XL 700 question

[Drich]

Does someone make a bigger support instead of the smaller plastic one that festool gives you? The 700 is pretty top heavy in this type of cut. I half to keep a hand on it or it would fall off the table. It would be nice to see a larger one made of alumimun that has a knob on it to grab and push down to ensure that it is flat on the material. Kind of a domi plate looking thing is what I'm thinking. 1/4 inch thick.

 

[erock]

  I don't think anyone makes a larger support bracket.

Have you tried reversing your method?

Keep the support bracket on, but instead of plunging down, plunge into the board.  Hold the Domino parallel to the floor.

Clamp the board to the front profile of the MFT/3.  You know what I mean?

Eric

 

[Drich]

I get what your saying. I'll give that a try here as we start sys port  number 2 here.

Or maybe I can get that fancy Vac I saw you playing with.

 

[erock]

I get what your saying. I'll give that a try here as we start sys port  number 2 here.

Or maybe I can get that fancy Vac I saw you playing with.

  Big D,  just jump in your truck and bring your pieces for the sys ports.  You can use the VAC-SYS in my shop.    [wink]  [tongue]

Eric

 

[Nat X]

I doubt it, but you could easily put one together yourself out of aluminum extrusions from McMaster-Carr or your favorite supplier.

 

[bkharman]

I use the fence "flat" sometimes. Gives a very stable platform. I have made a few jigs for field work but trashed them as they didn't turn out so well. I will try to mock things up if I get a chance.

Cheers. Bryan.

 

[jimbo51]

When working on my sys port, I turned my Domino around 180 degrees from your picture. To get a reference surface, I made an L shaped jig out of two pieces of the same plywood I was using for the sys port (avoid thickness issues).

I clamped the L jig tightly to the end of the sheet with one leg going under the sheet to be cut and the other leg going up at the end of the sheet to be cut. I thus had a reference surface several inches tall which I used with the base of the Domino. Curse the choice not to take photos at the time. Now due to recent neck surgery I cannot recreate the set up I used for another 6-8 weeks.

The vertical pieces could then be cut/dominoed be laying them flat on my MFT. 

My plan is to make two sys ports and document the methods on the second one when I have most of the mistakes worked out in the first one.

If this does not make sense, I can try to do a diagram later and post that.

 

[Birdhunter]

Here's a simple approach. I clamp a trued block of wood behind the workpiece with the block's top surface exactly flush with the workpiece top surface. The Domino fence is set at 90 degrees and the depth is set to where you want the mortise to go. The block provides a stable reference surface to prevent rocking.

 

[Drich]

Thanks for the replies, I will give that a try and see how it goes. Maybe this would be a good idea for Seneca to make.

I would like to come and hang out in the new shop but the 1200 mile trip might be a bit much. Thanks for the offer. I'll just have to watch your videos. Any previews on what is to come in the future?