contendernut
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Could someone post the part numbers and ordering info for the brackets to attach mfd to the stm1800 please.
STM 1800 brackets for worktop
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contendernut
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I called and ordered them. They arrived in 3 days
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I didn't know there were brackets to attach a top to this. Does anyone have a pic? TIA
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[member=65755]jarbroen[/member]
I used ultra light weight MDF ripped down the center. The brackets hold it to the STM well and the weight of whatever Im assembling keeps the MDF flat enough .
Mike Goetz ( sorry mike cant remember how to correctly spell your name) suggested using domino connectors to hold the 2 pieces securely together. i dont have the connectors yet but if i did I would use Mikes suggestion. The issue for me is to find a place to set the MDF when not in use. Also I found that 8' is a little to long for the STM so I cut it down to 7' long. I think 6' might be a little better.
Hope this helps
I used ultra light weight MDF ripped down the center. The brackets hold it to the STM well and the weight of whatever Im assembling keeps the MDF flat enough .
Mike Goetz ( sorry mike cant remember how to correctly spell your name) suggested using domino connectors to hold the 2 pieces securely together. i dont have the connectors yet but if i did I would use Mikes suggestion. The issue for me is to find a place to set the MDF when not in use. Also I found that 8' is a little to long for the STM so I cut it down to 7' long. I think 6' might be a little better.
Hope this helps
[member=10147]jobsworth[/member] Thanks for the feedback and tips!
I agree on 6' being a good length. On heavy, full sheets I noticed the end support bars have a tendency to sag a bit. Don't want any sagging in an assembly table. I'd probably want just a slight overhang to the square frame structure which would be about that 6' length.
The connectors is a good tip. You could even use the connectors to attach the top to the wood supports. Just be careful not to cut the connectors when the assembly top is off.
. That's something I would accidentally do...
Guess I need to make a trip back to my lumber supplier to check out their MDF. Cool thing about the STM is the weight of assembly top isn't a big deal since the table lifts it!
I agree on 6' being a good length. On heavy, full sheets I noticed the end support bars have a tendency to sag a bit. Don't want any sagging in an assembly table. I'd probably want just a slight overhang to the square frame structure which would be about that 6' length.
The connectors is a good tip. You could even use the connectors to attach the top to the wood supports. Just be careful not to cut the connectors when the assembly top is off.
. That's something I would accidentally do...Guess I need to make a trip back to my lumber supplier to check out their MDF. Cool thing about the STM is the weight of assembly top isn't a big deal since the table lifts it!
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Thats why I recommended 6' though 7' would work. I havent noticed any sagging at the ends. I guess it depends on how you cut the wood pieces that the brackets mount to. I I ripped them screwed them to the brackets and if they were to big or small I cut the big ones to fit , to small just made a couple of more. Lemmy check my shop set up thread, see if i put the size of the pieces when i talked about it.
Heres what I wrote in my setting up shop thread. I have some photos as well its on page 12 of that thread. but heres what i wrote and even got mikes nae spelt right :>D
>>>Ok so I think I solved my problem connecting the assy top to the STM. I ended up using 4 brackets/clips/terminal one on each end of the STM.
I used 2" thick pine I had left over cut to 70mm which is the size of the large wooden piece on the ends of the STM.
I took a festool rabbiting bot that I bought back from the UK and didnt mount my 2200 in my CMS and routed a rabbit to fit the bracket/clip/terminal. Photo of the rabbiting bit its the only bit that FT has that mounts to a arbor (sold seperately of course)
so I posted photos of the rabbited wood and the wood in the brackets. Now to secure the top to the bracket/wood.
Im thinking I might add a couple screws from the top and adjust the top so I can use a through domino from the 700. that should hold it securely
Mike Goetzke suggested that I use connectors to keep the sides together, thats a great Idea. Im gonna use it when I get my hand on some connectors or get the kit.
Thats why I recommended 6' though 7' would work. I havent noticed any sagging at the ends. I guess it depends on how you cut the wood pieces that the brackets mount to. I I ripped them screwed them to the brackets and if they were to big or small I cut the big ones to fit , to small just made a couple of more. Lemmy check my shop set up thread, see if i put the size of the pieces when i talked about it.
Heres what I wrote in my setting up shop thread. I have some photos as well its on page 12 of that thread. but heres what i wrote and even got mikes nae spelt right :>D
>>>Ok so I think I solved my problem connecting the assy top to the STM. I ended up using 4 brackets/clips/terminal one on each end of the STM.
I used 2" thick pine I had left over cut to 70mm which is the size of the large wooden piece on the ends of the STM.
I took a festool rabbiting bot that I bought back from the UK and didnt mount my 2200 in my CMS and routed a rabbit to fit the bracket/clip/terminal. Photo of the rabbiting bit its the only bit that FT has that mounts to a arbor (sold seperately of course)
so I posted photos of the rabbited wood and the wood in the brackets. Now to secure the top to the bracket/wood.
Im thinking I might add a couple screws from the top and adjust the top so I can use a through domino from the 700. that should hold it securely
Mike Goetzke suggested that I use connectors to keep the sides together, thats a great Idea. Im gonna use it when I get my hand on some connectors or get the kit.
I'll check out the pictures in your other thread. Sometimes I have to see something to help my little brain understand.
I ran to the closest, non-big box, lumber store at lunch. Their 3/4" MDF looked like saggy poo, but they had a flat stack of 1" so I grabbed a sheet of the really heavy stuff. I realize I won't be able to use some accessories if I decide to cut dog holes. Not a problem though as I already have MFT's for that stuff.
I really appreciated the STM when I could roll it up to my folded down tailgate and slide that ridiculously heavy sheet right on.
I ran to the closest, non-big box, lumber store at lunch. Their 3/4" MDF looked like saggy poo, but they had a flat stack of 1" so I grabbed a sheet of the really heavy stuff. I realize I won't be able to use some accessories if I decide to cut dog holes. Not a problem though as I already have MFT's for that stuff.
I really appreciated the STM when I could roll it up to my folded down tailgate and slide that ridiculously heavy sheet right on.
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