Festool MFT/3 Bench dog (customizable)

Bench dogs for Festool MFT/3 table

Surprinsingly useful accessory for your MFT table:

use them as a stopper to get perfect 90° angles
use them as risers (bench cookies) for sinding/grinding by printing the top layers using filaflex
print longer benches and add a screw to make a guiding rail's support
use two bench dogs to calibrate your guiding rail on the table

Size can be customized to fit your specific needs (display may be incomplete)

Rafts:

Supports:

Infill:

50%

Notes:

Use 50% ot higher infill for strength, ABS or PLA
Use high temp (PLA => 110/120°C) for better layer adhesion

Green color is mandatory ;-)

This model has two nuts included inside the print.

Pause print when it reaches the top of each nut hole, install the nut inside the hole, and unpause the print

You can also print the first layers using flexible filament to get an anti-slip top on the bench dog.

Start your print using the flexible filament, pause after a few millimeters, and switch back to PLA/ABS

Use a long screw through the two included nuts for increased strength of the bench dog, and added weight

You may need to sand the peg a bit so that it just snaps into the table's hole

If you want to use a different nut size, here are the measurement for various ones

// M3

nut_diameter=6.01;

nut_inner_diameter=3;

nut_height=2.4;

// M6

nut_diameter=12.30;

nut_inner_diameter=6.45;

nut_height=5.65;

// M8

nut_diameter=14.38;

nut_inner_diameter=8;

nut_height=6.8;

// M10

nut_diameter=17.77;

nut_inner_diameter=10;

nut_height=8.4;

Category: Hand Tools