Festool MW 1000 Review take 2!
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- It’s had some more use since I last talked about it, and this time I will show you a lot more of it!
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I only bought the extension part to add to my MFT/3 table. I need more support for long pieces to the right side of the cut. With much fiddling, I finally got the holes aligned. Works great for cutting the long sheet goods down to the appropriate size.
Much better video than part 1. Very useful . Cheers mate.🇨🇦
I have the larger table it was a bit pricey but totally changed the way i work as i can set my workshop up anywhere . Those table accessory kits are quite expensive but i managed to build one up and buy a systainer and the insert . love the festool kit such quality . Great video as always !
david garner thanks for the comments. In retrospect maybe I should have just bought those slim black table top clamps! Festool is great but once I accepted and justified to myself the high price of it all I occasionally spend excitedly on things I later realise I didn’t need that bad! It goes both ways though - other things that I bought with trepidation I now couldn’t live without!
@@Alastair_Freebird haha the slim black clamps yes i found a thousand ways to use those after watching you tube videos . i only make radiator cabinets but must admit am pretty inspired by your videos and those of peter millard . I like your spraying vids as im strugling to make my choice of what to buy i am thinking for ease and finish i might go for the graco ultra . sorry to digress all over the place
@@Alastair_Freebird I am curious about the slim black table top clamps are you folks talking about, is there a good video showing them in action? Thank you
ClimbAClassic I mostly use them as shown here from about 8:00
@@Alastair_Freebird thank you
as long as there are plenty of dining tables, kitchen counters, even beds nearby, you should be in good shape to get things done. Or, you can always spend a fortune and get three of these and spread them out. at least then you could bring all the systainers you really need, instead of deciding which two or three get to go in the rack. They are nice in any case.
Definitely don't buy 3!
I like a low mobile bench myself. 👍👍
Peter Millard can’t beat them for simplicity and combined as a hop up!
The great Peter Millard is lurking over here! Thanks again for your concealed hinge tips and the model numbers.
This DEFINITELY impacts my interest in purchasing the table extender. Thank you
I really went off this piece of kit altogether. More info here: instagram.com/tv/CCbBO_1DGiQ/?igshid=18tyiiw2m5b7t
@@Alastair_Freebird can you elaborate very briefly for those of us without insta? thanks
@@kalimbobo I can’t remember what I already said in this video but I started to find the aluminium edge profile irritating as it makes handsawing or jigsawing a piece overhanging the end of the bench more difficult. I also find the whole cart assembly to heavy and awkward to easily get into the sort of houses I typically work in. Key parts of the design are too fragile and easily broken. The hole pattern between small top and extension table doesn’t line up.
With regards to the festool quick clamps, I saw a RUclips video (where else!) showing that someone had added elastic bands that didn't hinder the movement, but it meant it became a one-handed clamp! If I can find a link I'll send it your way 👍
Craig Coe another commenter mentioned this and it is a great idea 👍
I would definitely get the cheap anti kick for your guide, I didn’t bother and soon paid the price when cutting some thick oak. I managed to save my fingers but the oak and guide rail got badly damaged, that 55 kicks like a mule when it catches
perhaps could use those 2 dog-rails to do alignment-of-holes, hoping stay in that-position when taken-out-for-use ...
Yes... it's just a bit unsatisfying not to have a reliable positive location in the way the 2 table tops connect
Four bench dogs, two in the long table, two in the small table top, line up the two units with a track and lock together. You bench hole fully line up.
If you want extra holes, Peter Parfett has a system for drilling extra holes or making your own top. Axminster Tools
Harvey Smith thanks. I was kind of waiting for someone to say that! I know it could be lined up but I feel it should be built into the design. Once the two tops are engaged there is friction that makes it easier said than done.
I also find myself using the clamping elements from the MFT-FX set on an MFT most of all. One thing that I noticed while using the extension table connected to my MFT is that the clamping elements can actually push the extension away from the MFT if you are spanning the MFT and the extension. I expect the same thing could happen with the extension table and the MW1000 cart.
cpwright82 you’re probably right!
Thanks for the comprehensive review, very useful.The self adhesive felt or rubber pads are a useful addition to the Bessey/Festool clamps to protect your finishes.
Peter Lloyd do you have a link to the ones you mean? Thanks
Check out the Dashboard PWS, ended up on this rather than the MFT3, due to being able to handle full sheets.
I use makita for site bashing type work and then festool for kitchens, cabinets etc
The festool is a silly price but amazing quality and dust extraction, not to mention the cutting finish is second to none .
the price reflects where it is produced, i.e. not china🙂 how much do you think makita would cost to be produced in the uk?prefer to support the native product and support local producers
@@SKYLIMI makita would be more in the uk but not Festool prices . Makita quality is poor and reflects it’s cheaper price . Festool is better quality but doesn’t reflect its price tag in quality, way over priced.
Nice review! I like the way you really go into detail about it. Thanks
Thanks Brian
does anynone know, if you can hang the extension table for example to your CS70 or CS50 ?
Not sure if you’ve been informed since, but if we’re to install the extension table where the handle is, the holes would line up perfectly.
I’m not sure I’ve understood what you mean. Install the table at the back?
@@Alastair_Freebird it was designed to be installed at the back as you stated. Where the handle resides. You notice all the holes will magically align. If you measure the width of the extension table, it will be the same as the width of the handle side. I learned this from where I bought it at a shop. They had it displayed this was, and confirmed on Festools siite with a video.
@@billybastar4022 I’m still not seeing what you’re saying because the long side of the small fixed top has 5 holes coming close to the edges whereas the (equal length) short side of the table extension had 4 holes, spaced further from edges. I am wondering if you’ve seen a new model where they made the hole pattern the same on both.
@@Alastair_Freebird I have attached a ruclips.net/video/JH7u2-IEsEM/видео.html . If you jump to the 13:30 point you will see the top on the base station is 4x5holes. There are 5 holes on the side where the handle lives. That side of the rectangle is the same width as the extension tables short side. Is yours different?
Although, as you watch the video all the way, I see what you are saying. That must have been the first generation, they must have addressed this issue in later versions.🤷
To see the tool in action is better than any other review, Great effort
Thanks
Are you aware of Ron Paulk style mobile work benches? Loads of his videos on RUclips, worth a look. 👍 I knocked myself one together in a couple of hours, I just need to upgrade to an mft style top.
Seen them too. Not bad either.
Yes, I’ve been thinking of building one or two in that style for the new workshop
Al-loo-mini-um...i love it...haha, nice setup.
That’s how you say it!!! 😁
@@Alastair_Freebird HAha, Americans say, Ah-loo-min-um. I like the way you guys say it
Good review. Could there be any chance you could swap out those tops on the bench and put your own on with bigger tops and own design grid system? Oh, and make them out of ply...not MDF. :) What you reckon?
Reuben's woodcraft yes definitely . I have a cnc manufacturer we use so I could design them how I want. The festool ones are 20mm so that slightly complicated matters if matching up a new one to an old one.
@@Alastair_Freebird I'm assuming 20mm thickness? If so, does it have to be the same thickness? can you not have it slightly thicker? I wouldn't recommend going thinner - but thicker could have a benefit perhaps??? or am I misunderstanding something again? lol
Reuben's woodcraft yes that’s right 20mm think I think. I’d probably replace them with 18mm rather than 22 for weight. Birch ply wouldn’t be a bad idea. However MDF has some advantages for smoothness and lack of splinters as it starts getting cut into.
@@Alastair_Freebird I'm pretty sure there is a way of getting round the problem of rough cut ply edges....I suggested ply simply because I watched a video where someone in Durham had made one of these Ron Paulk benches and he used MDF for the tops, like in the plan, The trouble is He found and I think I can only agree, that for in this country where the moisture content can be very high in some seasons, he found that the holes in the MDF would grip his bench dogs or hole pillars so tightly that he would have great trouble getting them out again. And the thing is these holes need to be snug. He said it was fine when he first started with it till during the first winter it became a problem ....this can only suggest to me that the inside edges of the holes were and probably can not be sealed or are sealed but has come off from the constant pushing and pulling of the pillars. Thus moisture has attacked it and made the mdf expand and shrink the holes. An alternative has just come to mind. One could make the holes a slightly larger diameter and set in plastic pipe bushings (glued in) that were the same inner dia as the pillars used...? But then we have the question...could you be really bothered with that? :)
Thanks for the tour
If I get one I think I'd put a bigger mft top on for cutting say 1200x1200 I just think it will balance bigger sheets better
I wouldn’t even bother getting one then, I think it’s a waste of money to pay for all the fancy aluminium edge profiles etc then just cover it with a board . I don’t mean this in a bad way - I think what you’re saying makes sense but I’d suggest just putting it on light plastic trestles or a bora centipede or something
Best review I have seen on this. I have one and find the same problems. Stop using on site as was more hassle than worth. Especially in UK as mentioned it does not fit through a lot of doors. Try loading that beast with systainers and take up stairs. You only try it once😂.did put a mini systainer as first aid kit in bottom. For the money I wish had got mft3 instead. But now am looking at Ron paulk table instead as has more practical uses on site for me I think but as we all know everything works great in theory. Keep up the great work.
Cameron2874 I’ve concluded even Ron Paulk bench is overkill for my sort of work. I want a simple MFT top on lightweight trestles
A top like this: ruclips.net/video/5-SzRbVPob0/видео.html
Completely forgot about Dave's creation. Nice call
What about the sticky back velcro you could stick the soft side to the clamp plate or the sticky back pads for glass protection on windows?
aaron coughlan yes that could work 👍
Can I fit the extension to a tks80?
What's in the titan box? Is that a power plane?
Oh don't worry I've just seen it
Yes it was a cheap power plane. Not bad but bulky, the festool EHL 65 was a big improvement
Can you configure the table in an ‘L’ shape ?
hmm interesting question. No that wouldn't really work, the legs won't allow it to be done in a stable way
Lol, he said F y'all
I could not watch this - camera is bouncing around too much and I felt dizzy - only lasted about 50 sec and had to stop it.
Stan Davies apologies for that, I use a Gimbal (stabiliser) more often in recent videos, however perfect cinematography will probably never be a feature of the channel as I try to capture work while we are doing it
Stan Davies
ruclips.net/video/FCOneRl0M14/видео.html
Looks very weak and cheap
stu marsh no doubt it was a design challenge - with necessary compromises involved. It cannot be compared to a workshop workbench. It is designed for portability, convenience and speed. It’s very unsuitable for handsawing on yet ideal for railsaw work.