Will a FSV/2 Guide Rail Connector fit/hold a Rockler T-Track?

[dcb]

I'm trying to create a 5'x5' work surface to put on my STM1800 every now and again but want to store it in two pieces of 5' x 2.5'.

So I want to sink three or four T-tracks into it and connect them together with guide rail connectors, the way you can connect together two Festool rails.

But it looks like the Festool rail t-track is 12mm wide internally where the Rockler and other US t-track is 9/16", which is 14.3mm. Will the guide rail connectors be able to grip on those t-tracks?

Alternatively, is there another versatile T-Track system that will fit the rail connectors? Or other similar rail connectors? I saw TSO has rail connectors but they're the same size as Festool's.

 

[Cheese]

Why not just attach a piano hinge to the 2 pieces and store the top folded? No extra parts to tighten or lose.  [smile]

 

[dcb]

Why not just attach a piano hinge to the 2 pieces and store the top folded? No extra parts to tighten or lose.  [smile]

I don't always need both of them, and they're also heavy (32lbs each), so one at a time is easier.

 

[Cheese]

Why not just attach a piano hinge to the 2 pieces and store the top folded? No extra parts to tighten or lose.  [smile]

I don't always need both of them, and they're also heavy (32lbs each), so one at a time is easier.

Gotcha...I can appreciate the weight thing...15 years ago not so much. [smile] How about a couple of Dominos along with the D8 or D14 connectors? Cheaper and faster than routing in recesses for the rails and the purchasing of rails & rail connectors. Probably quicker to deploy also as there are fewer fasteners to tighten. 1 fastener to tighten per joint vs 4 fasteners. Again, no loose fasteners to easily lose.

 

[dcb]

Why not just attach a piano hinge to the 2 pieces and store the top folded? No extra parts to tighten or lose.  [smile]

I don't always need both of them, and they're also heavy (32lbs each), so one at a time is easier.

Gotcha...I can appreciate the weight thing...15 years ago not so much. [smile] How about a couple of Dominos along with the D8 or D14 connectors? Cheaper and faster than routing in recesses for the rails and the purchasing of rails & rail connectors. Probably quicker to deploy also as there are fewer fasteners to tighten. 1 fastener to tighten per joint vs 4 fasteners. Again, no loose fasteners to easily lose.

I want the T tracks anyway for clamps and stops. So any table joining system would be in addition to the routes I have to run anyway for the t-tracks, so it's not saving any work to go with another system in addition to the tracks.

 

[dcb]

Went to Rockler today with the extenders. They are too thick for those tracks. I guess I would need to machine custom extenders if I want to use their tracks.

 

[Cheese]

Okay, so the Woodpeckers tracks accept Festool clamps...is that an option?