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Originally Posted by MichaelKellough
What you have is something with a lot of potential and a lot of versatility, positioned between the the big heavy traditional workbench and the MFT. What you don't have yet is the ability to make easily repeatable 24" crosscuts and grooves.
I really like the idea of the torsion box/beam. I wonder if it can be supported securely enough for hand planing etc?
To get some more of the MFT capability you could make a panel that the two beams sit on and key into so they always are in the same relationship. From there you could add T track or something to mount brackets to support a Festool guide rail. Or better yet, QWAS dogs!
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Michael, you're right that this system is not ideal for making repeatable cuts. If I did a lot of that on site then I'd make some changes. I may use your suggestion and make something that lines the benches up so that they are in the same relationship. I'm sure I could come up with something relatively light in weight and portable.
These benches handle planing with ease. I was going to make some bases to put on top of the sawhorses so that it would make it easier to clamp the benches to them but there's no need. They are rock solid as is. I've done some hand planing with these in the past and they don't even think about budging.