systainer for the multimaster

[Peterm]

OK, the insert I made for my Multimaster starts out just as a 6mm MDF base, shaped to fit a Systainer, and with 12mm MDF partitions glued in:-

These take the Festool coloured boxes that house the blades and accessories...

And the whole thing just drops into a Sys 1 with the Multimaster...

There isn't that much space for the MM to rattle around in there, but if you were worried about it it's easy enough to add some padding for protection.

Edit: OK I give up trying to get the images inline with the text - life's too short and you get the idea, right?

 

[Frank Pellow]

Looks good and, given your pictures, I could easily make one just like it.

There is a slight problem in that I don't own a Multimaster  [blink]  -but one is on my wish list.

 

[Wood_Junkie]

Very cool Peterm  [big grin]

OK, the insert I made for my Multimaster starts out just as a 6mm MDF base, shaped to fit a Systainer, and with 12mm MDF partitions glued in:-

These take the Festool coloured boxes that house the blades and accessories...

And the whole thing just drops into a Sys 1 with the Multimaster...

There isn't that much space for the MM to rattle around in there, but if you were worried about it it's easy enough to add some padding for protection.

Edit: OK I give up trying to get the images inline with the text - life's too short and you get the idea, right?

 

[woodguy7]

Yea, nice one.  I don't think it would rattle around that much as it stays horizontal, not like the original box which gets turned vertical.

Thanks for the pics, Woodguy

 

[Inner10]

Pete, insert looks top-notch; my only concern is the added weight from the MDF.  I don't work with it often but I remember building custom TV frames out of it and I nearly killed myself lifting a sheet onto my tablesaw.

 

[AlexThePalex]

MDF is the worst material for mobile applications. It's heavier and denser than 98% of all woods. Better to make inserts out of a light plywood. I wish I thought of that before I made my TS out of 40mm thick MDF. The top alone weighs over 40 kilo's and I have to haul it down two stairs when I want to work. [crying]

 

[joiner1970]

i think i might do the same thing with mine, i bought 3 empty Metabox cases awhile back and have not used them yet so heres a good use for one of them.

 

[Peterm]

Thanks for the comments. I work with MDF more than anything else - the insert was made from scraps, and I have a lot of MDF scraps

18mm MDF weighs ~ 15Kg/sq.m, so a full sheet weighs roughly 45Kg - oiking an 8x4 around on your own takes a bit of practice, as much due to the bulk as the weight. On something this size though, and in mostly 6mm, any increase in weight over say, ply, is insignificant, certainly in this application.

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Frank-Jan]

...Maybe one day someone will discover a way to easily grind new teeth into them

Sawcut Press

I came across this at a large woodworking fair last November.  It's a Belgian company, but at the time where still in development and couldn't give me a price quote.
They had a demo unit and it worked quiet nice.  You really cut new teeth and are not regrinding, this means that all your blades will be the same.  Not usable for your metal cutting saws.

I came across the link in my favourites, and I finally called them yesterday to inquire about the price of that sawcut press.
The price is 509 Euro without tax, which doesn't make it interesting to me.
I mainly use the long sawblades with 70 mm cutting depth, those blades have deeper teeth, because they are used at a lower speed setting; and the bimetal ones, which cannot be recut.

 

[jvsteenb]

I've been eyeing this inlay for quite some time.
I have an FMM 250 Top, that comes in the larger case ( the SuperCut case ) as well .
As toolcases go I think it's rather good, but it won't fit my other toolcases  [sad] so a Systainer would be a boon.
Never really thought of using the Sys-1 BOX for blades though. I might consider going that route as well, although I like to keep the stack as low as possible - at least on transport.

Regards,

Job

 

[Sean7a]

I always thought a cool option would be using a few different colored mini's for blades, or a mini with a 3 division for your blades.

 

[woodguy7]

I put mt fmm in a sys2 with a homemade insert.  I left it at a job today but will take pics of it tomorrow & post here.

Woodguy

 

[Sean7a]

I put mt fmm in a sys2 with a homemade insert.  I left it at a job today but will take pics of it tomorrow & post here.

Woodguy

Homemade?!  Let's check it out!  Can you tease us with an idea of what you have in there, what you made it out of, etc.  Very interested to hear.

 

[joiner1970]

Heres mine in a sys 1 metabo metabox I bought 3 of them a while back for GBP15 each ;D all I have done is make a 6mm MR MDF base insert then put some screw boxes in for all the bits and pieces very simple.

 

[woodguy7]

Joiner

Nice but i don't think they will all fit on your scooter 

Woodguy

 

[joiner1970]

you should see me scooting along with 10 systainers stacked up  [big grin] [laughing] [laughing]

 

[woodguy7]

Been trying for about half an hour now to post pictures.  It keeps timing out.  I keep resizing the pictures, down to 480 pixels.  Tried to attach 2 but they wont go.  Getting a bit fed up trying now  [mad]

May try again later if anyone has any tips.

Cheers, Woodguy.

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Been trying for about half an hour now to post pictures.  It keeps timing out.  I keep resizing the pictures, down to 480 pixels.  Tried to attach 2 but they wont go.  Getting a bit fed up trying now  [mad]

PM sent, to see if I can sort things out.

Forrest

 

[joiner1970]

Woodguy, I upload my photos to FLIKR then just copy the link to the photo you want and then paste it into the insert image bit here works everytime.

 

[Forrest Anderson]

Been trying for about half an hour now to post pictures. ..

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