Lamello Pinlock/Invis MX

[Robatoy]

[Larry Jaques]

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Heh heh heh. A 3# drilling hammah is much cheaper and can be used as a key for many more things.

I got the replacement track yesterday and it's much less bent than the first one. (actually nice and flat this time)

Why? I have one of the little ShopVac 5 gallon models with a nice cleanstream filter on it. Total cost about $55, and only about twice as loud as a CT 26. Now to see if it fits the Makita plunge saur dust port...newp. ShopVac 1.25od, Makita port 1.375id/1.5od. The large end is 2.3". Time for 2 adapters. One for the ShopVac (site work) and one for the 4" DC. Both will fit nicely inside the Maktainer which came with the saur.

-- You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are. -- Jeph Jacques

[JayPique]

=20 Once we realized we had less wiggle room than we thought as far as hole ali= gnment they worked very effectively - for our application. We were attachi= ng finished sides to large bookcases, and the sides had stopped dados in th= em to house the shelves. So really they were only required to be stable in= tension - which they did well. They snug up really tight - and my guess i= s that the ratcheting action could pull the threaded insert right out if yo= u weren't careful. My guess is that that they will stay tight for many yea= rs, given the fixed nature of the cabinets.

I'd be interested in this type of thing that could be tightened in a differ= ent orientation - namely flat to a wall. =20

I think the kit cost ~$375 which included 20 fasteners. Each additional fa= ster cost 5 bucks. So they aren't cheap. But they are fairly quick and ea= sy to install, although I definitely recommend making a drilling jig versus= just measuring and marking. This was part of a change order for us, so we= billed the client. We were physically unable to get the assembled cabinet= s up to the 14th floor and into their condo! =20

[Swingman]

alignment they worked very effectively - for our application. We were attaching finished sides to large bookcases, and the sides had stopped dados in them to house the shelves. So really they were only required to be stable in tension - which they did well. They snug up really tight - and my guess is that the ratcheting action could pull the threaded insert right out if you weren't careful. My guess is that that they will stay tight for many years, given the fixed nature of the cabinets.

orientation - namely flat to a wall.

faster cost 5 bucks. So they aren't cheap. But they are fairly quick and easy to install, although I definitely recommend making a drilling jig versus just measuring and marking. This was part of a change order for us, so we billed the client. We were physically unable to get the assembled cabinets up to the 14th floor and into their condo!

Thanks. A bit steep for a one-off, but solutions for tough problems usually are, and probably cheaper in the long run. In any event it sounds like they're sufficiently robust for the right application. I get lots of problem solving projects, so tucking this one away for future reference ... good to know, just that little bit of description shines a lot of light on appropriate use ... thanks for the feedback.