Multi-Function Mobile Cart For Festool MFT 

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Solid video, Marc. I've been watching your content for years, and one of the things that occurred to me in this video is how adept you are at pacing. Your presentations are a great example of Keep It Short & Simple. Not too fast or slow, but always edutaining. Thanks and kudos to you.

Thank you Marc for the free plans. I love shop plans since that seems to be all I can make currently on my way to making better stuff in the future.

Omg I've been making kitchens for years and never thought to screw drawer fronts on using handle holes . That's genius !!!!! because it's always last thing I did putting handles on , so never thought about doing it that way . But it will save so much mucking about with masking tape and super glue or the locating pin method . Thank you mark ₩🙌🙌👍

Thank you for the free plans. I am currently in the planning process of building a table/enclosure for an X-Carve. Modifying this a little should work great!

Brilliant, as usual. Just got my MFT3. This is about my 117th time to view this build. Now that I have my MFT, time to get to work!

And that is the reason I only bought the top and some accessoires for it and built the rest myself. Well done! Regards, Etna.

Spags I’m near KCMO. And I had a neighbor named Jim. He wasn’t so great. I know where you grew up but Jim was from the same state NJ. He was also a Ford autoworker. He gave me the willies, creeped my wife out and our dog didn’t like him either. Now I live in a “country” neighborhood with no Jim’s near me and it’s oh so nice. I’m getting triggered just thinking about old Jim. Keep up the good work.

Not sure if you will even see a comment for a 4 year old video, but I've recently had to redo my workspace in the garage and was trying to figure out a way to mobilize my MFT. I think you have inspired me. Thanks for the assist.

Sometimes i find your videos either lengthy or very commercial; this one reconciled me with your woodworking ideas and content value. Lots of great ideas in this vid. I have an MFT table that got outgrown by my shop setup; now i can make a better use of my portable table. I'll design a sort of downdraft table to the this concept as an added benefit; using my 3hp dust collection sys. A table that also incorporates my FS CT extractor and separator justifies taking the limited real-estate space of my shop with this huge floor foot print cart. Norm from Montreal, Canada

I had a similar idea, as I am just an avid woodworker, not a pro on the road. Just need to buy a track saw and the table, and I could copy your design. Space and money, maybe some day. Good work. Enjoy many of your videos in the past, and look forward to more.

Trimming made a huge difference! Very nice build 👍👊

I was thinking about doing this a few weeks ago with my MFT. the protractor sticks out an annoying amount that wastes space in my single garage workshop so I have bought the parfguide dogs and Festool rail clips that go with it. If I need to do angles I can always attach the protractor part again. Nice helpful video. 👍🏻😊

Glad I found this Marc. I ordered a full size Dash-Board work bench to replace my two old and new style mismatched MFT's and having a cabinet to support it makes a lot of sense. I'll need to stretch it out a bit, no pun intended, to accommodate a 92" long table and I think I'll use Dominos instead of fussing about with dados. That will also give me more room for some extra systainer drawers. BTW, the firehouse is looking muy beuno!

I really like the look of the Brazilian cherry on the edges. Nice job utilizing all of the space too!

Love all your video's can't get enough of you teaching and comparing. am going to make your table to make one to hold my Kreg MDF table on it

That’s a great tip for the drawer fronts. I’ll have to store that in the back of my mind for the next time I’m installing drawers. 👍

The bed you made for your mom is my favorite piece but this build is more my speed. I’m concerned about the accuracy of the dados but I’m going to give it a try. Thanks again for a great video.

Love the Ferris Bueller reference! I guess we're about the same age then... Oh, and the project! I liked that too.

Love the Ferris quote! Oh - cool project too😁

You always do such a nice job. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Great tip about the drawer fronts 👍🏻

this has to be my next project. I was looking at my MFT the other day wondering if I could just add some casters to it!

While I agree with the general idea of having a cabinet for the MFT to sit on for both storage and mobility in a fixed-location shop, I designed and built my version of a MFT cabinet with different requirements in mind. I made it identical in height to the MFT with the legs unfolded so you could temporarily sit another MFT next to it and attach them if desired. The foot print of the cabinet is identical to the MFT itself so you can clamp things to the side tracks of the MFT for doing things like edge banding. This also means the drawer handles don't extend past the outline of the MFT. I wasn't concerned about stowing the shop vac under the MFT, it's only used for systainer storage both in front and back. The extra space that leaves on one end has drawers for clamps/dogs and accessories. The double locking casters keep the cabinet rock solid when locked. The design was discussed on the Festool Owners Group here: www.festoolownersgroup.com/member-projects/give-me-an-excuse-to-come-up-with-version-2-for-this-mft-sysport/msg289955/#msg289955 Unfortunately I started doing all my designs in CAD after this project so I don't have precise plans available, but hand sketched plans are included in the thread.

Great ideas for using toggle clamps and the drawer front trick. thanks!

Ha! Yesterday I was cutting a dado on my table saw. After cutting the first I thought… I need to put even pressure. I grabbed a push block similar to yours and went over again. In my head I heard you saying “try not to think of the spinning wheel of death”. I had watched this 3 years ago… and again 3 weeks ago when I got my MFT.

Thank you - this is one of a very few videos where the presenter says “check for square” and the next word isn’t “perfect”. Although many watching probably already know how to get a box into square it if nice to have those techniques reinforced now and again.

I have a neighbor Jim. He lones me his monster skid steer for moving monster logs around the sawmill. Very choice.;)

Awesome work Marc! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

So Choice! Nice Ferris reference 👏🏻

Thank you for the free plans.

Thanks for the tutorial on hose management 😎

As always, great project & instruction.

Excellent build, Marc. Thanks for sharing

saw some nice tricks, and please take the next remark with a smile, you are a little of a show off with your amazing collection of tools and gadgets, But hey if i could afford it i would probably do it too, although i look terrible on film LOL. love the cherry wood finish it makes it beautiful. I am a woodsman so if you come in my shop everything is rough and made of my own trees, but looking at you guys i am getting better. the furniture i make has to be rough because it is cabin furniture and made of twigs and logs. I might make something like it for my shop but without the fancy festool tingy lol but i have only my basement so to have a movable finish table with storage would be great. and instead of plywood i have to make my own sides and tops from slabs that i sawed. well keep them coming and keep showing off your stuff lol a man must have dreams lol

Very nice! I'd like to build something like that too if I ever get a shop that has enough space

Nice, I’m working on a similar, slightly larger project right now with a router table incorporated into an mft style top. Might as well get as much use as possible and save some shop space! Curious, did you make or buy your TS overarm dust thing? My Sawstop blade guard kinda works, not great though. Thanks for sharing.

How are you liking this? I watched this video three years ago. And I couldn’t tell you if I’ve seen it in use at the firehouse. I JUST ordered my MFT/3 Monday. I keep checking the status of my order because I can’t wait!!!! I could also see this as a useful platform for assembly by just removing the MFT table. I will have to see how heavy the table is.

You could use sliding up and down support when cutting longer pieces on right side and move mft more to the left. Just me two cents. Over all siple functional workbench. Thanks for video.

You had my laughing the whole time in this one. Thank you! Great stuff.

Good job managing ur hose

Hey Marc! I have a MFT too and I really use it a lot. I currently have the dust hose stored on the left side of the MFT cart, and it’s kinda inconvenient sometimes. In the video, u hang the house on the up right side. I was just wondering how that position is working out for u? ( I’m right handed too) btw so happy to see this video since I been hearing u talk about it for a long time in the podcast! Great build!

Great work. Some enginuity. I made myself a steel mft table and took it to my first job after only finishing the welding not complete and with my mft table. I need to do a job today and will take both tables the steel one is a stable you can firmly clamp material.

A "sole patch" in Australia is called a "flavor saver" .. Just saying, great job Mark

That was a great video- thanks for that!

Any recommendations for casters? I've tried buying from Amazon in the past and don't love them. I've seen some at Lowes, Harbor Freight and other places. Do you have a go-to brand to recommend? I assume Festool or Powermatic ... any other brands for workshop casters?

Do you have a link to a Neighbor Jim on Amazon? I can't seem to find one...

I love the build! Awesome execution as always! I wonder if you’re going to love the bottom drawer with all the clamps and accessories on top left side so you don’t have to bend over all the time since you’re going to use them probably most of the time 🤷🏼‍♂️

Excelente trabajo.

so smooth!!

Hi Marc...Nice video and practical solution, as always! Since the table will stay in your shop, did you consider making it a bit larger to serve as an assembly table as well, and making your own top with accurately placed 20mm holes, using one of the commercial template systems.... I guess this would be assembly table 3.0 for you....so, basically not using the MFT at all, but creating your own top to take advantabe of all of the MFT clamping devices? Might be easier to cut plywood if it were larger.... Thanks!

Very good!

Awesome! Now to get that Festool sponsorship so I can afford them.

Spinning wheel of death... 😂😂😂 Seriously though, great work. This was a fun and useful project.

Great video. I just got around to building this project....great idea! I just started glue-up and realized that my CT-36 won't fit because of the height. After watching your video again, I noticed that you removed the top shroud of your dust extractor. Which model did you insert in this project? I wish I had played closer attention to my unit so I could have modified the plan. Thanks!!

I watch about 30% woodworking videos on RU-vid and have seen plenty of your videos. Yet with at least 1/2 my recommended videos being woodworking, you’ve never once been in my recommended feed.

Great vid

thanks for sharing this video..

My veneering teacher would be happy to see blue tape being used as a clamp. So handy.

Those Jessem hold downs are worth their weight in gold.

This build makes a lot of sense. Which model dust extractor are you using with this build? I have a couple but I would purchase a new one specifically for this application.

Putting the MFT table top on a cart is an interesting idea, but I would miss the utility of easy access to the MFT underside for securing the Festool accessories to the top or joining multiple MFTs horizontally. If I made a cart, I would try to find a way to attach shelves directly to the extended legs and put the vacuum/saws/router on the shelf. The additional under table support/weight could help brace the MFT for more stability when using hand tools. Just a thought for those who use the MFTs as their only assembling/crosscutting/routing/hand-tooling surface, as I do in my shop.

I noticed that your card was longer than the MFT. Was that because you wanted to house both the TS55 and TS75 in the center? What CT dust extraction did you design this cart to accommodate? Thank you so much for the video and the free plans. Very generous of you.

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I'm so gonna build this.

Nice video can you add a link to that yellow push stick and over table dust collector on the table saw

😔 I need a neighbour Jim 😔!! I also need to try working in square, that might help 😂😂

Hey Mark, nice job. What did you use for the dust hose post?

Nice now I just need the mfd table. BTW did I hear you say your hose has a hook?🤣

Great project. Thank you for sharing the free plans. Question unrelated to the build... I have been drooling over Festool for a good while. I only ever wanted the Domino till I went to Festool Connect and really saw the Track Saw in action. Which would you buy first.... the Domino or the Track Saw? I do plan on doing some case construction. Going to practice building cabinets in my new shop that is 32x35. LOVE the space. Need to make it more efficient. I really want both these tools though.

I'm not sure there are enough neighbor Jim's to go around for all of us

Unfortunately I have a neighbor Karen :) Looks great Marc!

This would be perfect for my Xcarve

Nice 👍

Can you build a coffee table that you can do a jigsaw puzzle on, being able to hide the puzzle and pieces when not using it?

Quick question. Have you considered/ felt the need to fasten the mft to the base? After building this (great project) my mft slides around a lot. Any ideas?

Putty’s your buddy…. Bro. Your gonna be great for “Grampa Jokes” one day for all the kids !

brillant

Awesome

Everyone needs Jim.

5:43 E-clamps. Or so they're called at Demolition Ranch!

How did the whole thing work before plywood was available?

Amazing thanks! Ps wow you've spent some money there! But no doubt worth it..

How accurate should the MFT table be? For instance the Festool MFT and such. Reason i ask is i purchased jig to make the grid and was not happy with the accuracy. I could not get past a 6x16 hole layout with out seeing runoff due to the guides locking in the jig had some slop. I might get it to be better if i add around the template guide to tighten the tollerances. But when i contact the manufacture they claim that tables are never accurate its the fence system that makes the accuracy and i was expecting too much even thought there jig was at a premium price off $199. Purchased this one due to UJK was out of stock but now i have one but have not used it yet. This was the response when i gave them the numbers that either the jig was off or the supplied Template guide was off. Hello Cliff. There is a big misconception with MFT tables and tops. The accuracy of a Festool MFT table comes from the actual rails that are part of the table itself. All of the Festool attachments are attached and referenced off of the rails. Not the table. If you think about all the “connections” from the router to the actual hole there are a lot of variables at play Router bit. Bushing to router. Bushing to template. Indexing pin to template. Indexing pin to hole. Locating pins to the template. Locating pins to the workpiece. potential runout in the router collet There has to be sufficient clearance between each of those for them to work. As you add holes, that “stackup” error will grow. The only way to avoid that would be to key off of the same location for each hole. Essentially what a CNC does. You want to make sure that there is no movement in the template when drilling the first holes. The template must be firmly clampled in place. The Festool MFT table is a clamping/work table. Without the additional fence system, it cannot be used to make accurate cuts. Once you install the Fence system, you must calibrate the track to the fence. At no time are the holes a part of that calibration as the holes are only used for clamps and stop etc. Even if done on a CNC, with the movements and wear in MDF/wood, even the Festool table is not very accurate. Check the Festool marketing data and you will not find anything about using the holes to make cuts, only for work holding. The accuracy comes from the MFT table rails.

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Where do you find 13ply Baltic birch in 4x8 sheets? All I can find in AL is 5x5 sheets.

What Festool dust extractor are you using for this set up?

Man, I need to move to better neighborhood with a Jim.

I purchased your plans and was not sure of the height of your side panels. If I am looking a diagram is the table 34 " high plus height of your casters. How high is this table from ground level. I'm going to use a Kreg top laying on it because its a little bigger and a little less expensive you can also just buy the Kreg MDF replacement panel and frame it on top over work surface and remove it when just wanting a work surface.

Where did you get your countersink bit from?

If I had the floorspace, my MFT would get a throne like this too...

Mark.. do you actually use your mft/3 still? I find it's just too small for me. I wish I could use it once I get to sizes too big for table saw, or miter saw. I think I'd want a full 4ft cross cut capacity.

I always planned on making things with Baltic Birch, now it’s too late.

Isn't it a bit low for an MTF table?

Very nice design! Three words for you because it is just time: Sliding. Table. Saw. 😈

How did you square up the rough cut panels?

What happened to Gene New ?

So do you like your mft table ? Do you still use it ?

What brand nail filler did you use?

...putty’s your buddy... we call it carpenter in a can.