My version of the MFT/3 Sysport cabinet

[Wooden Skye]

I know Lowes has wood drawer slides that can be cut, cant remember if they are bottom mount or side mount, or could be modified in some way.  The other option would be to dado the sides of the drawer and then attach a runner to the cabinet or vice versa.

 

[sprior]

Just found "Mini Ball Bearing Drawer Slides" at Rockler so something is out there, will keep looking a bit before jumping.

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

Here's the TS55 holder I just added.  It's probably overkill, but I like overkill.  Held in place with 2 bolts in the side track of the MFT it comes off in seconds.  It doesn't interfere with the power cord or hose, and the raised edge hides the plywood and prevents it from sliding off accidentally.

nice job..simple & functional...I'm gonna copy  it , thx sprior!

 

[Sparktrician]

Nice job with the TS55 shelf, Steve! 

[smile]

 

[sprior]

Shh, don't tell anyone else here, but I assembled the shelf with pocket screws (don't have a Domino).

 

[Corwin]

The dimensions of the top and bottom of my cabinet are 1155 x 770mm which allows the four MFT feet to sit on the top, but the side rails are unobstructed (you can clamp something vertically).  Right now the MFT is just sitting on the top without fasteners and doesn't show any sign of slipping, but I've got something in mind...

Great choice for the size of your top and bottom, as you say.  [tongue]  Nice use of the side profiles.  The snug fit of your TS55 holder makes me think a similar accessory table like that mounted on the other side may be made to sufficiently secure the MFT in place without any further need for mounting hardware.  Anyway, great job.

 

[fastbike]

FWIW, the 14" Gliderite full extension slides work great, at least for those of us in the USA. A 10 pack is ~$63 from Amazon for the 100# slides. A five pack of 70# slides is $27.

.  I should point out that in order to get the full extension with cheap slides I needed to make the Sysport side 16" deep and use 16" slides, the back side isn't quite that deep so if I did change my mind I'd just have to use the more expensive real full extension slides.

 

[sprior]

The MFT sits on its own feet on top of my cabinet, but alignment could be an issue as well as the table sliding off the edge, so I added these alignment posts.  They are simply screwed in to the top and could be removed if I wanted a flat work surface, but I don't know if that will ever happen.  If it does then I'll use the screw hole in the top as a guide to sink threaded inserts and make these guide posts really removable, but if that never happens what I've got will work fine.

 

[land_kel]

As I'm about to start my homemade sysport cabinet project, a single wide and a double wide I'm wondering what the general condenses is on the box material.  Plywood (Baltic birch) or MDF.  Will always be in a heated indoor shop?

Comments from experience.

David

 

[sprior]

I used Home Depot birch plywood for mine and it seems fine to me.

 

[stvrowe]

Wow, where have I been the last few days.  Very nice work!

 

[sprior]

Thanks Steve, like I said right up front I liked your design overall, but then took some of the things you said you'd do differently into consideration.

 

[fastbike]

Even with Festool's superior dust collection, I personally dislike mdf. MDF/particle board are a bit more problematic for screw holding as well. I love Baltic Birch, but I think a less expensive cabinet grade or Arauco (if you can get that in Canada) plywood would be sufficient for this application.

As I'm about to start my homemade sysport cabinet project, a single wide and a double wide I'm wondering what the general condenses is on the box material.  Plywood (Baltic birch) or MDF.  Will always be in a heated indoor shop?

Comments from experience.

David

 

[sprior]

Just made a boom arm today.  Like the TS55 holder on the side it attaches to the back rail track and comes off in seconds.  It's just high enough to be out of the way, I figured I should pick a number and pretend it was meaningful, so the arm peaks at 850mm over the table and isn't just a circle, I extended it forward by 2 inches.  I used velcro cable ties which are slipped through slots I cut in the arm (drilled a series of 1/8" holes and then wiggled the drill to merge them together).  It seems to do the job, but if it doesn't it was just scrap plywood anyway and the rest can be reused.

 

[Alan m]

thats a nice simple solution. very basic but functional.
witht he cost being so low on that design you could make up a few for diferent benchs

 

[sprior]

I was thinking last night that if I wanted the arm to swing back and forth a little I could put a hinge between the mounting block and the vertical piece.  I think the arm is mostly for sanding, I don't think it's as needed for cross cutting, but we'll see.

 

[GarryMartin]

I'm trying to get around to starting my MFT and KAPEX workstations and have been reviewing my old notes. I've found quite a few images I'd saved at the time, so where I can, I'm trying to add them back in to the threads where the photos were previously lost.

Hope someone finds this useful and that it's OK with the original authors.

 

[sprior]

I didn't know about the big data loss on this forum, that's a big shame.  If the original images were still around would the sysadmins be interested in putting them in place so the original posts could work again?

 

[Vondawg]

Yes a real shame.
Thanks Garry I really wanted to see this build in more detail and you came to the rescue !