New setup ma-bee

Finished my version of the Woodpecker Micro-Adjust mod for my Festool CMS Router table.

The 3/4” Baltic Birch seat bolts to the crown stop which provides the major adjustment feature of the micro adjust via integrated T-tracks. Once I had my crown stop set, I scribed a small reference into the top for alignment with centering protrusion on crown stop. This will help when re-attaching in the field. I filled all the scribe (reference) layout marks on the aluminum top with a black permanent sharpie. This greatly improves visibility.

Did not agree with the crown stop connection being fixed tightly enough (the knob bottoms out too soon) so I extended the threaded shaft. I drilled and tapped the plastic thread shaft to accept a 10-32 x 5/8” pan head machine screw. This screw bottoms out on the end of the center bolt within the knob. I set this screw in epoxy. The additional 1/4” gives me a tighter crown stop to V-rail connection without the knob bottoming out.
Threaded rods are 1/4-20, was thinking I’d up it to 5/16” if the 1/4” rod flexed to much after assembly. By default, the Woodpecker Micro Adjust fence section accepts the 1/4-20 rod. I think the 1/4” rod is stable enough.

To provide for a smooth (minimal resistance) micro adjust movement I set elevations for crown stop plywood seat to accept a spacer between top of (blue) T-track and underside of the Woodpecker T-track. The moving fence section (when micro adjusting) does not slide/ride contact the plywood seat.
The lines on the plywood seat are on 1” centers and are simply for a parallel reference when making a major adjustment of fence. Used a marking knife to score the lines. Traced the knife marks with a pencil then applied a couple coats of spar poly via spray can.

For transport my break down point is at the end of the threaded rod where it connects to micro adjust fence. The jam-nut system on the Festool fence side of the threaded rod is set with Loctite Permatex Red (them babies aren’t moving). This keeps the micro adjust fence parallel to the Festool router table fence for disassembly/assembly.

Thank you @Benjamin for this upgrade idea, works great!

Thanks @DynaGlide the mod works well. Hmmm prototype for eval, wouldn't that be nice... for you that is  . I think I started this project 3 months ago. Finally got some down time to complete.

Makes swapping the reducing ring out easier.

Nice job @DynaGlide cool design  . Ditto on swapping reducing ring. Slight upgrade to my version. Sleeved the exposed threads on the all-thread with 1/4" rubber vacuum hose. Also added caps to the rod ends. I had white in stock, need to get some black ones  .

It's a positive improvement to the router table. I have put it to use on a couple projects and dialing in the setup is much easier now.

Got the hose hooked up and an easier to use lock down knob. Green for adjustable. 

Well played @DynaGlide ...hmmm where have I seen that color green before  Do share part numbers/info on knob and what did you use for your fence hose adapter? Looks like you are using the stock extraction hose setup keeping the 36mm end at the fence. I switched out the 27mm straight with a 90 deg fitting and used the anti slip guide rail material as gasket on the fence out port. Now my 36mm hose section connects to router. Would like to get the 36mm back to the fence.

@CADru

Unfortunately the knob itself is 3D Printed. It was intended to be used with a 3d printed fence dog. It and the dog were made by a member here @sprior but for this application I don't think it would be cost effective. I already had it and I wasn't using it and it just happened to have the correct M6 size hex for capturing either an M6 nut or hex bolt head. I painfully broke apart the Festool supplied knob to get the M6 stud out and with a pair of M6 nuts made myself the one you see. They sell M6 star knobs on Amazon, McMaster Carr, etc. Could easily make something up for yourself.

The hose adapter was mentioned earlier in this thread. It's a 1.5"x1.5" Fernco 90 degree elbow from Home Depot. It's a rubber material and fits nicely inside the CMS Fence. The 36mm hose end you have to shove into the other end of the elbow but it stays put. About $7 and they stocked it at my store. Link

I do like being able to quickly undo the green knob and the Woodpecker knobs and slide the fence out to change bits/insert rings and get it back to where it was without much fuss.

I used an a Oneida anti static right angle adapter for mine...
   

Can't remember where I saw it (I duly ripped off the idea lickety-split!) and screwed a couple of pieces of incra track on to a pair of featherboards. The track slips right on to a protractor giving you adjustable horizontal pressure as and when needed

That's a great fix Dynaglide...just get some UHMW to attach to that fence and it will be heavenly.  UHMW is slippery and as surface hard as stainless.

I think I'll do just that. Thank you for the idea.

Can't remember where I saw it (I duly ripped off the idea lickety-split!) and screwed a couple of pieces of incra track on to a pair of featherboards. The track slips right on to a protractor giving you adjustable horizontal pressure as and when needed

It was our dear friend @Peter Parfitt I believe? http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tool-problems/cms-ge-feather-board/msg373870/#msg373870

Thanks @GarryMartin for remembering this.

I use it on both the CMS-OF and CMS-TS and it is very useful. I am surprised that Festool did not make one as an optional extra.

I must apologise for my infrequent visits to the FOG but we are still trying to find a new house (and workshop). We made an offer on one house, which was accepted but then the seller asked for 10% more money ! So, we are back to the drawing board with much of my workshop stuff in boxes ready to be moved. That house did have lots of awful wallpaper which I would have wanted to remove in the first few weeks and so that is one consolation I suppose. The workshop would have been wonderful.

I have a Workshop Notes video in the pipeline and I have built a new solid bench which will be the subject of 3 or 4 videos.

Also, I have built a folding bench which is the same size as the MFT3 and a dash lighter. I may release the plans for that, free of charge, when I can get around to drawing them.

Cheers.

Peter

@Cheese I like the looks of that square magnet with the through hole. Do you have a link to a source?

I've been wanting to add the Woodpeckers Micro Adjust to the CMS for several years now.
 
1. The problem I've had is that I don't have the room to store the Festool fence when it's attached to the Micro Adjust and attached to whatever Micro Adjust attachment plate that is used on the CMS. So, I needed to be able to quickly disassemble the individual items and store them as small sub-assemblies.

2. At the same time I also didn't want to be fumbling with nuts, fasteners & wrenches when I separated the items. The longer the time it takes to assemble the individual items, the more likely they'll remain in that unassembled state and not be used.

3. I wanted to be able to remove and replace the upper dust connection hose easily, again without disassembling anything. I also wanted to make the dust collection port as efficient as possible so a straight or 45º fitting was preferred. 

This was my solution a "carriage" connected with 440C stainless rod and some strategically placed N42 & N52 magnets.










And here's what the "carriage" looks like once the stainless rods are simply removed. Just grab each rod and pull them towards the side and they're gone. Then place each rod backwards on the Micro Adjust and the magnets retain the stainless rods and it becomes it's own small sub-assembly.

Very nicely done