Just finished my custom built mobile expandable MFT and thought I might share it with this forum
My shop shares a two bay garage with one car. One bay houses all the shop equipment, most on wheeled carts to allow ease of transition into various working configurations utilizing the second bay. Needless to say, space is at a premium & I find it necessary to constantly try to get 10 pounds of stuff into a 5 pound bag. Instead of purchasing two MFT's for maximum working surface I decided to build a custom MFT that would fit my needs. I am a hobbyist, so mobility out of the shop was not a requirement.
I wanted a unit that would be as compact as possible and still house my TS-55, CT Midi DustCollector, MFT accessories, custom accessories, guide rail components, and other MFT usable tools. I also wanted a rest platform for the TS-55 between cuts, vac hose & power cord management and fold away in-feed /out-feed extensions that would expand the working surface to that of two MFT's side by side.
Converting the unit from storage mode to full expanded size with all components in place takes less than ten minutes.
Hope you find it interesting.
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Unit in designated shop storage location
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Unit in full expanded mode
For 17 detailed views of this Custom MFT please view my album "Custom Built Expandable MFT Mobile Cart" in the album section.