier in Australia.  The USA site is http://www.item24us.com .
To rebate the plywood between the extrusions is easy.  Simply get one of their rebate extrusions as shown below
http://catalog.item24us.com/en/product_info.php?info=p60521_Rebate-Profile-8-Al-16-M5--natural.html&cat=1001012508

It wasn't cheap to make - I got the economy extrusions (definitely strong enough for me) but they still cost $23 per metre.  Worked out to about $450 with all the connecting machine bolts and castors.  I then bought the stabilising angles, rebate extrusions, and plastic infill for another $450.  I could have got the small angles for the side and saved $100.  All up you could make one for about $AUS800 or $US700.  Get the extrusions cut to your exact requirements although they are easy to cut on the Kapex with an Al blade.  Buy the cheaper connectors if you won't be changing the joins. You will need to do some tapping M8 and drilling to fit the cheaper connectors.  That's it!  Pretty easy.

 

[#Tee]

Thanks a bunch! ya i was expecting to pay alot for a clean setup displayed on their site. this would open a large ideas for me in the future for kitchen island storage/end tables/ cafe tables. this would be my next project using the festool pull out sys-az because i do not want to use any wood or mdf at all ;D

 

[elfick]

omg thank you! i was just looking at their site last night and was thinking of making a full work bench off these extrusions. can you share some insight on cost and if they ship to the states? and where can i order and how much? thanks! also do you have any diy on how you attached the mdf to the extrusions?

You can also check out www.8020.net which has been used by quite a few projects on the FOG. I think they do direct sales and also sell on ebay and amazon.

 

[rmwarren]

omg thank you! i was just looking at their site last night and was thinking of making a full work bench off these extrusions. can you share some insight on cost and if they ship to the states? and where can i order and how much? thanks! also do you have any diy on how you attached the mdf to the extrusions?

You can also check out www.8020.net which has been used by quite a few projects on the FOG. I think they do direct sales and also sell on ebay and amazon.

Their eBay store is: http://stores.ebay.com/8020-Inc-Garage-Sale?_trksid=p4340.l2563

RMW

 

[Michael Kellough]

A lot of the 8020 stuff is available through McMaster-Carr.
It's also the easiest way to find prices.

link

 

[#Tee]

thank you foggers!

 

[aju3169]

Just letting you all know that I have loaded the trolley in google sketchup 3D warehouse.  Just search for festool trolley.

 

[deepcreek]

Thanks for the Sketchup model.  I think I was your first download!

Is there any way we could get a parts list for what you used?

I'm planning on building a similar MFT-style 24x60-inch table with the adjustable levelers so it can also serve as my tablesaw's outfeed support.

 

[aju3169]

I'll have a look at my receipt and post the details later.

 

[deepcreek]

That would be very helpful.  Thanks!

 

[aju3169]

Here are the part details

Profile 8 40x40 E  part # 0.0.452.79  6000mm 2 lengths
    cut to 4/1160 mm; 4/560 mm; 6/695mm
Standard-Fastening Set 8, bright zinc-plated, part # 0.0.026.07, x 16
    to connect 4 corners
Caps 5 40 x 40, part no 0.0.370.13, x 8 to cover exposed end of extrusion at each corner
Automatic-Fastening Set 8, bright zinc-plated, part # 0.0.388.08, x 4
    to connect central rails top and bottom
Angle bracket set 8 40 x 40 Zn, part # 0.0.411.15, x 16
Castors with single central hole your voice here, I used M8 counter sunk head
    machine screws 25 mm x 4 and T-slot nuts V 8 St M8 part # 0.0.480.48, x 4
Cover profile 8 green colour if you get it part # 0.0.489.44 otherwise can be natural, black, red, yellow, blue, grey - your choice & check part numbers, need 5 lengths @ 2000mm or more if want to cover all exposed slots.  Can also be used in reverse to hold panels 4-5.5mm thick
For plywood rebated shelves 16 mm thick you will need Rebate profile 8 Al M5 part no 0.0.605.21 2000mm, x 4. This can be reversed for a 21.5 mm profile for thicker boards.  Other profiles available for other board thicknesses.

Finally, I used 3/16" counter sunk machine screws and nuts to fix the plywood to the rebate profile.  12-15 per panel x 4 = 48 to 60.

Good luck.

     

 

[deepcreek]

Ugh! The whole thing is specified in Australian!  [scared]

Just kidding.  I've worked with Festool long enough to understand the Metric system better than most folks in the United States.

Thank you so much for the info.  I will be creating my own design with inspiration from yours.

One question - What components are used at the corners of the MFT top.  It appears to be removable from the rest of the trolley.

 

[aju3169]

The MFT just sits on the trolley at this point, I intend to put a corner brackets to stop any movement.  I haven't worked out the exact design yet.  Do you have any ideas?

 

[Willhoddell]

Nice looking trolley! Do the festool clamps fit into the aluminium profiles like they do on the mft?

 

[Joints]

Nice looking trolley! Do the festool clamps fitrouterthe aluminium profiles like they do on the mft?

Hi there
Great idea and I am looking to buy a similar setup to help me clamp boards square to the ends so I can run a dovetail with the router for sliding dovetail panels.

Do the festool clamps fit into this extrusion fine?

All the best