STM 1800

[Mike Goetzke]

When this came out I was like what an over priced mobile cutting station, but, now I have a question for experienced users.

I work out of my garage. Right now my work table is on a ceiling cable lift. It consists of three "MFT" type slabs, TrackTubes, and Speedhorses. I can put this 4'x8' tabel up in less than 5 minutes. I love this table except for one thing - It's not mobile. If I need to use other large machines I can't move the table to get access. This is why I may have interest in the STM 1800.

Just wondering if anyone has used this as a workstation and put an "mft" type table on it for assembly work. Or is it not the right tool for that?

Thanks

 

[mac sparrow]

@sancho57 ex Jobsworth has and a number of people have copied that. Sedge showed it on a Festool Live thingy. If you buy additional clips via eKAT and screw them to the bottom of an MFT slab it will just click onto the STM1800 metal rails.

 

[rst]

I made a small extension table Like Sedge’s, but also have two 4’x5’ MFT layout tops I can throw on for cutting and assembly with stops and clamps.

 

[rst]

Other people have used small extension tables as small router tables

 

[Ebuwan]

Festool 10293265​

That i believe it the part number for the clips; as @mac sparrow said, attach those to a table slap and you can pop it on the STM 1800.

Seperate from your actual question; i love the STM1800. Rolling over to my truck to unload and break down sheet goods is awesome.

 

[bwehman]

I would not love to relive life without the STM. That thing is prolific in how it changed my workflow.

 

[woodferret]

I think expectations should be set though. A few people have mentioned dropping extensions, which I guess is fine if you're just putting the mini MFT on for clamping and domino work. Good enough for Festool's Frank to build a RTA door jam on it (but that's self-squaring).