Veritas Parf Dogs from Lee Valley - The Video

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Hi Everyone

As soon as Rob Lee sent over my set of Parf Dogs I started work on the new video and it is complete...except I have not shown MFT top replication but this will be picked up in a new video where I will show you my new mobile (on castors rather than in a truck) work bench designed especially with the Parf Dog in mind.

These stainless steel Parf Dogs really are brilliant (and you know that I mean that) and I am so pleased and honoured that Lee Valley have taken them on and given them the ultimate accolade of the Veritas stamp of approval.

I am one very proud guy !



Peter
 
Congratulations, Peter... well deserved!  I have a great respect for Rob's company especially the bar he sets for products he sells (and even apologizes for if they let a skunk in by accident).  My only complaint is that Rob hasn't opened a store in Arizona :)
 
Peter

Great video!  I was waiting to make my purchase until watching.  Now the decision is easy.  I really liked the blocks you slipped over the Parf Dogs, I am going to have to borrow the idea.

Bryan
 
Thanks for all the effort you have put into this product. It is a simple idea (the good ones always are) but I can see many uses for them and thanks for the effort you always put into your videos.

Your skill, ingenuity and willingness to share are greatly appreciated by this wood hack

Andrew
 
The new one is all that we've come to expect from you Peter!  Excellent.   [thumbs up]

I like your simple drill guide, I think I'll include a cross hole (1/2 way to intersect the 20mm guide hole) where I can attach a vac hose for doing a larger number of holes. 
 
Very inventive product and well demonstrated, Peter.

Thanks!  I have mine coming today.

neil
 
PaulMarcel said:
Congratulations, Peter... well deserved!  I have a great respect for Rob's company especially the bar he sets for products he sells (and even apologizes for if they let a skunk in by accident).  My only complaint is that Rob hasn't opened a store in Arizona :)
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I understand that if the Parf Dogs really take off then there will at least one store in Tucson and probably two in Phoenix - dream on Parfitt, dream on.

Peter
 
Hi Peter,

Well done on the new video....!!!!! You have really wet my appetite to try some on my recently acquired MFT.

Any news when Axminster Tools are likely to be stocking the Parf Dogs?

Tim.
 
Peter,

I love the simplicity of this set-up. I placed my order with Lee Valley this week and the Parf Dogs are on their way.

Do you have a thought on a simple set-up using the Parf Dogs for repetitive cross cuts? I like to use a flip stop along the angle unit fence to cross cut 24" (610mm) wide cabinet sides all the same length.

Thanks!

Mike

 
Distinctive Interiors said:
Hi Peter,

Well done on the new video....!!!!! You have really wet my appetite to try some on my recently acquired MFT.

Any news when Axminster Tools are likely to be stocking the Parf Dogs?

Tim.
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Hi Tim,

Many thanks. I think that it would be worth giving Axminster a call as their web site may not have been updated yet.

Here is a quote from Cliffp made on 17 October on the Parf Dog thread started by Rob Lee...

"
I have been in touch with Axminster to find out how much they will charge and they said £17.75 for a pair of Parf dogs and £13.20 for a pair of small dogs - both prices including VAT.  They have now placed their order and expect stock to be available within 6 weeks (this just based on past experience).

I think this represents a bargain.   "

Peter
 
Mike O. said:
Peter,

I love the simplicity of this set-up. I placed my order with Lee Valley this week and the Parf Dogs are on their way.

Do you have a thought on a simple set-up using the Parf Dogs for repetitive cross cuts? I like to use a flip stop along the angle unit fence to cross cut 24" (610mm) wide cabinet sides all the same length.

Thanks!

Mike
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Hi Mike,

After the four very long days and nights I am having a late start today (5.30am here) but can't get to the workshop yet....

You may need to set up the MFT3 to cut longwise (rather than the more normal crosswise). I did make up an impromptu stop ages ago for repeat cuts but it may have become firewood by now. It was a straight piece of wood with a stop end (which I think I would have glued and screwed). The whole thing was about 4 feet long. I remember that I used it twice or rather in two different ways. The first time I used the Festool clamps to hold in place on the MFT3 - I am sure that I would have needed two for this. The second way was to screw it to the top of the MFT3 to make sure that it would not move when doing loads of cuts.

When I have cut kitchen worktops I have balanced the end of the stock on a stack of systainers but now I have a folding trestle that is the exact 900mm height of the MFT3 (I think that I made a video about it). I have an old bit of MFT top which I can join onto my MFT3, supported by my trestle, to make a very handy extension which has the advantage of the holes for clamping etc. If I were using my impromptu stop I would screw it to the MFT3 top and to the surface of the extension to the MFT3 so that everything stays as it should.

Peter
 
Very nicely done Peter.  I have one question, where did the 20mm drill bit come from that you use in the video.  I have one of the Woodowl bits in 3/4" but have not been able to find a 20mm one.  Any help?

Thanks
Rusty
 
Rusty Miller said:
Very nicely done Peter.  I have one question, where did the 20mm drill bit come from that you use in the video.  I have one of the Woodowl bits in 3/4" but have not been able to find a 20mm one.  Any help?

Thanks
Rusty
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Its because we live in the wrong country!  I have doubts that your gonna find a 20mm auger bit like peters but you do have some options. Freud makes a 20mm router bit model 04-552, the new festool zobo metric kits have a 20mm bit 496390 ( not sure if they are avaliable individually, festool also has a 20mm router bit 491072,    20mm forstner bits are pretty available individually, just type that into Google and you should find plenty of options.

Hope this helps
John
 
Rusty Miller said:
Very nicely done Peter.  I have one question, where did the 20mm drill bit come from that you use in the video.  I have one of the Woodowl bits in 3/4" but have not been able to find a 20mm one.  Any help?

Thanks
Rusty
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Thanks Rusty. The 20 mm bit came from Screwfix in the UK. Just do a Google search for 'Wood Beaver' and see what you find. It is quite aggressive but it does not clog or get too hot. I am not sure whether my jig would help with MFT top replication but it is pretty good at putting a hole on a scribed cross on the surface of the MDF sheet. I found that Forstner bits clogged too quickly and then overheated. I have not tried the Festool bit but it ought to be good.

I am building a new workbench on castors and will be showing how I make the various holes in the top in a video that may be done in the next couple of weeks.

Peter
 
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