That's particularly funny, as I learned about Timberwolf Tools
....on this newsgroup and have mentioned this exact same issue in more than one prior post. OTOH, what do I know? Only what you guy's tell me. ;)
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Sure, you can find nearly anything on the net but where can I go try one? Who demos them?
I'll run out and look at them this afternoon. ;-)
Woodpeckers was selling a "One-Time Tool" template to make the MFT hole pattern. OTOH, I guess it would be pretty easy to use one to make one.
The spacing of the holes isn't critical. A router and a hunk of track should be able to drill the 20mm holes (or 3/4", if that floats your boat).
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I'm familiar w8th Timberwolf Blades but not Timberwolf tools.
The hole placement is only critical if you use dogs to align the work piece and another set to align the saw track, they have to be evenly spaced to create square and 45 degree cuts. IMHO most of the guides, like the WoodPecker one are too small to prevent an accumulated error if doing a large surface.
I think the MFT top would make a decent template. IIRC the replacement top is in the price range of the jigs to make the holes. It should make a superior template for use with a plunge router and top bearing flush cut pattern bit.
That sounds like a really bad idea, in any case.
I guess that depends on how accurate the holes are.
Or 20mm bit (end mill).
A Youtube video does nothing for me. I can't touch, feel, and *try* the tool. I can with Festool. They even have workshops for some of the tools. What about a Mafell is worth twice a Festool (particularly when they don't have the infrastructure)? I'm not going to find out from a Youtube video.
LOL. Tell it! Although I have heard the same about Festool. What about Festool makes it worth 3~4 times more then PC, Bosch, Milwaukee.. LOL.
IIRC Festool was pretty hard to find, in the USA, 15 or so years ago. I recall Robatoy mentioning the Festool brand to me, he had a Rotex and steered me towards a YouTube video of a new Festool available in Europe. That was the Domino. And I had to wait a few years after that to get one. ;~)
I knew someone would say that but I didn't think it would be you! ;-)
When I bought the track saw, I looked at what else was available. The Festool wasn't all that much more expensive, all in, than the competition and had a lot more infrastructure (track options, accessories, and other tools that fit the track). Given that, I didn't think it "expensive" at all. It's sorta like buying an Apple or Samsung phone. It's a lot easier buying cases and such, if it's a popular phone.
This doesn't touch the dust collection issue. Mafell? I have no idea and there is no way to find out why it's twice a good as Festool.
...and the bank account goes downhill after that.
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