I am about to start the build of my Mobile MFT/3-CTL26-Systainer Port and plan to share my design and progress in this thread. I hope you enjoy it!
It will hold my CTL26 vacuum cleaner a couple of Systainers and (in the future) an MFT/3 table (for now a replacement top supported by a wooden frame will be put on top).
And as space is a precious commodity in our house it will also have a removable flat table top so it can be used as a laundry table.
I was inspired to build this mobile port by the ones that were created/designed by Steve Row and Jonny Round Boy.
And thanks to Jonny I have discovered Google SketchUp and found it to be a cool and easy to use tool to visualize and design my mobile port.
Since the creation of my first model I have been working on a more detailed one that will serve as my reference during the build.
Here is a picture of the front:
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And one of the rear:
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(The vacuum cleaner is a CT33 that I included to get an idea of the layout; it was the only Festool vacuum that I could find a model of.)
The main structure consists of three torsion boxes (the base and the two sides), a couple of panels to create the storage compartments and a top panel that will keep all the panels together, supports the MFT/3 and keeps the dust off the CTL and Systainers.
To give an idea of the construction of the torsion boxes I have created an exploded view of the base torsion box:
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The internal woodwork supports the wheels and compartment panels attached to the base.
The Styrofoam improves rigidity and also prevents the torsion boxes becoming sound boxes when the vacuum is running.
The holes in one of the side panels and the rear panel are there to let the exhaust air escape from the CTL26 unobstructed.
Hopefully this week I will start the build with the construction of the base torsion box.
It will probably take a while to fully complete it because I also have to construct a hot wire cutter to cut the Styrofoam plates to size and I do not have all the material available for it yet.
I hope to be back soon with pictures of the build...
It will hold my CTL26 vacuum cleaner a couple of Systainers and (in the future) an MFT/3 table (for now a replacement top supported by a wooden frame will be put on top).
And as space is a precious commodity in our house it will also have a removable flat table top so it can be used as a laundry table.
I was inspired to build this mobile port by the ones that were created/designed by Steve Row and Jonny Round Boy.
And thanks to Jonny I have discovered Google SketchUp and found it to be a cool and easy to use tool to visualize and design my mobile port.
Since the creation of my first model I have been working on a more detailed one that will serve as my reference during the build.
Here is a picture of the front:
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And one of the rear:
[attachimg=#]
(The vacuum cleaner is a CT33 that I included to get an idea of the layout; it was the only Festool vacuum that I could find a model of.)
The main structure consists of three torsion boxes (the base and the two sides), a couple of panels to create the storage compartments and a top panel that will keep all the panels together, supports the MFT/3 and keeps the dust off the CTL and Systainers.
To give an idea of the construction of the torsion boxes I have created an exploded view of the base torsion box:
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The internal woodwork supports the wheels and compartment panels attached to the base.
The Styrofoam improves rigidity and also prevents the torsion boxes becoming sound boxes when the vacuum is running.
The holes in one of the side panels and the rear panel are there to let the exhaust air escape from the CTL26 unobstructed.
Hopefully this week I will start the build with the construction of the base torsion box.
It will probably take a while to fully complete it because I also have to construct a hot wire cutter to cut the Styrofoam plates to size and I do not have all the material available for it yet.
I hope to be back soon with pictures of the build...