What’s my best option?

The Woodpecker MFT setup guide; you referring to the Penolic black triangle?

I attempted using it with the dog holes for aligning the gauge and the track on a brand new MFT; nothing but frustration.

I've sworn off every using the dog holes for accurate alignment ever.

It is a very good right angle device though, and laying flat, it's tall, so i used just the right angle edges of it, and align the track and compass that way, more like the traditional way Festool shows to do it using a big Woodpecker Tsquare. Like i said, i like the MFT layout triangle from Woodpeckers cuz it's thick/tall, making it a little easier IMO.

As far as panels being every so slightly off, I always always reference one edge for other parts of the cabinet build; I always use the front edge.

I reference the first domino with no play off the front, i register off the front for all LR32 holes etc; The LR32 holes being referenced all from the front is even more critical when doing holes for drawer slides.
 
Ebuwan said:
The Woodpecker MFT setup guide; you referring to the Penolic black triangle?

I attempted using it with the dog holes for aligning the gauge and the track on a brand new MFT; nothing but frustration.

I've sworn off every using the dog holes for accurate alignment ever.

It is a very good right angle device though, and laying flat, it's tall, so i used just the right angle edges of it, and align the track and compass that way, more like the traditional way Festool shows to do it using a big Woodpecker Tsquare. Like i said, i like the MFT layout triangle from Woodpeckers cuz it's thick/tall, making it a little easier IMO.

As far as panels being every so slightly off, I always always reference one edge for other parts of the cabinet build; I always use the front edge.

I reference the first domino with no play off the front, i register off the front for all LR32 holes etc; The LR32 holes being referenced all from the front is even more critical when doing holes for drawer slides.

I was just thinking how I want to set up a shimmed dog to get a repeatable stop to square the guide rail off of the dogholes instead of the phenolic triangle. Getting the rail square to a fence was a pain in the butt using a .001” feeler gauge. But now it’s a matter of pride cause I spent the money on it.
 
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