Starting point for 80/20 design . . .

[rmwarren]

Some time back I noticed that you can hook the t-slot of 1515 ULS over the edge of the MFT V-extrusion and it sits nicely level right about 1/2" below the MFT top. If your top of the 8020 extension sits 1/2" proud of the 1515 it is then level with the MFT top.

Well that's nice to know Richard... [smile]

So...make the 80/20 frame
Hook it over the lip of the MFT
Unfold the legs
Place the 3/4" thick MFT "plug" that has a 1/4" dado on the bottom in the 80/20 frame
It should be good to go...a place to start anyways.  [big grin]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Bingo! [not worthy] and well stated.

If you wanted to get fancy you can inset the 3/4" top and use some simple clips in the inner t-slot to secure it 1/2" proud of the extrusions.

RMW

 

[Cheese]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] Bingo! [not worthy] and well stated.

If you wanted to get fancy you can inset the 3/4" top and use some simple clips in the inner t-slot to secure it 1/2" proud of the extrusions.

You can even dispense with the clips by making the top 1/4"-3/8" wider in all directions than the frame and then placing a dado around the periphery on the bottom side so that the top becomes a "plug". That way you can easily adjust the height of the top by the depth of the dado.

The only down side is the top can't be easily flipped over to use the bottom surface unless another dado is created on the top surface.

So thinking about this a little more: [scratch chin]
1. If you use this table for a lot of cutting, insert clips so you can flip the top.
2. If you use this table for assembly/glue-up, dado the bottom.

[big grin] [big grin] [big grin]

 

[grbmds]

Some time back I noticed that you can hook the t-slot of 1515 ULS over the edge of the MFT V-extrusion and it sits nicely level right about 1/2" below the MFT top. If your top of the 8020 extension sits 1/2" proud of the 1515 it is then level with the MFT top.

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Some yapping about it on this thread.

RMW

Richard, Did you merely hang the 1515 on the edge of the MFT or secure it in some way? Sorry, but I'm new to 80/20 and really have no idea how to put this thing together. I'm sure I can learn but don't know right now.

 

[rmwarren]

Some time back I noticed that you can hook the t-slot of 1515 ULS over the edge of the MFT V-extrusion and it sits nicely level right about 1/2" below the MFT top. If your top of the 8020 extension sits 1/2" proud of the 1515 it is then level with the MFT top.

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Some yapping about it on this thread.

RMW

Richard, Did you merely hang the 1515 on the edge of the MFT or secure it in some way? Sorry, but I'm new to 80/20 and really have no idea how to put this thing together. I'm sure I can learn but don't know right now.

Randy, I was just messing around so I only hung it off the MFT. Not long after that discovery I built a full 80/20 MFT/SYS cart and ever since my original MFT has had a lonely existence in the dungeon.

I suspect you'd want to secure it somehow if you are doing any heavy work but if it's just to hold sheet goods while cutting or a similar use I think the weight of the extrusions and ply would keep it as stable as the MFT/3 itself.

80/20 sells a lot of corner brackets that may let you bolt everything together, the 1010 series might line up with the slots.

RMW

 

[grbmds]

Some time back I noticed that you can hook the t-slot of 1515 ULS over the edge of the MFT V-extrusion and it sits nicely level right about 1/2" below the MFT top. If your top of the 8020 extension sits 1/2" proud of the 1515 it is then level with the MFT top.

[attachimg=1]

Some yapping about it on this thread.

RMW

Richard, Did you merely hang the 1515 on the edge of the MFT or secure it in some way? Sorry, but I'm new to 80/20 and really have no idea how to put this thing together. I'm sure I can learn but don't know right now.

Randy, I was just messing around so I only hung it off the MFT. Not long after that discovery I built a full 80/20 MFT/SYS cart and ever since my original MFT has had a lonely existence in the dungeon.

I suspect you'd want to secure it somehow if you are doing any heavy work but if it's just to hold sheet goods while cutting or a similar use I think the weight of the extrusions and ply would keep it as stable as the MFT/3 itself.

80/20 sells a lot of corner brackets that may let you bolt everything together, the 1010 series might line up with the slots.

RMW

Thanks for the info. I'm not really sure what I will do at this point and have been thinking about it so long I sometimes  think I'll never actually do anything (or maybe just take the easy way out and buy another MFT-expensive but easier).

 

[Dusty.House]

If you wants some ideas on 80/20, check out my Instagram (dusty.tools) I spent 2018 building 10 carts for my shop

Also, I would highly recommend Faztek as a cheaper, high quality alternative.

 

[DynaGlide]

If you wants some ideas on 80/20, check out my Instagram (dusty.tools) I spent 2018 building 10 carts for my shop

Also, I would highly recommend Faztek as a cheaper, high quality alternative.

Are you still planning on doing an article, etc? I thought I read on your IG a while back you had something in the works.

 

[Dusty.House]

If you wants some ideas on 80/20, check out my Instagram (dusty.tools) I spent 2018 building 10 carts for my shop

Also, I would highly recommend Faztek as a cheaper, high quality alternative.

Are you still planning on doing an article, etc? I thought I read on your IG a while back you had something in the works.

Yes I really should get around to that! ToolGuyD asked me to do one

 

[grbmds]

Thanks for the input. I must make some decisions about what I really want to accomplish with an extra table and decide on the level of effort I want to put into it. The responses did give me a starting point though.

 

[Cheese]

Ya there are a lot of options available and it all gets down to what you’re needs are. Just make a decision and go forth.

It all works out well in the end. 

Consider it to be nothing more than a learning experience.

If it works out...you learned something.

If it doesn’t work out...you learned something.

 

[jimbouk]

Has anyone made a clamping rack/ verticle table out of 80/20? [member=67145]DustyTools[/member] [member=69167]RMW[/member] I'm thinking along the lines of the kreg face frame pneumatic etc..

 

[Dusty.House]

Has anyone made a clamping rack/ verticle table out of 80/20? [member=67145]DustyTools[/member] [member=69167]RMW[/member] I'm thinking along the lines of the kreg face frame pneumatic etc..

No but you got my mind going!

I’ve been mostly focus on maximizing the space under my benches. I have started to think beyond this but don’t have any specifics in mind. Maybe once I’ve rebuilt my router table.

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dusty.tools

 

[jimbouk]

Has anyone made a clamping rack/ verticle table out of 80/20? [member=67145]DustyTools[/member] [member=69167]RMW[/member] I'm thinking along the lines of the kreg face frame pneumatic etc..

No but you got my mind going!

I’ve been mostly focus on maximizing the space under my benches. I have started to think beyond this but don’t have any specifics in mind. Maybe once I’ve rebuilt my router table.

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dusty.tools

More minds are better than one I'm thinking vertical tracksaw table with clamping facility. The ability to quickly and accurately break down sheet goods as well as clamp doors /face frames would be awesome.

 

[rmwarren]

[member=67145]DustyTools[/member] it's something I fiddled with years ago but I'm short on space so it'd have to be something I could break down and use outside. I mocked up something once but broke down the 80/20 and used it for other stuff.

The concept I had was like a panel saw but using a guide track running horizontally. Vertical extrusions tilted slightly backward, a sheet rested on a couple pins and then use some modified parallel guides like the old Rip Guides to hang the track from the top edge of the panel. Nuances are you'd need to clamp the top of the sheet to prevent it from dropping and binding the blade & also needs some kind of sacrificial material to keep the sheet off the extrusions & prevent cutting them.

A Walko workbench in the vertical configuration is similar to what I had in mind but using parallel guides and cutting horizontally rather than the Gekko's and vertically:


Panel clamping should be a fairly simple addon.

I ended up with a modular cutting table thingie using 80/20 and MDF for the sacrificial part.

RMW

 

[Dusty.House]

[member=67145]DustyTools[/member] There is a video posted by miroc at the link below. A nice idea for a vertical panel saw.
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...nts/vertical-mft-concept/msg541279/#msg541279

Interesting, I don't really have room in my current shop but I'll remember for the future.

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dusty.tools

 

[Dusty.House]

If you wants some ideas on 80/20, check out my Instagram (dusty.tools) I spent 2018 building 10 carts for my shop

Also, I would highly recommend Faztek as a cheaper, high quality alternative.

Are you still planning on doing an article, etc? I thought I read on your IG a while back you had something in the works.

Yes I really should get around to that! ToolGuyD asked me to do one

My first blog post on my build is published:
https://toolguyd.com/dusty-tools-shop-organization-modular-cabinets-part1-design/

I have a bunch more queued up.