Mft3 table..... Should I buy one

My MFT is probably my most used Festool. I use it for cutting sheet goods, sanding, assembly and clamping. Be sure to get a "slop stop" for the guide rail though. I wish I had purchased this sooner. 
 
Paddyfin1 said:
As a kitchen fitter all my woodworking is mobile, I don't have a workshop (just a bloody big van)
I tend to use a pair of fold up trestles when working but they aren't great and hence the question....
How good is the mft3 table and is it a benefit when working in people's houses as it seems a lot of money for a fold up table but as with all festool kit I'm sure I'll be proven wrong
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Well,it depends on how much work is involve in the work you do.
For the most part,i don't need my MFT unless i have something special to build.
For basic installation my table stays in my truck.Just get yourself a cheap folding table.
 
Alan m said:
what do you think of those guy. i was thinking of geting those. willl the normal brackets fit them
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I saw the DW miter saw brackets attached to one of the shorter stands.  The Stand is the same as the regular long one , just shorter in length.

Seth
 
seth the ones in the pic arent the shortened normal stand . you gat a pair that clip together but with not slide out extensions. i presume they made it so that the brackets fit these as well
 
I fit a lot of kitchens like the OP and wanted the MFT but it was too expensive for me so I just bought two MFT tops and one sheet of 12mm ply and came up with this. The ply bases are torsional boxes with enough room underneath to use the clamps and I have two round cut outs in the base below where I use the rail dogs so I can tighten them from underneath. I can use one or two tops depending on the size of the room and 2 or 3 Stanley trestles. I love the set up and it breaks down easily and all fits in the van really well. It takes 5 mins to set up and I have used two cheap Silverline sash clamps to create a cheap boom arm. I can reach either end of the 2200mm long setup with my TS  really easily. I also use the German made rail dogs to complete the setup for perfect crosscuts meaning my mitre saw hardly get used. The tops, ply, sash clamps and trestles cost less than £200. Simples!

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