My Festool MFT3 Review
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2020
- In this video, I'll be sharing my take on the Festool MFT. All opinions stated are mine. This is not a sponsored video.
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The products used in this video were purchased from the following vendors:
Festool MFT:
www.woodcraft.com/products/fe...
DASHBOARD Guide Rail Bracket Bundle:
dashboardpws.com/products/gui...
INCREMENTAL TOOLS INCRA Telescoping Flip Fence 36" to 64":
www.incrementaltools.com/Prod...
BENCHDOGS UK Fence Dogs (INCRA):
benchdogs.co.uk/products/fenc...
www.ptreeusa.com/clamp_bench.htm
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Thanks and I hope you enjoy it!
I can’t thank you enough for this video. I’ve been driving myself nuts wondering why some cuts are square and others are not. For anyone considering a MFT3 or researching errors with square cuts on a MFT3, I’ve not found a better video than this. I guess I’ll be shopping for new rail brackets and a fence.
You're welcome Bobby!
Thank you! I thought for SO LONG that I was the problem in my setup and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. But MORE & MORE I am seeing these videos for people who are using improved systems. I WISH that I'd have know about so much of this, and sooner!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Love, Love, Love, your video! My friend thank you for the info. I already ordered my MFT3 but feel much better about what I need to make it work correct. Your absolutely right that we should not have to spend extra after spending 700+ dollars. Thank God for people like you that care enough to share your concerns that make difference in wood working.
You're welcome John! Thanks for watching!
I totally agree with you. On my mft3 table the top and therefore the holes are not square with the aluminum extruded frame. I think that may be why with your new components it was still a bit out of square. I enjoy your reviews because you tell it as it is, no sugarcoating.
Thanks for watching!
You saved me a lot of money, this amount of complexity to achieve square would have me never using this table. Appreciate your honesty and work, subbed.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for uploading this video. I found it extremely useful and informative. I just purchased my MFT/3 for an upcoming build. Thanks Again.
You're welcome! Thanks for subscribing!
Pure genius! Brilliant video. I am a big Festool fan but you are spot on the money and Im getting a dashboard when they come back into stock. Looking forward to more of your videos.Thank you.
You’re welcome! Thanks for subscribing!
I got the Dash-Board parts for the MFT in the mail today. Thanks for the review and recommendation. They look great and I'll be installing them in the morning.
You’re welcome Bob!
Great channel. I’ve discovered several products I never would have heard of thanks to you
I'm happy to hear that, Tim! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great review. I was in the market for the mft3 and thanks to your review, I have just looked at the dashboard video and am sold. I am shopping for one now
You’re welcome!
I just discovered your channel, and I'm enjoying your content. Thank you for your information, and keep up the good work!
Thank you so much!
I greatly appreciate you making this video, it's incredibly informative. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing!!! Thanks for making the video, have subscribed and look forward to looking at more you've made. Gave me goosebumps at the end.
Thanks for subscribing Brent!
By far the best MFT/3 review. You saved me from wasting $700+. Thanks, subscribed!
Thank you!
So glad I watched this. Had exactly the same problem s . Thought I was going mad . Every observation makes sense . I've thrown a lot of money at this. I arrived at more or less the same solution.
First time I've heard of the dashboard products so ill be checking them out next . Thank you for making this video.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Just came across this video...thank you so much mate! Subscribed on the spot and now need to reconsider my planned MFT3 purchase. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching!
Preach Michael! Watch for the tool reviews, stay for the wisdom on the human condition.
I'm new to woodworking, but have always sought accuracy. That's why I was drawn to Rob's work last year. I have a Dashboard, and his pivoting guide rail. Both are accurate out of the box and designed to last. Tremendous respect for him bringing them to market.
Thank you Mathew! Yes! Rob's Dashboard exemplifies what made in America should be; it's not just a marketing ploy or simple pandering! Other made in America companies out there should take note!
Loved your honesty/candor. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. Really insightful and helpful!
Thanks Michael!
@@concentrichomesolutions My pleasure. Thank you. I am following you now! 🤗
Thanks for the enlightenment! I have re-thought purchasing the MFT 3 and will make my own instead.
You’re welcome!
Thank you for this brutally honest and accurate review. I've had the same issues with the guide rail mounts for years, often going to great lengths to avoid using them. I'll check out Dashboard.
You’re welcome Kevin! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video. Honest and direct.
Thank you!
I'm new to the festool line and got a bunch of kits already. Bumped into the mft table at the store and I felt like I almost knocked it down. However I've been thinking about it recently at much more convenient it might be with all the little system things integrated on it but it just felt so crappy at the store. All the youtube videos I've watched prior to this praised it. Thanks for giving an honest review of the serious concerns with it.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Oh my! This is the funniest video I’ve ever watched. Better than Groundhog Day. I feel like I’ve been living in a parallel universe, trying most of the things you’ve done. Bigger square - check (well, bigger triangle), slop-stop, yup. Fence dogs, check. I have the Betterly thing for aligning the rails (good question, why did I need to spend the money on that?) I’ve literally been laughing so hard there are tears running down my face. I think I have the same definition of square you do, but have been wondering why it is so hard with the MFT. Four years of struggling. I keep watching all these setup videos where people “set up” their MFT in seconds, thinking I must be missing something. But every time I lay a tape measure on the diagonal, it is always off. Hold up to the light with a square, light shining through. Thank you for a video that is both hysterical and informative. Awesome.
You're welcome Sir!
I totally agree! I abandoned several of the mft accessories because of introduced error. TSO upgrades are great, bought them all. I’ll look into the products you mention here, thank you and you have a new subscriber.
Thanks Rick!
Thanks for the information. If I hadn't watched your video, I would probably never heard of the Dashboard guide rail brackets for my MFT3. I have always been frustrated with the lack of accuracy and the amount of time it took to set up and calibrate my MFT. Even then, it still wasn't perfect. Thanks to you, I'm ordering some dashboard guide rail brackets. You out to be getting a referral fee from Dashboard.
I’m happy that my video was of help to you!
I have the Dashboard system as well and love it! I made a couple of MFT tables and have them at my kids homes and now just take the Dashboard and track saw when I travel. Such a great product and very affordable.
That is awesome!
Concur that the Dashboard product is a good one but I find their benches quite expensive and anything but reasonable.
Thank you, Michael. This was extremely valuable, I was vacillating between building and buying. As a result, I am buying a true CNC aftermarket MFT tabletop (so I know the holes are square), building my own table (so I know it's square), and either buying Dashboard's rail or building Peter Millard's simple, DIY hinge.
You are welcome Alan!
Was going to buy an MFT3 this morning but decided to watch a couple more videos, the more I watch the more I realize that I'm going to save myself $800.
Thanks for watching!
Many thanks to you ,God bless you for all the insights , I do understand your concerns about what you did explain and I totally agree with you , again thank you for not sugar coating like the other presenters
“...about the price of a small child...” Truth. I enjoy your message and delivery. I hope you can progress the camera work to match. Subscribed this is why I make my own bench using Peter Parfitt’s system to drill the holes and attach the rail to his Super Dogs, and 80/20 to build the frame. Better stuff. Festool makes great tools, then gouges on the accessories
I’m new to all of this but I’m working on it! Thank you!
In reference to the Festool accessories, I agree 100%!
"Get a bigger, square, square, they said."
I laughed out loud. I'm sitting in the waiting room at the vet's office and I got a couple of odd looks, but it was worth it.
You get a thumbs up and a new subscriber just for that.
Lol! Thank you!
Man, why have I found You so late. I enjoyed the video so much, You were honest and not sugar coating, it is rare these days. Somehow people think that when they buy something expensive/luxury, they have to defend it, even if they're not satisfied with the product. It's so simple I bought something expensive I expected this to be something special, as You said that it'll work fine out of the box. Unfortunately it doesn't always work that way. I'll be watching You...on YT. Greetings from Tenerife.
Thanks for watching Dario!
"About the price of a small child"
Fantastic video!
Thanks! 😃
Love the review...I don't own any festool tools but have been looking at their MFT tables...after much consideration I instead invested in the Parfa guide system to make my own MFT top and my order of 80/20 aluminum frame material arrived yesterday for the bench...for about half the cost I should be able to make my own and plan on purchasing the Dashboard rail guide later. For my fence I ordered a wider extrusion of aluminum that will act as a rigid guide and will add a stop as well, not as nice as the Incra fence but for $30 will do the job...
Alonzo, go for it! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Your content is excellent and much more suited to a pragmatic person like myself. Keep up the good work my friend, it is greatly appreciated. Cheers John
Thank you Sir!
Love honesty, We all need honesty in our field.... Been caught out a few times.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you I never knew about dashboard till now. Much better
You're welcome!
Great video. I'm heavy into the system and have most of their stuff. I have 3 of the MFT/3 tables (bought them all used, half off or more). Couldn't agree more with your frustrations. I use the TSO triangle square with the pins to setup my guide rail on the MFT/3. I gave up on the protractor head and bored two 20mm holes for fence dogs and secure my fence with those farther back to increase crosscut capacity. It works for me but I keep eyeing those Dashboard brackets. The Track Tubes project is something else I follow and own and they are looking to incorporate the Dashboard brackets into their mobile setups soon.
Thank you for watching Matt!
I think a lot of us have been thru this…myself several years ago and when I learned of Robs unit it was the game changer. You’ve covered this perfectly
First time viewer and subs. You are totally right this is auto-foolish. The MFT/3 basic here is $930 with the guide it comes to $1120. There is no way I would pay that much for so little in return. Like someone else posted, I went with the Parffit guide and dogs. This is the best/accurate/fast/simple method to break down small parts. When it comes to break down full sheet goods you are better off that small table. Use your floor or an assembly table big enough to do the job safely.
Thanks you Marcus!
Good stuff, look like a great set up. Some great insights into human nature too.
Thank you!
I'm glad I found these videos. I had the same though on the festool track guide/tab thingy... It seems like their expectation must have been that you buy a new rail from time to time. Also good call on the vertical rise/adjustment being sloppy.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Great commentary! And totally agree with the sentiments that you expect more when you pay more- it applies to everything really. I love festool products and I’m 90% satisfied, but the pricing is very steep.
Thanks for watching, Mike!
Thanks for bringing DASHBOARD to my attention. I don't have the severity of problems with the MFT3 as you did but just like you mentioned the "balancing act" to get it set drove me crazy. I too love all my other Festool products and have had very few issues but the MFT3 is a bit of a lame duck. It looks like I may give it another go with the DASHBOARD bracket. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching!
It’s a great bit of kit, cuts exactly square. So easy to set up square
I agree (assuming that you're referring to after the upgrades)! Thanks for watching!
Great video really appreciate your perspective and viewpoints. I have been using the dashboard system for sometime now as well with my own MFT built table. Or resonates most with me is our shared belief in not making excuses, or compromises to accommodate tools that cost thousands of dollars.
It really is a shame because homeowners and non-industry folks would benefit most from the set ups versus creating your own genes and everything else to get by, and then they Ryan to these experiences, and it’s less than optimal
Thanks for watching!
I just bought the ts60 track saw and was lookig at the MFT 3 system which looked and felt flimsy. But I thought that maybe it was made to be loose and everything would center it's self once tightened. I'm glad I saw your video. You saved me $800 dollars.
I'm not expecting machinist level precision. But if I wanted to fiddle around with tools to get them to perform I would buy wen and Ryobi tools.
Thanks for this video 😃👍🏽
My sentiment exactly! Thanks for watching!
MFT Whisperer!!! Love it. You should make that your channel name. LOL
Lol!
I experienced many of the same issues with the MFT. I too abandoned mine, folded it up and put it in the corner of my shop for years. I only recently put it back into service. I'm consistently getting square cuts now, after having bought a large square and making many test cuts to determine how to snug the knobs/fasteners as well as my cutting technique. I am careful to align my body with the saw, pushing directly from behind. I agree. For the premium price, it should deliver consistent results without having to finesse it.
Thanks for watching!
It does take finesse. There was a time I used it as just a bench without the accessories
At $700+, it should be finessing me not me finessing it! 😂 The accessories that I showed just work and that is my expectation of a premium tool; it should just work!
great review thanks for the real info
You’re welcome Emmett! Thanks for watching!
2:30 into this video I said to myself-this guy is alright. A very keen observation you have made.
Thank you!
Just had this pop up. Subscribed. Thanks
Thank you for subscribing!
Just purchased from Rob myself & awaiting shipment. Thank YOU!
You’re welcome!
@@concentrichomesolutions Had this a few months now & very pleased with the product (so much better than the original). Thanks again, makes a HUGE difference.
100% honest / accurate video. I just struggled for 3 days to get my MFT all squared up.....the stock festool hinge pair (front & back) hardware is kinda garbage. now that i have my kit squared up i'm excited to put it to use...but i was really struggling and regretting my purchase.
truthful critique
Thank you!
Nice review. Have you seen that the TSO rail guide square (that you showed) can now mount to the Festool hinge as well as the rail? You can then use that as your fence without any other squaring needed.
Yes I have and it seems like a great solution, but I have no experience with it. Thanks for watching!
Michael I just found Dashboard products a few days ago myself, I agree 100%, Festool should up their game on the MFT. I'm going to get the Dashboard guide rail bracket set.
Thanks for watching!
Keeping it REAL. Love it. Amazing Video!! Education is key. 9:06 why they playing games. 😂
I'm happy that you enjoyed it.
Just watching this. I bought my MFT because of space limitations and, unfortunately, before Dash-Board came out with its smaller “ShortCut” $899 table. If I had to buy a table again, I would go with the better-built, marginally more expensive ShortCut. As it is, thanks to your excellent, honest, and courageous review, I dumped the MFT hardware and went with the Dash-Board hinges, and added Dash-Board’s Track Stars, Rip Fence, and Outrigger accessories. I must say, Rob S., a Dash-Board founder, has always been responsive to my emails and inquiries. Hard to imagine Festool doing that. Those Dash-Board products together seem to make the MFT workable, precise, and as you say - repeatable. Next time, I will either build a table or buy a tested and well-reviewed product like the Dash-Board.
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
What a wonderful video..!!! Thank you very much..!! I’m subscribing.!! (If anything you should make use of your B roll for more visual details, the info and experiences you comment along with visual details is very powerful)
Thanks for the great advice Edgar and for subscribing!
Great review !
I never reach a square cut with mft standard tools. And I think the holes are note perfectly square : 90.2 degree on mine.
Should we talk about the accuracy of the parallel fs pa guide ? Or the connectors rails ?
LOL! Sometimes you don't get what you pay for! SMH! Thank for watching!
I totally agree with you regarding the MFT - I love Festool products - TS55, KS60, domino XL, ... but not this one. Bought it to get easily repeatable square cuts and guess what - I just couldn't get them square. I was surprised at how flimsy the hinge mechanism on the back was, regularly forgot to slot the rail fully into the front mechanism (which also annoyingly catches in your clothes) and even when I remembered to slot it in I couldn't get right angle cuts. The front mechanism also limits the depth of board you can cut (less than the depth of the table). Like you I went on a perilous journey spending more money in order to justify the initial expense. Here's the work around that I stumbled upon:
I bought the TSO guide rail square (GRS-16) and the TSO TPG parallel guide system to cut large sheets before bringing them indoors - quality products (Festool have now replicated/licensed the GRS). The GRS has holes which line up with the MFT hinge mechanism so you can attach a GRS to the hinge, clip ANY size rail onto the GRS and cut boards of any depth perfectly square. The squareness is achieved by pressing the sheet up against the GRS edge which is square against the rail. Attach a parallel guide and flip stop to the GRS and you can now do measurable, repeatable cuts. It eliminates the annoying front mechanism altogether. I works completely independently of the 96mm holes and the rail itself can be clipped on and off easily so can be stored elsewhere if desired.
The only disadvantage is that the flip stop on the TSO parallel guide rail is adjusted by sight only so its hard to guarantee exact repeatability if you move the flip stop around (especially as you get older!) - now if they could liaise with INCRAtools and get flip stops with stepped/lockable 1mm increments.......
I plan on getting the tso parallel guides. Thanks for watching!
Excellent review video. I’ve noticed this review was three years ago. I’m thinking about buying the same same table. Do you think they have fix these issues by now?
As far as I can tell, they haven’t! Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed your video. I may have missed it, but where did you get the track insert for eliminating the play in the track support? Thanks!
The Dashboard gear came with it. If you are looking for one that fit the Festool, you can purchase it here. www.toolnut.com/tool-improvements-slop-stop-for-festool-mft-tables-and-rails.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIGKBhCxARIsAINMioJ7YWx6ayF9OdDhVpPV4OJmiYMhs2PTPFyPA13OGh6UVPkxfp260FMaAtr2EALw_wcB
Thank you. I'm with you right from the first words out of your mouth. Festool talks the talk, but you can't take the accuracy and reliability to the bank. If you talk to them about real issues, you get excuses and justifications --- for years, while prices keep going up. TSO products is the real deal. TSO could very well co-opt the Stabila mantra: "Trust, never adjust." I use their GRS rail square and forego the MFT holes altogether.
Your reviews are truly discriminating. Dash Board owes you enormous thanks for delving into what separates their products from others --- namely, both superior design and execution. I just learned of the DB system and initially wondered how it was anything other than an oversized MFT with copycat features and accessories. Your incisive analysis gets right to the heart of the matter. As you compared components, side by side, I recalled the scene where Crocodile Dundee said, "That's not a knife --- THIS is a knife."
Thank you Michael!
The voice of reason!
Thanks for watching!
Legend! Glad it's not just me. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Even though this is an old video, I enjoyed your commentary. At the end you mention that you would more than likely, if you did it again, build your own bench and top. That being said, which aluminum extrusion rail profiles would you use? Just subscribed and liked here in the USA.
Using a combination of Incra and Dashboard hardware, this is what I came up with. ruclips.net/user/shortsdfRGzWRgI0U
Thanks for the review man. Based off your last video on the mft and a friend that has some of the same products, I to purchased the dashboard and waiting on them and the fence dogs to come in. My current fence dogs are to tall for the incra fence stop. I to would square the rail to the dogs and find the profiles are not square to the dogs. Called festool and they admit they are square to each other. So that being said my top has a 3/16th dip in it so I have a guy with a cnc going to machine a new high dollar birch top. And purchased a rail from a friend to make my mft 32x80. When I'm done building this, I plan on using it for a while and get Robert's bench. More expensive but man that thing is awesome! Thanks again for the video. New friend from winder! Cheers man!
"Festool admits they are not square to each other. Dog holes are only for clamping elements only. Not for squaring!"
You’re welcome James!
I know the gripes of the MFT. Those are nice after market bits . Have you watched The New Brit Workshop with the parf guide system? It’s so much cheaper and quicker using the holes in the MFT table. Another nice video.👍🏻
Thanks for watching Jason! I did consider the part guide system for producing a more accurate MFT top, but that would only solve part of the problem. I know that they sell rail dogs for the rail but I prefer the hinge action of the original equipment and the Dashboard.
I agree 100% great vid 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching!
I love the mentality you have in your reviews. You've got a sub from me. What are your thoughts on how this compares to the Kreg ACS?
Bilal, I do not have any experience with Kreg ACS, but I have seen it in person. From what I saw, I prefer a MFT basic with the upgrades shown in the video or better yet a Dashboard. Thank for the sub!
Great review and articulation. Have one question; 34:03 you mention, “but you wouldn’t buy the mft”. Were you referring to the dashboard mft and just building your own?
I’m all for buying the hardware from dashboard and building your own. I currently have a setup built around my table saw out-feed/ assembly table. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely right. I can't believe I bought an MFT. Small workshop and thought it made sense, also just fell into the trap of thinking anything Festool is amazing. The price is just obscene, especially considering you can just make your own top using the parf system and get a decent square for a fraction of the price.
Exactly! Thanks for watching!
My time is more valuable to me, I have one for site and 1 in my workshop, great bit of kit and so easy to set up
@@superchip010368 Your opinion is valid and appreciated . Thanks for watching!
@@superchip010368 Mine is too. Having to infinitely prat around with it and make sure you don't knock it and possibly still not cut square even if you do because a knob is tightened too much or the track has worn away is a huge waste of time. Each to their own though, if you love yours then great.
TRUTH, I feel your frustration and like you I'm going to throw hundreds of dollars more at something that should have been perfect out of the box, thank you
Thanks for watching!
MFT whisperer........excellent. I have Dewalt track saw and built my table myself
Great video, keep up the great work. //ji
Thanks for watching!
Hi Mike, Thank you so much for this review. Have a look at the Parf Guide System from UJK Products in the UK. It was invented by Peter Parfitt for setting exact dog hole layouts based on the Pythagorus 3,4,5 triangle. I have the oldest set and it's accuracy will blow your mind. Highly recommended. I was amazed. Good on ya mate, from Down Under, Brian
Thanks for watching Brain! I looked at it prior to purchasing a cnc.
Good morning. Thanks for this video. I’m at a fork in the road in my start-up shop. In trying to make and assemble small and midsize boxes I find it almost impossible to cut my wood stock square with a Skilsaw, Kreg track, woodpecker squares, bora table, etc. I finished last night in total frustration. I either need to bite the bullet and invest in either a Tracksaw, Kapex or SawStop table saw. I would appreciate anyone’s feedback. My intention is to have a fully equipped shop but not sure what to get first. I want to begin with boxes and cabinets, then move to furniture and tables. What comes first? In what order would you build your shop if your intention was to own everything that you would need, but my purchases would need to be made over a period of two-three years? Thanks for your help.
I’ll do you one better! I’ll base my next video on that!
@@concentrichomesolutions, Wow, thanks.
So how much did you spend total to get mft to cut square?
Thanks, I'll check out the dashboard stuff
Don, you too can get your $700 Festool worktable to cut square for the low low price of $400!🤯😤😭😡🤬 Lol! Thanks for watching!
Damn good review, the best I have seen. I live down the road from you in Warner Robins. I was looking at the MFT but not anymore.
I’m happy to have been of service!
@@concentrichomesolutions I have now examined the offerings from Dashboard pretty well. Their table is far superior to the MFT and the guide rail mounts as well as you know. Still, they have no provision for angled cuts. I emailed them and they sent a picture of an accessory made by another company that they recommend/use to cut angles. It is just a miter gauge that registers in the dog holes. Then you turn the arm to whatever angle you want to cut and register the guide rail against that. Easier seen than explained but I bet you get what I am saying. My problem is that I hardly ever break down sheet goods and when I do, I lay down a piece of styrofoam insulation and throw the sheet good on that and cut through into the foam. I hate to spend about $600 on a MFT without the guide rails and then buy the guide rail mounts from Dashboard and two 55 inch guide rails from Festool putting me into about the $1200 range when all in. If you bought all that you would still have wobbly ass Festool MFT that you would need to buy the accessory leg braces for. Of course I would still need the angle gauge from Cesspool unless I bought the same one Dashboard uses and then would have to buy that. Now we are talking another couple hundred or more dollars. No more than I would use either device it looks like I might have to just pass on either one. I have a Festool (TS 75) track saw and a 106 inch and a 55 inch guide rail and a miter saw, the DeWalt 12 in compound slider (DWS 780) I think for angles. What do you think?
@@jeffstanley4593 My current setup is very similar to yours! Festool Kapex for angle cuts under 12", and a 55" guide rail with Dashboard upgrades on my MFT for crosscutting 12"-24" and 106" guide rail which I use with my TS 55. Im unfamiliar with the angle jig that was reference by Rob at Dashboard, but I would be interested in finding out more about it.
Grate video!!!
Thanks Ran!
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Damn what a good video. Very well said!!! I feel exactly the same. So good I had to go follow you on Instagram also!!
Thank you!
👍Thats Honesty!!!
Thanks!
Most awesome video. I could not agree more with the emphasis on knocking everything out of alignment just by tightening the various components. It can be done, but one has to be very careful by constantly checking and rechecking after tightening something up; even turning a knob ever so slightly can cause trouble. You are right, it should not be that way.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Michael, My name is Al Amantea, and together with Chris Parker (@CPBuilds), we started RAB Tools. Our RAB Jig can align your table to both the fence and the guide rail in less than 2 minutes to a near perfect 90 degree cut, first time, every time. Our last 5 cut test on the setup showed our alignment at a mere 0.0004" per inch. Yes, 4 ten thousandths of an inch, per inch, off. That's less than 0.02 degrees from a perfect perpendicular cut. We also have quite a few other products that make life with your MFT/3 (or previous MFT 1080 and similar) much easier, faster, and more intuitive to use. Clamp Racks, Bench Dog Holders, RAB Jig, Square Racks, etc... Our products are currently available at our etsy store (etsy.com/shop/AmanteaWoodworks ) and we will be launching our website soon. I would like to offer to send a few of our products to ease the pain you are having with the MFT/3, in exchange for your fair, unbiased, and unedited review. I am confident that we can help you, and everyone else that is having issues with their MFT table. Please feel free to email me at Al@AmanteaWoodworks so we can help you. If anyone else has questions, feel free to email me as well, or visit our store on Etsy... Thanks for your time.
Thanks for reaching out Al!
thanks nice 👊🏿
You’re welcome! 🙏🏿
Refreshing to hear someone put into prospective the "eletist attitude of the festool faternity" good gear very expensive... Ive been following a guy here in the uk, Peter Millard he's done some good stuff recently building a portable style mft system with bench dogs.... great and finishes up with a very accurate sytem for less than half the price! check him out....
Thank you!
I totally agree.
Thanks for watching Glenn!
you are absolutely correct----festool is expensive ---not precise---it is a shame that you have to purchase aftermarket items to make something that should have been accurrate in the first place great video
Great video! I agree with everything you say about this poorly engineered pos that I've been struggling with for two years. You have every right to complain. I'm going to have to get these accessories now. So glad I found your video! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
how to get ahold of the dashboard rail thing in eu? seems impossible :( im building my own mft table and the dashboard accessoirs look very very well made.-...
edit: also yall keep in mind the festool mft is a job site table for cabinetry
0.1mm error on 50 cm would be acceptable for me
Dashboard is a small US company. I don’t believe it is available in the EU. You’ll have to contact them to ask if they ship overseas. Thanks for watching!
Is there a way to do angle cuts with this setup? Like 45 or 30 degrees?
I’ll be reviewing a solution in the near future.
@@concentrichomesolutions Ok! I'm in need of a mft table right now. Would you say it's best to get the mft basic and build it up the way you did? Also, any reason why you use the 1400 rail and not the 1080 rail that comes with the mft table?
"Would you say it's best to get the mft basic and build it up the way you did?" YES! To the second part of your question, I like to start and finish off of the material and the longer rail allows me to do that on wider stock.
@@concentrichomesolutionsThank you, i'll do that! Looking forward for your video on the angle solution!
This may be sacrilege to Festool users, but consider the Kreg Adaptive Cutting System. It even comes with the saw, which isn't a bad one, for around $900. The table is bigger too. I have had great experience with Kreg customer service. I once owned the Festool of cameras. A electronic Hasselblad. I had to have it. Then, I couldn't afford accessories or more lenses. Some say the Festool system is not expansive enough. I have heard great reviews about Milwaukee. DeWalt's are inconsistent, except with certain things, like the thickness planer.
It is not sacrilege at all!
@@concentrichomesolutions I have a belief that may be wrong, but I'm sticking to it. I believe DIYer tools, ie.Ryobi, aren't that much different than the pro grades. For instance, brushless. They use the same technology. How much different could they be? But, Ryobi is half the price or less. I once read you pay 10 times the price for high end audio equipment to get the last 5% of sound. Is that worth it. With tools, our ancestors did everything without electricity and there are some beautiful mansions built with them still out there. Not that I will go to hand tools.
There is a line that exist between the various levels of power tools (diy, semipro, and pro). The line between them may not always be strict but there is a line (in terms of built quality a performance) nonetheless. High end audio is a beast onto itself!
@@concentrichomesolutions There's another huge exception: computers and mobile devices. Apple stands alone at the very top in terms of quality, durability, reliability and productivity. This may sound like a strong statement, but any professional who doesn't have an iPad or iPhone in the shop, is underutilizing their time. With an iPad, you can view plans, calculate dimensions, figure out tap and drill sizes, make rough measurements and angles, search for solutions on the web or RUclips, etc. Some models even have a flashlight. You can do most of those things with Android or Windows device, but its all the tiny details that Apple perfects that makes all the difference.
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Every tool manufacturer has one or more tools that are best in class. For instance, for routers and jigsaws, Bosch; for bench top planers and drill drivers Dewalt. Festool makes several tools, but not all of them are best in class, but price them as if they are.
Thanks for watching, Bob!
Secondly, I have been told that the MDF holes will drift with humidity. I always do like you are doing, set up with measurements each time. //ji
Personally, I haven’t had any issues related to humidity.
@@concentrichomesolutions Yeah, I think it would be small, infrequent and at the most inoportune time.
I was sorta looking into this system and wondering about this sorta thing, error. My long term goal is to build unique furniture made from wood, concrete and steel so I was thinking of getting the steel welding assembly tables and just using them for the woodworking. Those tables are super accurate for metal assembly so more than enough for woodworking. Of course, a hole magnitude more expensive than this little MFT table, they are like 2k or 4k and weigh in at 2,000 to 4,000 lbs for the bigger ones. Some of the bigger industrial ones are like 11,000$ but I think I can build most of it myself for much much less. I just need the top steel plate. For using it for woodwork, I will just make a top MDF sheet and index the holes to duplicate it in the wood, should work well enough.
Why not get a MFT and make the upgrades that I did or better take look at the Dashboard. Thanks for watching!
@@concentrichomesolutions I did check out the Dashboard table, very nice, hopefully the production ramps up more. I would definitely get that over Festool. Looks like the biggest table with all the bells and whistles cost around 2500, maybe with all accessories another grand and change, heck my first AR rifle cost more than that.
@@johnnyb8629 lol 😂!
Spot on..liking your views... Cognitive dissonance is everywhere when buying expensive tools.. thanks for posting this ..
You’re welcome!
Benchdogs UK has a good looking MFT hinge system
Randy, if you’re referring to the one that attaches to the worktop, I’m not sold on its ability to maintain accuracy. My preference is for something that attaches to the extrusions. Thanks for watching!
Spot on. I bought an MFT/3 several years ago and had the same experience. Except I decided to stop throwing more money at it and put that money into a sliding table saw. Now my MFT/3 is just an overpriced clamping/sanding table.
Look at it this way! You’re clamping and sanding with German engineering! 😂 Thanks for watching!