UJK Parf Guide System - Videos

[Stone Message]

Thanx guys - in another lifetime I was a motorcycle mechanic, and apprentice to a true master.

In my previous life in Belgium I bought a new Piaggio scooter to get from my flat to work. The last mile was up a very long and steep hill. I picked up my new scooter and was horrified that despite the speedo showing up to 140 km per hour it would only do about 30 kph. I took it back to the shop the next day and said fix it or I want my money back (I said it very politely of course).

I was asked to return 3 days later to collect the scooter. Not only would it easily do 100+ kph on the flat it would go up that hill at 75 kph. I went back to the dealer to thank him.

He told me that he had retired from a career as a mechanic on the race crew for Piaggio ! I am sure that the scooter was illegal or at least not technically covered by my insurance.

Peter

 

[Llap Goch]

Crickey Peter, deja vu or what reading your experiences with the Piaggio dealer in Belgium.

I had a very similar experience when I was stationed at SHAPE and my little scooter found the hill from Maisieres to Casteau to be slightly beyond the capabilities of 50cc's of raw Italian power! However one of the "fixers" took it away for a service and it came back like a snarling beast. Might have been the same fellow!

Pat

 

[P2P]

Crickey Peter, deja vu or what reading your experiences with the Piaggio dealer in Belgium.

I had a very similar experience when I was stationed at SHAPE and my little scooter found the hill from Maisieres to Casteau to be slightly beyond the capabilities of 50cc's of raw Italian power! However one of the "fixers" took it away for a service and it came back like a snarling beast. Might have been the same fellow!

Pat

LOL - I just sent Peter a PM with an almost identical story.  That hill was a pain before the modifications to my motorbike.  [smile]  The hill up Route d'Ath to Jurbise was even worse!

 

[southrider]

Peter, My avatar is me racing in 1982 on a Husqvarna. For a few years I was fortunate to be named a "support rider" for them, which was a step (a BIG step) below a factory sponsored racer. They would loan us a current bike in January, and you had to reimburse them distributor cost in the Fall, plus there was a parts allowance.

It didn't take me long to realize just how much better the guys at the next level were, and that I wasn't going to be in their number. Manufacturers supported guys like us out of every dealers shop, and required weekly reports of machine failures, successes, tweaks, and mods that we made. All that info filtered up to the factory, and I was proud to have a set of custom gear ratios I dreamed up get used by an 8 time US champion the next year, and then put into production bikes the following year.

The funny part is that with similar mechanical experience - I have never heard of one of the brands you mention in your post! [eek]

 

[BarneyD]

I just checked my Parf dogs in my PGS (both of which I received this week) and they are a perfect fit. Would not want them any tighter, nor any looser. And just for grins, I also checked the large Parf dogs and they are equally nice.  All this talk of old vehicles made me think of my first auto - a 1959 MGA.  Had almost purged it from the memory banks.
Barney

 

[Stone Message]

Hi [member=21260]P2P[/member] and [member=1421]PatR[/member]

Yes, I was at SHAPE too (1999-2004) and that was the same hill going up from the town to SHAPE.

Peter

 

[Llap Goch]

Missed you by a year Peter! That hill is etched firmly in my mind as it was a favourite of the PTI's for fitness runs.

But my time at SHAPE was not wasted and it started me on the slippery slope of Systainer mountain with the ubiquitous Festo AFT65.

And it did allow me to develop a deep love of Abbey beers and hone my self control whilst waiting for the Monks of Westvleteren to 'open the hatch!'

Pat

 

[Mr_Mod]

I bought the Parf dogs from Leevalley 18 months ago before the Parf guide was available, sadly the 2 dont like each other and dont fit snugly. So i have just purchased both long and the short Parf dogs from Axminster to see if this time they will marry, costly divorce though as the postage to Australia isnt cheap.

Having read the earlier few posts I may try some toothpaste on them to see if I can get them to fit.

Guy

 

[DB10]

I bought the Parf dogs from Leevalley 18 months ago before the Parf guide was available, sadly the 2 dont like each other and dont fit snugly. So i have just purchased both long and the short Parf dogs from Axminster to see if this time they will marry, costly divorce though as the postage to Australia isnt cheap.

Having read the earlier few posts I may try some toothpaste on them to see if I can get them to fit.

Guy

[member=20220]Mr_Mod[/member] From my experience with Axminster they use Royal Mail & for some reason they don't offer tracking info on Australian bound parcels (well they haven't on any of mine) If anyone else in Aus has had tracking info from Axminster I'd be interested to know. After waiting 5 weeks and no parcel from Axminster they have re sent my order which means I'm now entering week 7 and still no parcel. Axminster have been fine and it's out of their hands once they dispatch but it seems it's not the same Service to Australia as it is to N/A where people report parcels only taking one week to arrive from Axminster & also with the all important tracking info.

 

[Stone Message]

In case it has not been spotted - Axminster have announced a competition for PGS owners...
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...-accessories-for-the-parf-guide-system-50261/

It is open to all PGS owners world wide.

Peter

 

[southrider]

Received mine last week and threw together a top for a home made systainer cart. The dogs fit just right - like a glove on a wet rooster!

 

[Stone Message]

Received mine last week and threw together a top for a home made systainer cart. The dogs fit just right - like a glove on a wet rooster!

Could I ask you to put a review on the Axminster web site for the PGS as it really does help other people make the decision about a tool that they have never seen before.

Cheers.

Peter

 

[southrider]

Review done Peter! Great product & design.

 

[Stone Message]

Review done Peter! Great product & design.

That is really kind and will help everyone.

Did you see that Axminster are running a competition for PGS owners ?

Cheers.

Peter

 

[southrider]

Yes - can't get my stinking iphone to sync up with my tablet. Thanx!

 

[Mr_Mod]

Recieved the new Parf dogs from Axminster on last Thursday which was around 6 days from the UK, even more outstanding is Aus post didnt loose them. I gave them a fitness test this evening and am happy to say they fit like a dream.

A big thank you to Axminster tools

 

[msc]

Ime in the uk and ordered the parf dogs and the short bench dogs when they first came out. Ordered the parf guide system about two weeks ago, but due to work etc I only just looked at it. Have to say quality wise it all looks good but the fit between the dogs and the pgs hole is rather sloppy, and Ime rather disappointed due to the cost of this system compared to a router type system I bought on eBay which didn't work too we'll but was a fraction of the price. Don't know if accuracy will be affected of if the slop is just eliminated when the system is put to use.

 

[Stone Message]

Ime in the uk and ordered the parf dogs and the short bench dogs when they first came out. Ordered the parf guide system about two weeks ago, but due to work etc I only just looked at it. Have to say quality wise it all looks good but the fit between the dogs and the pgs hole is rather sloppy, and Ime rather disappointed due to the cost of this system compared to a router type system I bought on eBay which didn't work too we'll but was a fraction of the price. Don't know if accuracy will be affected of if the slop is just eliminated when the system is put to use.

You say you have slop between the PGS hole and the dog - do you mean by PGS hole the you created with the 20 mm cutter that comes as part of the PGS?

Parf Dogs should fit really snugly into these holes. How are the Parf Dogs in the MFT3?

Peter

 

[msc]

The slop is between the hole in the aluminium pgs and dog.

I have not actually used the system yet to make any holes in a board.

I suspect that there will be no slop in the hole cut in the material as I've used the Festool centrotec zorb bit to make the very simple type cutting board you showed in your videos when the parf dogs were first introduced and I have been happy with the fit of the dog and the hole made by a centrotec 20mm zorb bit.

Just went for this attempt to make something more accurate with more hole etc. The router system one I bought I gave up on due to poor tolerances and allot depended on the actual diameter of router bit (I found using a cutter that had been sharpened a few times gave better results but still not very good)

 

[Stone Message]

The slop is between the hole in the aluminium pgs and dog.

I have not actually used the system yet to make any holes in a board.

I suspect that there will be no slop in the hole cut in the material as I've used the Festool centrotec zorb bit to make the very simple type cutting board you showed in your videos when the parf dogs were first introduced and I have been happy with the fit of the dog and the hole made by a centrotec 20mm zorb bit.

Just went for this attempt to make something more accurate with more hole etc. The router system one I bought I gave up on due to poor tolerances and allot depended on the actual diameter of router bit (I found using a cutter that had been sharpened a few times gave better results but still not very good)

Got it - many thanks.

The fit between the large boss on the short Veritas Parf Dogs and the large holes in the 20 mm guide block of the PGS is critical. I will alert Axminster and get them to assist - it sounds like an issue with the 20 mm guide block from what you say.

Peter