New - Parf Revision Dogs 

Great tip - many thanks. Peter

Glad it was helpful!

Good luck!

Hi Steve, Great news. Cheers. Peter

Many thanks

Fantastic! Cheers. Peter

Hi Pat, Thank you so much. Peter

Hi Mark, Many thanks. Peter

Hi Robert, You can phone or email an order to Axminster whilst they get to grips with the product on the web site. The Customer Service team know all about the Revision Dogs. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop I ordered them by 'phone on Thursday and they were delivered on Saturday. I have put them straight to work adding side holes for the guide rail for an isometric top that I have just finished. I had forgotten the extra 3 mm holes for that top. Very reasonably priced.

Hi Liang, If you make the 3 mm drill longer then the drilling guides (very expensive to produce) have to be taller. The system is designed for 19 mm MDF. Peter

Hi Laing: I work on boats so am familiar with marine plywood. IT is very dense but normally drills just the same as 19 mm plywood or MDF. Be careful if your top is too thick. The 90° clamps with the elbow have to go down in and turn the corner to hook on the underside. I know they won’t turn the corner with 1.5” stock but yours may be OK. I just had an issue with my newly drilled Parf Guide top - 3/4” MDF. The fence and dogs I bought from BenchDogs wouldn’t go in with tapping with a mallet. Coming out I had to drive from below with mallet and dowel. Drove me crazy - was ready to send dogs back - then saw Peter’s 20mm Reamer tool from Axminster. Got it today - works like a charm and now all the dogs fit snugly but not tight. May help you with your marine plywood if 20mm holes are too tight.

Hi Immanuel, I have used mine already and am sure that every owner of the PGS (both original amd Mk2) will get a set. Peter

Hi Kevin, Look at my replies below please. Peter

I found them on axminster now, maybe you were too quick.

Hi Tom, Yes, they are now available as spares. Peter

Hi Herve, Just go to the Axminster web site www.axminstertools.com and then do a search for "Parf". Cheers. Peter

Hi Frank, I have yet to study vertical application of the 20 mm hole system. Cheers. Peter

Hi Pete, Anyone phoning or dealing with Axminster by email can get them - the product code is 107359. For some unknown reason there has been a delay getting the product onto the web site. It should be there very soon. Peter

If they are not right contact Axminster Customer Services - they are very good at sorting things out. Peter

Hi Kim, Yes, there was a video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u8QGpduhPK4.html Cheers. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop Thanks Peter.

Sounds great!

John, I did have an issue with my early edition parf ll system. As always axminster customer care was faultless and the part was replaced, (with a revised and improved part). The (flat) head of the grub screw in the collar snapped. It's now an Allen key grub screw. I've always found axminster customer care second to none.

Hi John, That was caused by just one small batch of rulers. Axminster reacted very quickly and withdrew everything, sacked the subcontractor and brought the work in house. Peter

Mine was bought a year ago and is faultless. Measuring the edge of the holes against a long Woodpeckers ruler (the closest thing I currently own to a reference straight edge) reveals absolutely perfect alignment. I have had a problem with another product purchased from Axminster: as James Balland has said, their customer service was faultless.

New Brit Workshop Peter. I ordered a MK II system from Axminster last week, and one of the rulers is narrower than the other, and the holes are not drilled in line with the etching. I got in touch with Axminster and they said it has no effect on accuracy. I wasn’t happy with that having paid £180. They did however send me a replacement ruler, which had exactly the same error. In fairness, the man at Axminster told me it probably would have, and that it wasn’t an error. I’m a bit gobsmacked to be honest. I’ll be taking it back to a store rather than using customer service. I know it’s not your fault, but quality control is amiss somewhere, and axminster appear to have not replaced the faulty rulers / sticks as at Sept 2020 😟

@@michaell8835 This is interesting to hear. I thought the every manufacturer in the history of mankind go-to excuse of ''only a small batch - all now resolved'' was a bit too good to be true. I've also seen criticism of the recently introduced Parf fence. Maybe Axminster should know their limitations and just stick to retailing products and not overreach with their own lines.

Great to hear!

Hi Kim, I am afraid I cannot find it if it still exists. Sorry. Peter

Hi Kim, Yes, the Parf Revision Dogs can be used with the original PGS. I am sorry but there is no upgrade path from the original system to the Mark 2 as so many of the components have changes. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop Thanks for that peter, I was looking at your video from Axminster on You Tube and saw your video on the Assembly Square and tried to order it and found it was not available to Australia which is a little disappointing, As you are involved with Axminster and design some of the UJK items have you ever thought of designing a T square that is 12oomm long with cnc holes ever 1mm for measuring more accurately similar to the woodpecker unit. Woodpecker make the imperial version but do not appear to make a metric version in the 1200mm range but do have a 600mm one. this type of unit would make marking out a lot easier and be more accurate, Woodpeckers may have a copyright on the design but I am sure you and Axminster would be able to come up with a similar product that would work , just a thought. Regards Kim

Hi Kim, I am sorry that you are unable to get the assembly square. I think that Axminster are going flat out with the production of Parf kit and have enough on their plate. Cheers. Peter

Hi Richard, Phone or email them - the product number is 107359 and they are in stock now. Peter

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Richard, No, that would not work. Peter

Axminster have them ready to go and so you can order direct by phone or email. Product code 107359. They should appear on the web site today. Peter

Glad you think so!

Hi Scott, Go direct to Axminster's web site. You will not have to pay the 20% European sales tax and delivery is very reasonable. Just select US $ when you are on the site and everything will be calculated for you. Peter

Hi Michael, Yes, there are lots of ways of using the Parf family of kit and the user now has the freedom to use their imagination. Cheers. Peter

All of the Parf products are manufactured by Axminster in the UK. The Parf Revision Dogs are not available on ebay. Peter

Hi Chris, In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. RU-vid no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The RU-vid software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain and I will then send the plans. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see. Peter

Hi Jim, Yes, they are for both systems. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop Great. Thank You.

They are available just phone or email them. Product code 107359. Peter

Hi George, One of the world's largest tool companies sell a bench called the MFT3. There are hundreds of thousands of them with very happy users. They all need replacement tops at some point. Also, there are very few times where the inter column or row distance plays an important part of a woodworking task. The key thing is that those rows and columns are at right angles. Peter

Try making a 10 x 20 hole table-top using a tape measure and a twenty mm drill bit. -Then you may find out that you forgot to mention one ingredient: "A whole bunch of luck". Your statement is simply not justified, if you're going to use the dog-holes for anything other than holdfasts and stops. -If you'll be using it for holdfasts and stops, fine, but then you won't need a "tape-measure" anyway, just pop some random holes here and there.

68HC060 it’s not luck it’s 40 plus years of working as a professional carpenter/joiner I’m not knocking peter or his parf wotsit it has its place in the home enthusiast market But it is a expensive one trick pony to drill a few holes, you don’t need a festool mft or a clone table to mark and make square cuts with a track saw.

@@xenusceptic No, you don't need it. Nor do you need a track saw or any power tool. You don't need the modern stuff at all, however, some of all those tools makes things easier for some of us, some of those tools make things faster for some of us - it all depends on what work is being done. The Parf Guide system can be used for track saws, but it can certainly be used for more than that; it's only limited by one's imagination. We do agree on that a lower price would make it more attractive.

68HC060 I still think it’s a one trick pony once you’ve drilled your holes the guides all end up in a cupboard or drawer the only reusable part is the drills And of course you’ll use the dogs in the drilled holes (assuming dogs are supplied in the guide kit or are they a extra cost)

@@xenusceptic True, the guides / 'rulers' will be likely put away for a while, however, your tabletop will need to be renewed once in a while, when it's worn down. That's where it's handy to be able to quickly and easily reproduce an exact copy of the table top. If you only needed it once, you'd likely want to purchase a 'Kreg-once' template instead. Some people need to make more than one table top (one on the workbench, one on the assembly-table, one 'hexagonal'). Those people who build custom-workbenches for clients will likely prefer having a PGS and in that case, it'll pay big time. Personally I think it's great to get new tools that make life as a woodworker easier; for those who already have years of neat tricks up their sleeves and for those who want a taste of the joy that woodworking can bring. I like unpowered tools the most, because I hate the noise and I also hate tripping over the cables all the time - and since I have no outlets in my workshop anyway, I have a few battery-powered tools, but hand tools can be faster and often produce a better result.