Redneck height adjustment for 1080 to MFT3

[Per Swenson]

Okey dokey,

Here is a easy solution to raise the height of the 1080.

(Note you still can't clamp 'em together.)

I piece of 1 1/2" pvc, 4  -1 1/2 connector's, 4 1 -1/4 to 1 1/2 adapters.

[attachimg=#]

put together using a rubber mallet, no glue necessary.

[attachimg=#]

Mark pipe 51 mm with pipe firmly inserted into coupler..

measuring to shoulder of coupler

Cut.

Make 4.

[attachimg=#]

And Viola, I know a viola is a musical instrument , but in the spirit of giterdone redneckishness....

[attachimg=#]

Level

 

[Per Swenson]

Wow,

Not one reply.

Ok let me spell it out for you.

This will make your 1080 the correct height for infeed /outfeed table

when used with the MFT Kapex. ;D

Per

 

[Chuck Kiser]

WOW Per, thats some dang fine engineering. And to think all this time I just set the legs on some old wood scraps........

Just bustin' your chops alittle Brudda.

 

[clintholeman]

Dude!

You have answered all of my prayers! ;D ;D ;D

I do like it though - simple, economical, sturdy...  I mean what's no to like about it.

 

[Per Swenson]

See...

You guys make me feel better.

Even as your thinking.....

"There,there, Per. How about a cup of warm milk?" :

Per

 

[Michael Kellough]

Okay, I'll ask one.

Do they fit the fat foot?

 

[Per Swenson]

Yessir!

Do you see in pitcha 3 how the legs kinda sit at angle and the extensions are plumb?

When I was looking through our plumbing assortment, I said no this will never work.

Then I rested my lazy self on the floor with some experimentation.

Works dang near like factory Festool. Big Foot, little Feat.

per

 

[Brice Burrell]

Per how about a female threaded coupling and male threaded bushing to give an adjustment for uneven floors.

 

[Per Swenson]

Sounds great Brice,

But in true redneck Fashion, the thought never crossed my mind,

as I was limited to my in stock selection.

Redneckitis is synonymous with cheap thrifty.

P.

 

[webfarmer]

Per,

Give yourself some credit.  No true redneck would use millimeters! 

Think I'll give it a try.

 

[Eli]

Wow,

Not one reply.

Ok let me spell it out for you.

This will make your 1080 the correct height for infeed /outfeed table

when used with the MFT Kapex. ;D

Per

Sweet. An outfeed 1080 for my CMS. Thanks Per.

Euros, kangaroos, and other metricides, that's 30mm and 40mm PVC? I'm going to make sure.

 

[Frans]

I am not 100% certain, but I think if you fold two of the old MFT's legs up you should be able to connect it to the MFT3 with part number 484455.

A problem with these connectors however is that they block the slot on the front of the profiles, which is a p.i.t.a. when you want to mount a fence there. I made myself a hardwood strip with a H-shaped cross section, which slides into the slots on the profiles that are facing eachother, thus connecting the tables. This leaves the front slot free. (I can take a picture if my explanation isn't clear enough.)

Frans

Edit: I just learned here that the T-slots on the MFT3 do not align with the older models. Scrap this soluting.

 

[Per Swenson]

Thanks Frans

Please take a picture.

P.

 

[Frans]

Hopefully these clear things up.

[attachthumb=1]

[attachthumb=2]

In my case it's a FST660/85 (=MFT1) connected to a Basis table, but as the MFT3 has the same t-slot on the side of the profiles, it should fit that one as well.
In the front slot of the FST you can see the Festool connector 484455 being useless. 
Note that only the Basis table is supported by the plywood structure underneath, the FST is held up by the hardwood strip (plus another one on the other side, connecting it to my second Basis). I could of course have the Basis tables standing on their own legs, but then the freezer wouldn't fit underneath. Space is a major concern as my shed is just 2x3 meters.

Frans

Edit: Sorry, won't work with the MFT3 as the T-slots don't line up with the ones in the older models. See here.

 

[thewoodwhisperer]

Nice utilitarian solution Per.  I think I might have to copy that, lol.  I appreciate the simplicity.  You are then man, sir!

marc