Having 3 bolt plates will allow you to get all 6 bolt holes aligned together a lot easier and quicker because you can leave your jig setup and all you have to do is align one bolt plate with another and the other two will be in the exact same place without needing to adjust anythingĪnother great benefit to this jig is it can do much wider work tops than a standard 600mm worktop. So this is where the Festool jig is brilliant as you can position each bolt plate exactly where you want it! I currently only have two as that all you get with it but I have ordered a 3rd just waiting for a tool I fancy to cover the delivery charge. So you could end up moving your jig 2 times to get your bolts where you exactly want them and at least once as I assume most people do 3 bolt holes and seen as it only has 2 you would have to move it at least once. With a normal lets say Trend jig you often only have 2 bolt holes and they are spaced out at a certain distance which you can not alter. The main thing which I love about the jig are the bolt plates.Įvery worktop job is different and you cant always position the bolts in the same place every time. I love the jig best jig I have ever used. When I first had it it was a little bit of a trial an error as I had the two 200MFS rails on one side and then on opposite sides and what not and it was not working for me because as I flipped the jig over the 200MDFs rails would be in the wrong place so I was not able to clamp the rail from both ends which meant I was then moving stuff about which was waisting time.Īfter the first joint I soon realised if I had the both 200MFT rails on opposite sides on the same end it would allow me to flip the jig for left or right joints and I would be able to always clamp the jig down on both ends. This is how I have my jig set up I have never read the instructions so I dont know if this is how your suppose to have it but it works for me and I have done many many many work top joints with it and never had any problems the way I have it set up now.

Started this thread as it was starting to take over the thread! Sorry!

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