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In this weeks video I make a custom MFT top with just the LR32 guiderail and router - no CNC, no purchased jigs or templates Enjoy! #MFT #FestoolMFT, #LR32
p.s. For the record, I asked Tim at www.hardwoodoffcuts.co.uk/ how long it takes his £20k CNC to cut an MFT top, and he reckons it's about 8 minutes to do 3 tops from a full sheet, so roughly three times as fast as doing it this way. OTOH, while the LR32 set isn't cheap, it's not £20k either... 🤷♂️👍
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@gav2759 3 года назад

I made a 2400 x 900 table top and never considered anything other than a router to plunge the holes. The prospect of faffing around with a drill was not an alluring one. Modesty forbids my extoling the excellence of the final product, but suffice to say, with a wee bit of nous and a lot of care, great things can be accomplished. Now armed with my amazing unpatented MDF template and indexing system, I too am ready to engage that £20,000 CNC in combat!

@MaartenFL360 3 года назад

Hi, this is probably only the second of your video’s I have seen. I absolutely like your pace, the calmth at wich you are able to explain with, the accuracy of your work at the one hand and the relativity of it all (incl the no/need for accessory tools) on the other! I will watch more of this stuf! Thank you.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks, and welcome! I appreciate you taking the time to make such a positive comment! 👍👍

@MrPatdeeee 3 года назад

I bought a Festool LR32 long ago; to make shelf holes in cabinets. Never thought about using it to make a new MFT table top. Thank you for showing us how to do it kind Sir. I shall be doing it soon.

@Enormandin73 2 года назад

Thanks Peter for your wonderful tutorials! I just used your process for my 1075mm by 2000mm assembly table top and it turned out great thanks to this and your LR32 setting jigs 🙂 The only issue I had was my LR32 rail is the FS1400 so I had to get creative making the jig holes down the parallel edges of the top. In the end I'm very happy with the finished product.

@10MinuteWorkshop 2 года назад

Thanks Eric! Glad to hear it went well for you! 🙌👍

@CharlotteFFA 3 года назад

Thank you Peter, it worked great my second go around. My rail dogs slipped my first crack at it but I really tightened them up the second time and the result was perfect. The long sides definitely need to be exactly parallel like you mentioned. Thanks again for sharing this great video - saved me a fortune on not having to buy a MFT table.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Chris! Good to hear it worked for you! 👍👍

@glennphilipson7231 3 года назад

The great part of your videos is you make it so simple to understand especially for the likes of me. Yes the lr32 is pricey but you get what you pay for. Thanks Peter

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Glenn! Yes, the LR32 isn't cheap, but it does a great job! 👍

@stevewalker7822 3 года назад

Love your craftsmanship. You make things look easy. Cheers

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you! 👍

@archangels4you593 2 года назад

Genius !! Considering to expand my workbench area, which requires several MFT Tabletop.... I think I'll consider using thi method. Thanks for Sharing as always..

@markkoons7488 Год назад

I've been dithering about which method I should use to achieving equidistant and perpendicular rows of 20mm holes in a 4'x8' top. Since I have a 32mm rail, I'm all lined out. Once again one of your videos has made the choice clear, easy, and accurate. Thank you.

@1957blaine 3 года назад

Great job Peter, wish I’d seen this work bench before I retired it would of been handy and saved my knees ,have a great new year and stay safe !

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! You too! 👍

@jefflemay66 3 года назад

Brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing. ..and now I definitely need to get the LR-32!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@whitedoggarage 3 года назад

Excellent video as always Peter. Very neat approach to the job and beautiful accuracy too. 👍👍👍 Yes, it was easier to watch than explain 😉

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Haha, thanks Bob! Hope you’re doing OK down under. Stay safe & take care. 👍👍

@whitedoggarage 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Thanks Peter, health wise all is good, business is slowly recovering. News from Britain is a bit limited down here, but I thought I saw that you are facing a second wave, so you also stay safe and take care.

@thespolexx 3 года назад

Great work. Again. Its really cool to look your smart way of working! Thx...

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍👍

@TheLastPharm Год назад

Clever yet relatively simple approach to getting an accurate array of holes into a new sheet of MDF. It also demonstrates there there are many decent methods of doing this, except the one constant largely responsible for the outcome is basic human error. You really need to think things through and pay attention to the factors that can throw you off, like those loose dog rails or whatever. I'm in the process now of processing a sheet of valchromat into a MFT top, and it may NOT get screwed up. I'm kinda driving myself nuts trying to decide which method to use, but I figure I'm have to experiment first on a sheet of mdf and then see how it goes. Thank you Peter for the entertainment and inspiration, as always- you're an awesome teacher. All the best.

@carllamb6711 3 года назад

Hi Pete Just catching up on some of your older videos mate. I just love how your so laidback and make thing look so easy You have got to be one of the best woodworkers on RU-vid mate Looking forward to your next video Like I have said before Pete I can see you costing me a lot of money lol 😝 👍👍👍👍

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Hey Carl. Very kind of you to say, and much appreciated! And remember - every video comes with a wallet-warning! 😂👍

@simon-d-m 3 года назад

Peter, your videos get better and better! And whilst your "holy" rail isn't cheap, it is usable for lots of other stuff, so this is a great way to justify the expenditure. Brilliant, and of course brilliant fun, too

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Simon! Yes, the holey rail is a significant outlay - but a lot less than a CNC that's capable of this! 👍

@ukhomewoodworker848 3 года назад

Nice job Peter, I really like this method and very easily repeatable

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Ross! 👍👍

@frankslittleworkshop 3 года назад

Nicely done Peter 😁. 7 minutes... now that is impressive 👏👏. My first venture in to an MFT Was a few years ago now, I made two quite swanky roll cabinets for my Festool boxes that also doubled up as infeed and out feed tables for my tablesaw. With funky torsion box tops.... then I went and drilled the holes with 100mm centres 😔😔. Oh the shame of it all. Thanks for the video Peter 😁👍.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Frank! Yes, I was surprised how fast it went when I wasn’t stopping to take pictures! 😂👍

@mikeschultz4711 3 года назад

Thanks again Your videos are always a joy to watch ...

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@paulmaryon9088 3 года назад

Excellent Peter, right off to make one, As always .. thanks and stay safe

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks Paul! 👍👍

@gogowerkzeug297 3 года назад

Great first part, waiting for the rest of the portable workbench 🥳

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Soon, grasshopper. 😆😂👍👍

@TrueMill451 2 года назад

Thank you for an excellent idea and demonstration with the LR32! The idea was wonderful, my issue was getting the correct bit. My Festool bit 20mm hinge boring bit was a little too large at 20.05mm, and I am not a fan of oversized holes. Since I do not have a "machinist friend" I took my Festool 20mm hinge boring bit (that is slightly oversized) clamped it in my drill that is parallel to the table and used a diamond impregnated sharpening stone recessed into some stock for security and stability. I had the drill turn very slow and with the diamond stone secure in the stock, I had excellent control over the pressure of the diamond stone against the bit. With such a small amount to take off the bit diameter it did not take much to get it to a perfect 20mm, carefully double checking with digital calipers a couple of thousandths of an inch (.01mm) at a time. After I had the bit corrected, following your directions was the "easy" part. Thank you for your excellent videos!

@10MinuteWorkshop 2 года назад

Thanks! TBH, that's only a very slightly less sophisticated way of getting the same result as my engineer pal! Good job! 🙌 👍

@tobiasruland4553 3 года назад

I do not own a LR32 but have used Lego bricks (not joking) to achieve similar results. The Lego bricks are produced very accurately and you can use them (together with any standard rail guide by any manufacturer) to drill a very accurate grid.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Ha! That’s genius! Serious question - does Lego adhere to the 32mm principle, or do you get a different spacing with it? Thanks! 👍👍

@skatemaniac 3 года назад

Can you expand on how you use the lego bricks? A diagram would be really useful.

@gckw 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Hi Peter, just checked & a 12 stud long Lego piece is 95.85mm, (approx), so not far off.

@tobiasruland4553 3 года назад

@@skatemaniac actually it's pretty simple. You set a fixed stop at one end of the rail guide and use a number of Lego bricks to get the desired spacing. 1 Lego unit is approximately 7.9 mm, so you can get a variety of different spacings.

@JohanOttossonONSET 3 года назад

@@tobiasruland4553 this needs a nice video 😀

@rpcwoodworks 3 года назад

Wow thats great stuff. I will totally be doing this when I have to replace my top!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@mrkrause3 2 года назад

Great job….. thanks for sharing!

@georgejones9059 Год назад

Watched many of your videos now Peter and with everything you make it’s impressive how easy you make accuracy look and annoying at the same time! 😂 You also show just how much can be made from owning little more than a Festool track saw! 😂 Which will be my next purchase as we’re starting a pretty large remodel of our house in April and I’ll be fitting the kitchen and making wardrobes etc etc later this year, was considering a table saw too but think one good track saw will cover all bases for me. Thanks for your effort with any video as it’s a time consuming thing to do but a lot of people, including myself, learn a lot of tips from yourself and others. 👍

@10MinuteWorkshop Год назад

Thanks George! Much appreciated, and very best wishes from London! 🙌 👍

@jonrussell7929 3 года назад

Nice job again Peter. Like the way you think about things. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks Jon! 👍

@grumpywiseguy5992 3 года назад

Great video! I had to do two versions of my custom MFT table. The second one being with the PARF Guide Mk2. And you are correct, it did take a lot longer to do. Dead accurate however. My experience with making these is that one has to check EVERY HOLE for square. I am glad I did this on my first top because about half way through, everything went out of square and the top was worthless for precision work. I still have the first top and will turn it into a non precision assembly table (30in x 60in). The other side note is that I haven't gotten around to fitting just the side pieces and other hardware to implement the Festool guide rail system on their MFT table. You have shown that just lifting the guide rail between cuts is far more efficient than jiggling pieces of wood from underneath the guiderail after cutting. It is about $150 US dollars worth of parts from the company that does spare Festool parts. Regards.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍👍

@DidierHoubrechts Год назад

Thank you very much, Peter ! It works fine !!!

@nigelthrower8025 3 года назад

I'm not new to woodworking, but have only recently come across the MFT jig system. If I need it I will make another one, but I cheated and bought just the table ready done in ply and double sided some rubber strip underneath to stop it sliding. I used to dread tying to cut sheet square and can't believe how much easier it is now to cut MDF and ply square using my cheap tracksaw instead of a workmate, clamps and a jig saw. My workshop is small, but I think I could now cut an 8 x 4 sheet indoors instead of waiting for suitable weather. Thanks for your videos.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! It’s one of the things I wished I’d had when I was first setting up. So simple, yet so useful! 👍

@Bill.L.Carroll 3 года назад

Well that certainly is in record time, 7 minutes! woohoo 👌🏽 Good job mate, thanks for sharing 👍🏽

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Bill! Yes, I was amazed how fast that went, when I'm not stopping to take pictures! 😂👍

@Bill.L.Carroll 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop ahh, yes, the dreaded solo maker/videographer... insanely time consuming that business! 😳

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yeah, just as well it's so profitable... 🤣🤣 🤣🤣 🤣🤣

@Bill.L.Carroll 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop hmmm, rolling in the dough! 😆😆bwhahaha😆😆

@mikeking7470 3 года назад

As a home user on a fixed income I can not justify any Festool gear. Still fun to watch.

@twjull 3 года назад

Ha. That’s almost the same way I have made MFT / Paulk tops for years. Nice Work Sir!

@martylts 3 года назад

Nicely done! Another RU-vidr I watch calls the router and jigs his portable CNC. Good timing on the video. I was just thinking how I could use my LR32 to make a new top.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! And timing is everything! 👍

@mattbowers5342 3 года назад

Looking forward to seeing the bench!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Coming soon!👍

@philipwilliams8114 3 года назад

Superb video Peter. Superb.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks Philip! 👍

@vossievos3040 10 месяцев назад

Thanku Peter,very informative and inspiring

@10MinuteWorkshop 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

@gerarddonoghue6622 3 года назад

Fair play Peter, I have watched a few videos on how to make the perfect MFT top none are simple or cheap, yours is actually quiet genius, no doubt this is going to be one of those videos with a few million views

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Gerard. Fingers crossed! 😂👍👍

@steenfraosterbro3268 3 года назад

Slowly getting there. Only 960.000 to go 😁.

@LonghornWorkshop 3 года назад

Don’t have any festools but that was still great to see. Luvly jubbly as you said....

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you! 👍

@wolfreicherter748 2 года назад

I d really would like to see how that 7 Minute drill szene with the offcuts actually worked please

@infinityvideoprod 3 года назад

At 9:30, using only 2 pins won't confirm squareness as the board can shift slightly, you should use 3 to create a right angle. Great method for creating an mft top nonetheless.

@derekwilliamson5442 2 года назад

Great video Peter. I don’t have the Festool setup, but I do have a Triton TWX7 with a similar MFT type top. I might give a go with a similar process to yours. Thx for the idea! PS I also 3D print my own dogs ;-)

@TheHairyKarl 3 года назад

Fantastic idea. Now I just have to bodge together a similar one with my old Bosch router and parkside rails 😆

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Nice! Let me know how that goes... 😬

@TheHairyKarl 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop will do Peter. I am half way through building my kitchen with your help 👍🏻 loose tenon shaker style doors and drawers all cut with a parkside tracksaw. Never would’ve had the confidence without binge watching all your vids! So cheers mate!

@malcolmpoole9993 3 года назад

Hi Peter thanks for the video It was interesting to see how well that bit bore the holes. When I’ve used a standard (well known popular brand) 35mm tct hinge boring router cutter bit in a router before for boring hinges recesses, it burns! 🔥 even when adjusting the speed its quickly dulled the bit in Mr mdf 😤 But watching you drill all those holes in that top, that festool bit seems to work very well. 😊👍🏼 Maybe the festool version would be a better investment to go for.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yes, the festool bits are very good - still got a little scorching around the edges with this one though! 👍

@sleepymoose1 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Peter I thought you said the Festool bits are slightly oversized and you had to get yours ground down if so, they are surely not going to be suitable as not everyone knows an engineer!

@BischBaschBosch 3 года назад

Bloody good idea that mate. I've got the Bosch system 32 rails. I'll be giving this a go I think.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Stew! Yeah, give it a try - I'd be interested to see how the Bosch system works. 👍👍

@KOZYgoat81 3 года назад

Great video, Cheers!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@conspickerous 3 года назад

Did my own 60” x 36” MFT top by using the Parf Guide System MK2. Took me about 2-3 hours to do it including chamfering each hole by using the Parf chamfering tool. Your method looks easier and faster... too bad I don’t have a Festool router (yet!). Anyways, great video!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, the PGS Mk2 is a good, accurate system - but not fast. 👍

@michael.schuler 2 года назад

When I use this process, I use tape to block off the holes where I don't want to drill. More foolproof than drilling to marks.

@HeadBroski 3 месяца назад

I really like this method and I will need to try it out soon. I recently got my hands on the LR32 system, and I have previously wasted too much money on other MFT jigs. Woodpeckers and Trends MFT jigs have produced poor results for me with dog holes that aren’t square.

@murphyrp01 2 года назад

Excellent vidéo. Had just bought a Dewalt router but his would have pushed me to get e Festool

@joergwisor6380 3 года назад

Hi, verry clean and easy technique!!! After drilling the first row of the refenece holes at the edge of the plate, maybe you flip the plate 180° via the long side - instead of change the guide dog and rotate the LR32 rail. It would save you the second adjustment of the guide dog in the LR32 rail. I'll give it a try next weekend :-)

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! Do you mean flip the router plate/sled? Pretty sure it only works off the splinterguard side of the rail, and honestly swapping the rail stop from one end to the other is trivial. 👍👍

@jothain 3 года назад

I have quite basic wood working tools, but I'd really like to make this kind of working top accurately. I don't have any rails or anything for my router, but just realized that I think I could use my 3D printer to make 4x4 hole grid and use it as router template and possibly get good enough results as my printer is pretty accurate. Could work with reasonable tolerance for smaller working table. I think I'll try this some day.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Sounds good! 👍

@NicoSmets 3 года назад

This method seems simpler than a lot I see floating around, and I actually don't see any downsides considering accuray. Maybe I woud prefer full holes on the oversized part and put in dogs for aligning the rail. I might try this method one day. Thank you!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Half-holes make the rail dogs much easier to get in and out; full holes would be more awkward. 👍👍

@davidhull1610 3 года назад

Now that's clever and as quick( if not quicker) than using a purpose made template. I suspect there may be more uses for the 'half hole jig'......I'm going to make one and play around with it.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, indeed - Patreon supporters have already been treated to a preview of how they can work going forwards! 👍

@samperi2468 3 года назад

thanks for sharing great job

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you! 👍

@zaldyvar Год назад

Great to know, than. For sharing.

@adammalm3289 3 года назад

Love your vids!!!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@bradleytuckwell4854 2 года назад

I can see why it cost more. It’s heaps faster once you have it set up. Thanks for replying and sharing Peter

@jonesconrad1 3 года назад

Nice Work Peter

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you! 👍

@SteveTomlin 3 года назад

Very clever Peter!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Steve! 👍👍

@Nathan-H 3 года назад

I'm a DIYer and as such I can't Justify the cost of the LR32 and the sled, for something I'd use once, especially as I already on the Evolution ST2800 Track, which does for my needs, so I can't even say "Well the track would get used." It would be interesting to see if you could make an MFT style top using your entry level track / Router and say that Large wooden Tri Square thing you made, in one of your previous videos. That said though, the concept is a great idea. and you delivered it in that informative, clear, concise mannor that you are renound for.

@NomadMakes 3 года назад

Cool solution Peter :D I have a diy MFT video coming up. Editing it now, by the way. I have not checked the accuracy with the 5 cut method yet, but I believe it will be sufficient. However, it did NOT take 7 minutes! And the next time I'm either buying one, or stopping by my local Maker Space and making one on a CNC.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Goran! Yes, I saw your trial methods with the top - looked like hard work! These only really make sense if you need several, or if you want an oddball size; if you have access to a big cnc then then it's massively quicker and easier to do it that way. Look forward to your build - mine's still a couple of weeks away! 👍👍

@NomadMakes 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Printing one on a CNC doesn't make for an interesting video though....

@xsbxsbxsb 3 года назад

And yes, I love the use of the LR32 rail.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@Mr.GucciClass1A 3 года назад

You’re brilliant!!!! Btw: I love your “heeh heeh.. chuckle” 😉 I don’t have an MFT but do have the festool tracksaw. Any pointers on why the MFT should be a must for me? Since I don’t have the router track system, would you consider I make a grid with the holes using a computer software / word or the like. Placing the holes at specific distance and then printing it as “a paper template” laying (gluing) to guide the cuts on the mdf? Just thinking on how I can generate a good template with “what I have” 😉

@Micha_Ba 10 месяцев назад

Just got me Bosch OFA, 32mm system and a 20mm router bit, when a friend came and told me he has a CNC @work 😂 Nevertheless i'll give it a try with your method!

@johnfitzgerald4274 9 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@graveurgraveur2691 3 года назад

Brilliant!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍👍

@gootoboo 3 года назад

Great system and instructions, thank you for it. I have a little idea. Do not use Rail Dogs. Use only a 5mm pin. Use the guide rail holes. Drill guide holes only 5mm. Fix the guide rail with pins on both sides. There may be a little more waste material, but I think it could be more accurate. Elimination of rail dog permits. Thank you for your channel. I follow and draw inspiration.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks for the info, I'll look into it! 👍

@bgnimelf 2 года назад

Did you ever explore the suggested approach? I’m not sure I understand what is being suggested but now that I need a top I need to give it some thought.

@gootoboo 2 года назад

@@bgnimelf after reviewing, I decided that this was a better solution

@johnbarlow6546 3 года назад

excellent , Peter

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks John! 👍

@johnbarlow6546 3 года назад

Looking forward to seeing your bench

@TheClashen 3 года назад

Hi Peter, really enjoyed the video as I do all your videos. However I couldn’t help but notice the use of insulating tape on your power cord. One of the benefits of the Festool system is you can replace a damaged power cable without having to take a machine apart to do so. Easier for PAT testing too.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks Kenny! FYI this router’s an OF900E - it pre-dates the plug-it cord by many years! I bought it cheaply used, so I could have a dedicated router on the LR32; it had the insulation tape applied when I got it, and I’ve had no reason to change it. 👍👍

@TheClashen 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Thank you for the reply, working on large Industrial sites insulating tape is a red flag at which the Sparkies and waves of auditors descend on you with a lot of finger wagging. Keeps the safety people in a job!!!

@Danny_Boel 3 года назад

9:15 😃👍 great O.F.A.H. reference .

@bjorne46 3 года назад

Great craftmanship, no doubt. But I have to criticize just a little; You haven't only used the LR32 rail, but the aluminium rings you screwed onto the rail is special tooling, and one could argue that one wouldn't have benchdogs just yet. It feels a little bit like cheating that way. (Although you could just stick a drill through the LR32 holes to align it the same everytime) But it does look like a useful tool. Might have a friend make one on the CNC, that 'll take even less than 7 minutes 😇 Little tip from a metal worker; When you align a product on the MFT top, use only 3 pins. (2 on the long side, 1 on the short side) That is the only way you can properly align anything. It's just like a stool with either 3 or 4 legs. The 4 leg stool will always wobble a bit when nobody sits on it.

@markhedquist9597 2 года назад

I don't know why you wouldn't suggest someone buy this specific rail solely for this purpose. This is brilliant!

@10MinuteWorkshop 2 года назад

Thank you! To be fair it’s not just the rail, it’s the router and the rest of the package that would all add up. But yes, I was really pleased when I figured this one out! 😆👍👍

@michaelplays2449 3 года назад

Good video thanks

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@michaelford4894 3 года назад

GENIUS!!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

😆👍

@itwasereonce 3 года назад

Hey Peter I love this. Could you do one without using the luxuries from festool as many of people don't have these. Such as the router and rail with holes. Thank you 😊

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Brett. As I say in the intro, MFT tops are a commodity now - far and away easier just to buy one, but if you do want to make one - or several - there are plenty of templates around - I link up a couple in the video description. But if you happen to have the ‘holey rail’ then it’s a good way to use it. 👍👍

@AngieWilliamsDesigns 3 года назад

This is great.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thank you! 🙌

@JustTony72 3 года назад

Wonderful. I wonder what would the compounding error be like if you just kept using the last set of holes as rail guides for the next set of holes to drill.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! They wouldn't be on the 96mm grid if that's what you did - that's why you start with the row at the top & bottom, to act as guides for the 96mm centres. 👍

@TheWoodgrafter 3 года назад

Very very clever, I tried to wrap my head around using the LR32 for this very purpose some time ago. In the end, I gave up and went for the Trend template. The key is the ref cuts down the edge. Great video as always, thank you. Cheers.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Cheers Andy! Yes, I've been thinking about this for a long time. The 'notched' edges came out of an idea I tried for the portable bench build; *that* didnt work, but then I had a 'wait a minute...' moment! 😆👍

@FritsvanDoorn 3 года назад

Interesting. As always.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@dougsaunders8109 3 года назад

Interesting video. I have been making an MFT top, using Bosch’s ‘holy rail’ and a rail square. The difficulty I have come across is the Trend router bit I was using was fraction over 20mm finished hole size which has made the dogs sloppy.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yes, this seems to be a common problem. if you have the facilities - or know someone who has - the tips can be ground down slightly to get a better fit, or you can lacquer the inside of the holes -or the outside of the dogs - to the same effect. 👍

@dougsaunders8109 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop I have found a company who are grinding down 20mm bit to a 19.85 bit. A pain, but experiments are often that way! Just in passing what brand is your bit?

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! I have the Festool bit - it still needed a slight grind by a precision-engineer pal. 👍

@dougsaunders8109 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop handy pal to have.

@MagSun 3 года назад

Finally first 😉 Love your content 👍

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Woo! 🙌💪👍👍😆

@byronservies4043 3 года назад

Very clever. I would try to use the rail positioning system that comes with the LR32, I think, because I have them. But yes, very cool.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks. I have the positioning guides as well, and found them to be very poor quality / inaccurate - it’s why I asked my pal to make the discs. 👍👍

@jes1111yta 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop Yep - horribly crude, especially considering how brutally expensive the LR32 system is. BTW - your 32 disc idea is genius 😎

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

@@jes1111yta Thanks! Yes, fingers crossed Benchdogs gets them into production soon! 👍

@Howie656565 3 года назад

After seeing the video until the end the new and consequent idea is to drill a row of holes with the LR32 on a separate strip and cut it in two at the middle of the holes. Than you should have a very precise jig which can be used like at the end of the video (11:53).

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yep, that’s what I’ve done. 👍👍

@Howie656565 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop I think there is a little difference. You've used the top and bottom strips from the previous sheet, right? To ensure the identical distance of the (half-) holes from the border you've used this rail stopper from Ralph, right again? What I describe is a method with which you will get the precision automatically because each two half-holes are created out of the same full hole. Hope my weak english was somehow understandable now.

@josehmaru 3 года назад

Great video from the greatest woodworking channel.. please.. could you tell us the kitchen base cabinet side panels size according to system 32mm system

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! I don't typically use the 32mm system, but standard cabinet base carcasses are usually 720mm high. 👍

@josehmaru 3 года назад

@@10MinuteWorkshop thanks again for your reply.. UK woodworking contents on RU-vid are straight forward .. thumbs up always..

@ab-cj3up 2 года назад

Their is also a larger video from Heiko Rech about it. Router-Jigs with Lego: Frässchablonen aus LEGO - eine einfache Lösung für viele Anwendungen. Unfortunately my Lego doesnt live with me anymore :P

@roberthart281 3 года назад

Was thinking about building a similar table. I was looking at bed frame hardware to hook the shelf onto

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Bed frame hardware tends to be quite large, maybe the keyhole -shape hanging plates could work. 🤷‍♂️👍

@roberthart281 3 года назад

Do you think those peanut fittings you have would hold up to repeated use?

@broccoliagain3012 3 года назад

To get the two half-hole strips, I’d do a full-hole strip and then cut it in half. Which has the added benefit that the holes are guaranteed to line up and the edge distance is also guaranteed the same. Also, it’s half as boring!

@gvanvoor 3 года назад

You’ld be left with slightly less than half holes: assuming you saw exactly in the middle, each half would be reduced by half the blade thickness

@broccoliagain3012 3 года назад

@@gvanvoor Correct, but that doesn’t really matter for aligning the rail, does it?

@gvanvoor 3 года назад

@@broccoliagain3012 probably not, unless that tiny missing bit causes a bit of slop

@kirbyd4147 3 года назад

Peter, very nice job and thanks so much for sharing. Could you share the 20mm drill bit that you are using, please.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks! Links to everything are in the video description, though I’ll have a ‘best MFT bit’ roundup video out before too long. 👍👍

@darvaish4552 Год назад

Hi Peter, will be lovely if you could please tell me the bit you are using in your router, I wouldn't want to buy a wrong one an having hassle to return. Thanks for your help always.

@carlbater4394 3 года назад

Such a simple and neat way of production. Unfortunately I am new to routing and do now which 20mm bit to get i have managed to adapt a second hand LR32 sled to take a trend t4 router but the 20mm bit i got from screwfix does not cut the centre of the hole. Which type of bits are best and where from?

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

I used the Festool bit, but it doesn’t give a 20mm hole which is why I haven’t linked to it. I have a video coming out before too long where I’ll be testing a few bits to see what works best. 👍👍

@randallthomas5207 2 года назад

I know this is pretty late in the game. I was thinking on making an MFT with the LR32 rail set. And, instead of drilling the two rows of holes on the edge. it would be quicker to make some 96-mm gauge blocks, and stepping the track down the work piece, and use a stop attached to the bottom of the fence to keep things aligned. and, it would quickly result in an accurate grid of 20-mm holes every 96-mm. If you left the board a bit oversize, you could then use the new grid with some dogs, and the track saw to cut everything down to a perfect rectangle.

@10MinuteWorkshop 2 года назад

Did you watch to the end? A single row of holes on 96mm centres then cut that strip in half, and you have all the template you need for a 7-minute MFT top, 100% accurate. 🤷‍♂️ Whatever works for you - this works for me. 👍

@thomasfholland 3 года назад

That was fun!! 👍😅

@thomasfholland 3 года назад

Did you say 20,000 £ CNC ? 12 years ago I paid 113,000 £ for my CNC here in Sweden! (It was big!)

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yes it was!😆

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Yes, about £20k for a full-size ManTech. Pal of mine has just bought one... 👍

@user-sm3xq5ob5d 3 года назад

Nice! Once you 've got a set of basic tools to produce additional items will become a breeze! But where to put all those? And what to do? Hehe!

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Always the question! 👍

@fugenfuller-rp1fu 3 года назад

Thanks for the great idea. That means you can actually create the two half hole rows first by ripping one line of created holes in two and then start with your top. Why didn't you just use your parallel guides with dog holes inside to move your rail 96mm further. Thanks for your greate content.

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Thanks. Sorry, don’t follow what you mean by the parallel guide??

@fugenfuller-rp1fu 3 года назад

Sorry, I meant, after cutting the first row with the rail, why not simply moving the rail in parallel to the first row and guarantee equal distance with some sort of DIY parallel guide referencing the first row. Anyway,the two half hole rows you made are actually parallel guides. I was just concerned to place them not 100% equal and end up with perfect parallelogram holes :-).

@fugenfuller-rp1fu 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-crGQrvv48C8.html By parallel guides I meant something you did just with 96mm distance and dog holes inside to reference the first row. Just an idea. Your methode is good.

@simonshaptoshvili5583 3 года назад

Hello, very nice video, would you tell me which rail dogs and bench dogs you’ve been using here? Thanks in advance

@kristianscheirrvik3864 2 года назад

Great video and solution to make a MFT! Anyone that have tried to do this with the Bosch FSN OFA 32 system? Well, since having this equipment already I tried. 18mm birch plywood. Very disappointed with the accuracy of the Bosch "Holey Rail" and its router adapter with pin/spring system. One problem I realized after making the MFT (now degraded to SFT - Single Function Table) is that you can move the router adapter base slightly sideways after the pin "slots" into the holes. I tried to hold the pin down as I wigled it to try to get it centered. After making a 12 x 9 hole MFT 70% of the holes was not in line of eachother (each line of holes seperately) with a offset up to 0.7mm. Checking with a big 45° angle revealed that the holes on this worktop is for clamping only😵 Measured the total cc distance between the pin holes on the 160cm rail and it was off by 1.3mm (compared to 3.2mm x 50 holes) This equipment is obviously ment for holes for shelves and nothing more. 😑

@10MinuteWorkshop 2 года назад

What a shame! Never used the Bosch system, sounds very disappointing I’m sorry to say. I’d have expected better from Bosch tbh. 🤔🤷‍♂️👍

@ghollis30 Год назад

Great video! Which rail dog works best for mounting under the track?

@10MinuteWorkshop Год назад

I use the benchdogs ones. 👍

@Sugarfoot108 Месяц назад

I have looked at several systems to create an MFT. I have decided to go with this method. I am still not sure why you drilled half holes instead of full holes, expect to save material? Thank you for your work Peter.

@10MinuteWorkshop Месяц назад

Thanks. Re the half-holes, it just makes it easier to locate the rail dogs. 👍

@gavintyrell8470 3 года назад

Hi mate, love the videos! I noticed how little dust escaped when you were cutting the MDF! I'm looking for a dust extractor as I make a few things at home and was wondering what one you would recommend? It would get a little use on-site as well as I'm a Chippy by trade but probably don't need an all singing all dancing one!! Thanks

@10MinuteWorkshop 3 года назад

Hiya, and thanks! Honestly, it's a combination of decent vac and a saw with dust collection designed in from the start, with the emphasis on the saw tbh. A vac with a power take-off is handy, saves you switching it on and off all the time, and if you're doing site work then you'll probably have to have a Class M machine, which isn't cheap. Never used them, but I know a few lads who have the vTuff vacs, and rate them. Then again, I know a few who swear by Henrys! 😂 All mine are Festool, but if I was buying again on a bit more of a budget I'd definitely look at the vtuff stuff. 👍