NEW MFT Router Jig MkII - create a very accurate grid of 20mm holes on a workbench top in a simple and repeatable way
This template jig is designed to make an MFT work bench with very accurately spaced 20mm diameter holes, that are spaced in a grid across the work bench. The benchtops are supported with a wide range of accessories that are used with 20mm bench dogs . A must for any wood worker. These MFT benchtops allow for lots of clamping options and also assist in increasing the accuracy and ease of cutting material.
The MFT MkII Router Jig features the following improvements:
- Made from 12mm MR (Moisture Resistant) MDF for increased protection in higher humidity conditions
- 4 x Offset 20mm alignment holes. These holes are required for making offset holes at 48mm centres. Offset holes are particularly useful on MFT tables when used with track saws. If track saws are used in combination with the 20mm dogs it is not uncommon for the blade to cut through the hole. This is not ideal and can then affect the accuracy of these holes when dogs are inserted. The offset holes are additional to the normal hole positions and allow you to align the track with the same accuracy but now making the cut between the holes.
- The template has 4 different corner Radiuses (20mm, 30mm, 50mm and 60mm). Clamp it to your work piece and use your guide bush or a pattern bit and make perfectly curved corners
- This router template is supplied with 2 x Expandable 20mm PETG Bench Dogs and 2 x standard PETG Bench Dogs
- Plunge Router
- Router Bit - straight or spiral bit for boring holes -the length of your bit should be slightly longer than the thickness of your MFT work piece + Jig (12mm)
- Router guide bush - see table below for Bit/bush sizes.
IMPORTANT : The guide and cutter off set must be 2.5mm for the router template to work correctly. The off set is the difference between the by Guide Bush OD and bit diameter divided by 2. The maximum size guide bush this template will take is 25.00mm
Offset Table for 20mm Holes:
| Bush OD mm | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Bit OD mm | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
The jig has 4 x 20mm alignment holes, 4 x 20mm Offset and 12 x guide holes to create accurately spaced 20mm holes at 96 mm centers and 48mm centers (for offset holes). The template is made from 12mm MR-MDF and has been CNC machined to very tight tolerances. The expandable bench dogs lock and center the template to the work piece, so no additional clamping is required. “How to use” instructions are provided in the kit. Also a YouTube video is available below;
DIY MFT Router Jig - YouTube
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