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Originally Posted by Poto
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Aligning two MFT1080 table tops
I have two MFT1080's aligned end-to-end. I find that this works really well for cutting long stock - both rips and cross-cuts. Unfortunately I don't have a guide rail that is the length of the two tables. So I join a 1400 and a 1080 together. Turns out - even with two joining rods - the rails are very difficult to align. On long rips I've found that it's fairly easy to be off by 1/8" by the end of the cut.
So how do you ensure that the rails are aligned for making long rips? The first step is aligning the holes in the two table tops.
First I put 4 Qwas dogs in the table tops - 2 in each table - in the same row of holes:
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My 2 cents:
I use a 1080 and a 800 joined together. The long side of the 800 butted against the short side of the 1080. Nice by product is that legs extend in different directions so the assembly is rock stable. This definitely provides a comfortable work surface. I wonder how I could work with only a single 1080 before.
I used the same trick as described by Poto to align holes, but a 1400 rail was enough in this case.
The assembly is secured using Festool joining devices that run inside extrusion T-tracks. I found it more convenient to have one in the side T-track of one extrusion, and one in the top T-track that of the opposite extrusion (the one on which the guide rail hinge is attached).
That way, one can easily insert a Festool clamp for whatever purpose in the T-tracks that run between the two joined tables as well as to easily adjust hole alignment loosening the screws of the joining device running on top of an extrusion.