One of my favorite things to do is to read posts here and then think about different ways to accomplish them using things that I already own. A post yesterday mentioned the angle unit (491588) and the fact that it was hard to set angles and there weren't any pre-sets.
I went by the shop today - a rare occurrence - and I saw the MFT/3 protractor head sitting on the floor. I wanted to see if it could be used as a guide to either draw lines or position the guiderail. It can. And it has pre-sets available.
Imagine that you need to clip the corner on a piece of plywood that is too large to place on your MFT. Please use the photos as an inspiration for further thought. For instance, perhaps you could mill a piece of wood that would increase the bearing surface at the edge of the board?
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My hope is that these images will fuel your imagination and get you thinking about issues that you have read and is there a way to do more difficult things in an easier way.
Peter
I went by the shop today - a rare occurrence - and I saw the MFT/3 protractor head sitting on the floor. I wanted to see if it could be used as a guide to either draw lines or position the guiderail. It can. And it has pre-sets available.
Imagine that you need to clip the corner on a piece of plywood that is too large to place on your MFT. Please use the photos as an inspiration for further thought. For instance, perhaps you could mill a piece of wood that would increase the bearing surface at the edge of the board?
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My hope is that these images will fuel your imagination and get you thinking about issues that you have read and is there a way to do more difficult things in an easier way.
Peter
