New Woodpeckers OneTIME Tool Variable Router Jig / MFS (US)

If you guys are interested in some other Frankensteined together kit, let me know your thoughts. I can pitch it to Woodpeckers and see what they say. I communicate regularly with the guy that runs the show there, El Presidente.  [smile]
 
So much cheaper than buying the Festool ones imported from eBay Germany.  Also the mfs700 longest rail is only 27" so the Woodpecker 32" is even better. Hopefully the set screws won't strip as easy. 
I'll be getting the 18x32 along with a pair of 32" rails.
 
Shane Holland said:
If you guys are interested in some other Frankensteined together kit, let me know your thoughts. I can pitch it to Woodpeckers and see what they say. I communicate regularly with the guy that runs the show there, El Presidente.  [smile]

Since this is a limited run, why not include the 48" & 60" tracks with markings & slots?
 
JD2720 said:
Since this is a limited run, why not include the 48" & 60" tracks with markings & slots?

I agree with this idea 100%.  [thumbs up]    This would be a lot more elegant solution.

One of the big disappointments with the 2000mm MFS rails is that they are not laser marked.  [sad] [mad]

This is one of the reasons I contacted Woodpeckers to try to figure out how the 48" & 60" Super tracks are being integrated into the VRJ. The 18" & 32" rails are a refined aspect of the VRJ. The 48" & 60" rails seem to be just afterthoughts.

See reply 22.http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...tool-mfs-clone/msg530552/?topicseen#msg530552
 
Sounds like a kit with (2) 18, (2) 32, (2) 48, and (2) 60. Also don't make them a OTT. [smile]
 
So, Woodpeckers said they could probably do longer extrusions, *but* they would not be marked with scales. Seems like it wouldn't be an ideal solution.
 
Probably don't have a laser big enough to make the markings, which is fair I guess.
 
mwildt said:
Probably don't have a laser big enough to make the markings, which is fair I guess.
When I was planning to make my own "MFS" from WP extrusions (well, scratch that now) I was going to mill a shallow (0.5mm) groove close to the edge and place self adhesive measuring tape into it.

P.S. Shaper Origin with engraving bit or a laser would be handy here.
 
Svar said:
mwildt said:
Probably don't have a laser big enough to make the markings, which is fair I guess.
When I was planning to make my own "MFS" from WP extrusions (well, scratch that now) I was going to mill a shallow (0.5mm) groove close to the edge and place self adhesive measuring tape into it.

P.S. Shaper Origin with engraving bit or a laser would be handy here.

Ditto.  Still deciding if I want to do that and just purchase the 18x18 kit with extra connectors or go whole hog and get the 18-32.  I have a few applications for which I'd want (4) 32" tracks and that will get pricey...
 
Also, the "angle stops" or whatever they call them (right angle brackets) in the FT MFS kit are pretty handy.  I know it's trivial to fabricate oneself, but does WP have a bracket that fits their super track?  They must...
If so, they ought to include it in the kit.  I know, I'm dreaming.  [tongue]
 
I try to avoid measuring or scales whenever possible, so the lack of a scale would not bother me.

I'm not sure what the use case for a 60" length would be - perhaps a 4' routed dado across a plywood panel?
 
HarveyWildes said:
I try to avoid measuring or scales whenever possible, so the lack of a scale would not bother me.

I'm not sure what the use case for a 60" length would be - perhaps a 4' routed dado across a plywood panel?

Someone was interested in using it for fluting.
 
Michael Kellough said:
Someone was interested in using it for fluting.

That was me... [big grin]...think multiple fluting in columns or pilasters.
 
Does anyone really trust those engraved markings? Do you blindly use the
scales on your MFS and not bother to check with your trusty calibrated rule?
I have never used a MFS and don't have the VRJ yet (on order) but I know
that I will use those marking as rough setup marks and set everything with a
scale or rule that I will use to make most of the layout for a project that I can.

Isn't it better to base all your work off one scale/rule. If you use two or more
you run the risk of all your measurements being accurate to the instrument
(rule or scale) that they were laid out to. Different measuring devices made
from different materials all with varying COE made to different levels of
accuracy just spells trouble. Use one to make all (or as many) measurements
as possible is what I was taught. Yeah its wood and it moves I know that but
why add to the mix when you can eliminate it by using one instrument to do
the majority of your measuring.
 
My guess is the markings are not on the longer extrusions, Festool  or Woodpeckers, because they don’t fit in their marking machines and would be cost prohibitive to acquire machines to fit.
 
Bob D. said:
Does anyone really trust those engraved markings?

The Festool MFS marking are accurate.  Very few people do woodworking to the kind of tolerances that different measuring tools will be a problem, assuming your measuring tools are reasonably accurate, and not some super cheap stuff.   
 
Bob D. said:
Does anyone really trust those engraved markings? Do you blindly use the
scales on your MFS and not bother to check with your trusty calibrated rule?
Just place two rules against each other and check. Less than 0.5 mm over a meter is fine with me for carpentry. And it is rarely that bad. You are not building engines with those MFS, are you?
 
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