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Until recently we have always lived in historic houses or listed buildings, most with amazing woodwork. It's lovely to see some of the old style being continued, things you just don't see people putting the time, effort (and money) into.
I assume that those skirtings are for you or a very particular client!
I assume that those skirtings are for you or a very particular client!
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
singlecoil said:
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
Very nicely done. I watched Matt Eastlea's series on youtube on his very similar workbench yesterday. I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
I've got a bit of a cunning plan to build a small rolling version (obis not as stable as yours) so I can use it - and extend into a plywood citing table with the help of my workmate/a DIY sawhorse). It can then move and allow a car in.
That way I can butcher wood and keep a car in a dry (but dusty!) garage over winter
OMITN said:
Very nicely done. I watched Matt Eastlea's series on youtube on his very similar workbench yesterday.
I've got a bit of a cunning plan to build a small rolling version (obis not as stable as yours) so I can use it - and extend into a plywood citing table with the help of my workmate/a DIY sawhorse). It can then move and allow a car in.
That way I can butcher wood and keep a car in a dry (but dusty!) garage over winter
https://www.firstcastors.com/en/copy-of-super-low-level-cast-iron-polyurethane-swivel-castor-with-rubber-coated-floor-plate-50mm2I've got a bit of a cunning plan to build a small rolling version (obis not as stable as yours) so I can use it - and extend into a plywood citing table with the help of my workmate/a DIY sawhorse). It can then move and allow a car in.
That way I can butcher wood and keep a car in a dry (but dusty!) garage over winter
I spent bloody ages looking for castors like that at a reasonable price. Finally found them.
Quite handy if you have uneven floor. Probably quite handy as well if you're making a smaller, lighter table, as you can pop it up on the feet to stop it moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWXG3ntz6iM
That's also a really efficient design to minimise how many sheets you need. I have a bigger and beefier version and it's rock solid, no racking or movement at all.
Slagathore said:
https://www.firstcastors.com/en/copy-of-super-low-...
I spent bloody ages looking for castors like that at a reasonable price. Finally found them.
Quite handy if you have uneven floor. Probably quite handy as well if you're making a smaller, lighter table, as you can pop it up on the feet to stop it moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWXG3ntz6iM
That's also a really efficient design to minimise how many sheets you need. I have a bigger and beefier version and it's rock solid, no racking or movement at all.
Cheers! Will take a look! I spent bloody ages looking for castors like that at a reasonable price. Finally found them.
Quite handy if you have uneven floor. Probably quite handy as well if you're making a smaller, lighter table, as you can pop it up on the feet to stop it moving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWXG3ntz6iM
That's also a really efficient design to minimise how many sheets you need. I have a bigger and beefier version and it's rock solid, no racking or movement at all.
OMITN said:
singlecoil said:
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
Very nicely done. I watched Matt Eastlea's series on youtube on his very similar workbench yesterday. I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
singlecoil said:
I had a quick look at his channel but couldn't find anything similar to mine. His appears to be a general purpose workbench where mine is designed specifically for cutting panels in a way that I haven't seen on any YouTube videos (and I've watched a lot). I'll do a video on it when the rest of it is ready.
Have a look under his workshop playlist. It’s essentially a large valcromat topped cutting/assembly table. Also has 20mm spaced holes (he used Peter Parfitt’s “parf system”). April Wilkerson’s one is very good (and on castors).
My existing workbench is a v basic thing made from 2x4s and 9mm ply. My intention is to have a fixed bench and the end of the garage onto which the engineers and woodworking vices are attached. The large ply box on wheels will store underneath and then roll out.
I’ve got a basic ladder style ply cutting “table” now. It uses a saw horse at one end and the workmate at the other. Has done well for building garage cabinets and MDF bookcases. But it’s heavy and in the way, so I want to create a knock down system that relies on a rolling workbench and the workmate.
Once it’s built - going to be a while as the garage is filled with junk - all this will make sense.
PS those castors are ideal. Thanks v much for the link..!
OMITN said:
singlecoil said:
I had a quick look at his channel but couldn't find anything similar to mine. His appears to be a general purpose workbench where mine is designed specifically for cutting panels in a way that I haven't seen on any YouTube videos (and I've watched a lot). I'll do a video on it when the rest of it is ready.
Have a look under his workshop playlist. It’s essentially a large valcromat topped cutting/assembly table. Also has 20mm spaced holes (he used Peter Parfitt’s “parf system”). singlecoil said:
Thanks but if you don't mind me saying so mine is taking things a step further. I would have to say that good though the Parf Mk2 guide system is, it would be unsuitable for a table this size (apart from having to drill 288 holes, there really isn't any chance that they would still be perfectly spaced and square over an area like that). And having that perfect squareness and spacing is key to my system producing accurate results.
Sorry, wasn’t comparing. I genuinely think yours is extremely impressive. And you’re right - drilling 288 holes would be a nightmare..! Look forward to more pics in action
PAT64 said:
another random question which clamps are best if I am trying to do a fence working with 2 by 4s and 4by4 fence post, on my own ?
The one-handed quick grip clamps are good for that sort of thing. You'd probably want some of the 300mm size. Otherwise some F clamps of a similar size. 
singlecoil said:
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
That's cool, how much was it to have the bits machined? I don't do enough sheet goods stuff so it's of limited use to me, but if I did that would be really handy. I like that you've got the router in there too.I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
Reminds me of the Ron Paulk design (which would be a good fit for one of the people that replied) that knocks down for use on site or to hang off the garage wall. That one sits onto a pair of saw horses.
For castors generally, I used Castersonline for a couple of sets, but they were coming in at £30 a set for good ones and they were the cheapest I could find. Then I found the same ones on Amazon believe it or not, four x 100mm heavy duty wheels, 2 braked. £10 a set. I actually didn't think they'd deliver them, but they did, so I ordered 5 or 6 extra sets. They're from Coldene Castors and they look like they're still doing them for buttons.
I have all my kit on wheels, it makes such a difference to be able to move everything around.
paulrockliffe said:
singlecoil said:
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
That's cool, how much was it to have the bits machined? I don't do enough sheet goods stuff so it's of limited use to me, but if I did that would be really handy. I like that you've got the router in there too.I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
Reminds me of the Ron Paulk design (which would be a good fit for one of the people that replied) that knocks down for use on site or to hang off the garage wall. That one sits onto a pair of saw horses.
For castors generally, I used Castersonline for a couple of sets, but they were coming in at £30 a set for good ones and they were the cheapest I could find. Then I found the same ones on Amazon believe it or not, four x 100mm heavy duty wheels, 2 braked. £10 a set. I actually didn't think they'd deliver them, but they did, so I ordered 5 or 6 extra sets. They're from Coldene Castors and they look like they're still doing them for buttons.
I have all my kit on wheels, it makes such a difference to be able to move everything around.
I've designed some large drawers to go on the bottom shelf, I'll get those made when I get around to it.
Can you provide a link to the casters you mentioned please.
singlecoil said:
paulrockliffe said:
singlecoil said:
I thought this might be of interest to people familiar with the Festool MFT and track saw system.
I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
That's cool, how much was it to have the bits machined? I don't do enough sheet goods stuff so it's of limited use to me, but if I did that would be really handy. I like that you've got the router in there too.I designed in Sketchup and had it CNC routered by Formatic in Reading. When it's finished I'll be able to cut 8 x 4 sheets into panels which are accurately sized and perfectly square.
It's made from 18m birch ply, best part of five sheets so probably around 170kg. but heavy is good with this sort of thing (unless you need it to be mobile, of course).
It would be perfectly feasible for somebody to have one of these in their garage if they were keen woodworkers and didn't need to park a car in there
Reminds me of the Ron Paulk design (which would be a good fit for one of the people that replied) that knocks down for use on site or to hang off the garage wall. That one sits onto a pair of saw horses.
For castors generally, I used Castersonline for a couple of sets, but they were coming in at £30 a set for good ones and they were the cheapest I could find. Then I found the same ones on Amazon believe it or not, four x 100mm heavy duty wheels, 2 braked. £10 a set. I actually didn't think they'd deliver them, but they did, so I ordered 5 or 6 extra sets. They're from Coldene Castors and they look like they're still doing them for buttons.
I have all my kit on wheels, it makes such a difference to be able to move everything around.
I've designed some large drawers to go on the bottom shelf, I'll get those made when I get around to it.
Can you provide a link to the casters you mentioned please.
The castors were these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Castors-Rubber-cas...
But looks like they've woken up as the price has gone way up!
That said, they have some 5" wheel ones for £20 that look the same and a few others that look quite decent for decent money. I destroyed one of the £8 a set ones moving my planer-thicknesser, but they're fine for bandsaws and the like.
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