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Parf Fence Setup
I became very unhappy with issues surrounding the Festool guide rail system...with the tilting swivel units for the guide rail. I purchased a
600mm Parf fence from Axminster Tools.
The Parf dogs, Parf fence,
etc. are named for inventor, Peter Parfitt.
See his videos on New
Brit Workshop on YouTube.
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Previously I had issues with the swivel units...replaced some hardware... |
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The replacement parts solved the immediate problems
but I still found them difficult to keep solidly square rail
alignment. |
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| Tried a "Slop Stop" from
Delrin...some relief but still not acceptable. |
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Pulled the swivel units.
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| Began
experimenting... using Parf dogs to align rail squarely. After testing this method and researching options, I decided to move to this type of rail setup. |
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2096
Hole System
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| To use the rail without the
Festool swivel units...I ordered UJK Parf fence and stop, rail
clips and Parf Super Dogs from Axminster. Will create a square rail fence setup similar to this. |
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The milled fence is 600
mm long, 40 mm wide and 10 mm thick...
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| The stop rides in grooves that run along the sides... |  |
| The beveled edges of the holes allow the dogs to sit flush... |  |
| The Festool FS1080 rail will be
squared against two Super Dogs. These dogs are lockable via an expanding o-ring system...they also have a ring that is chamfered that will fit well in the 20mm holes in table... |
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| A chamfer tool is used to
make the Super Dog chamfer ring sit correctly |
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| Two clips are used to stabilize
the rail |
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| Clips help secure rail fence... |
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| Prior to the Parf fence purchase
I already had four Lee Valley Parf dogs...a pair of short ones @
10 mm... |
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| and a pair of tall ones @ 70 mm Each Parf dog has an M8 threaded hole on the bottom end of the dog...various M8 handles are available for anchoring. |
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| The location of the static Parf fence setup will result in the cutting edge of the track saw to be in the middle section of the MFT3 table surface. |  |
| One 600 mm Parf fence...hanging
off the table top about 85 mm...comes out ~ 512 mm onto the table. The kerf will be at ~ 552 from the right to left... |
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| Picture of the Parf Super Dog
side of the setup... |
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| Picture of the cutting edge of
the fence. |
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| Sketchup image with two Parf
fences... |
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| the two Parf fences plus the rail against the dogs |  |
| Real world setup...from the push side... |  |
| Image from the pushing end of the
track saw... |
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| From the fence side...using the Parf stop. |  |
| The first cut using the fence setup... |  |
| This is how close the fence
was to cut... |
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| This is how close the other
fence can be once I have a second fence. |
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| This is an example of a chamfered dog cap...sitting out proud of the 20 mm hole. |  |
| The chamfer tool puts a chamfer along the face of the MFT3 20 mm hole. |  |
| The chamfered lip now sits flush. |  |