Just a reminder, these are not standard measurements for cabinets. I am doing custom built-ins, so these are tailored to the space they have to fit in. Always do your own measurements and layout for what you are building. This is a guide to give you the steps in a process to aide your build. I hope you find it helpful.

I’m glad to see a new face in the woodworking YT world and I truly wish you the best of luck. I know I speak for many others when I say that I hope you stick to practical real world situations and as your viewership grows, please don’t fall into the trap of so many others who seem to get full of themselves and turn their channel into product endorsements. Yes, all of us love expensive fancy tools to make our jobs easier, but most of us want to watch guys like us tackle tasks and are looking for solutions. Keep up the good work.

I normally don't comment on videos but I had to on this one. Due to my recent interest in basic cabinet making, I have been searching around endlessly to find a channel that shows the basics of cabinet making using less tools. Professional people have lot of tools in their arsenal but that doesn't mean they are all necessary. I have seen so many videos where people cut long sheets of plywood with a track saw and then cut the edges again using a table saw giving the impression that track saw cannot be used to prepare the panels. You are a wonderful teacher that showed me exactly what I was looking for. Keep up the great work.

@AnthonyScolaro1

11 ай бұрын

I’m glad you like the videos, in answer to your question, you only need to remove one factory edge as your starting point or reference edge, for parallel ripping. The other edges will all be removed as you cut the pieces to size. If you notice, before I made my crosscuts, I put my straight ripped edges against the MFT fence and then cross cut off one side, then measured and cut the other side to my mark. This removes all factory edges and gives you square cuts.

Wow am I glad someone recommended your channel! I'm a general woodworking hobbyist that has transitioned mostly to cabinet making using the Festool system (limping into it due to cost), and your setup (small shop, system-based) is near identical to my plans - plus, I'm making the conversion to metric. I'll continue watching this series (and catchup on your other videos) and would love to see a shop tour video.

KZread algorithm brought me here....glad it did. i just picked up the cordless festool track saw (ditching a Kreg)...so seeing how this can be used for breaking down full plywood sheets is great (i''m new to woodworking). video and explanations were clear cut, concise, easy to understand. keep it up...subbed!

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Great video, I am doing my own kitchen cabinets starting in about 6 months so these videos will be timely for me! Love your vids

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad to hear these videos will help everyone on their projects.

I didn't really get it until I bought a Makita cordless track saw and used it. If you work with sheet goods it's a MUST HAVE game changing tool. I can't overstate that enough. I recently added a Festool track square (identical to the TSO square but was actually cheaper 🤷‍♂️) and TSO 50 inch parallel guide system to go with it. I'm waaaaay more precise on my cuts now. I am still interested in the MFT dual setup like you have but the biggest bang for my buck was getting the parallel guide system instead. All I need now is a single track guide so I can rip the full length of a sheet of plywood. Even with the TSO connectors it takes a little work and a straight edge to get two 55 inch tracks nice and straight. Looking forward to your series! Will follow it all the way through. Smash the like and subscribe button for Anthony! Good guy that deserves our support!

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

Funny you should mention the single guide rail, I just ordered the FS 3000. It’s a 118” track, because I was tire of connecting rails too lol. It should be coming in about a week.

Your videos are the dogs bollox mate, straight forward and solid info. Best wishes from your new mate in the Bahamas.

Thank you! Awesome content!

Thanks for the heads up, also, you do good work.

Great job! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Absolutely love this workflow. Thanks for sharing! :)

Interesting to see the track saw doing crosscuts! Agreed on the factory edge. Even some cuts made for me by the fancy wood stores are not perfect as they push the wood through their saws pretty fast at times. Thanks, Anthony!

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the main function of the MFT3, perfect and repeatable crosscuts. Track saws are very versatile machines.

I wish you had released this earlier in the year before I made my computer table. Watching this video made me realized where I went wrong. I will be making a another table either later this year or next year but I will be watching your videos closely to ensure my cuts are straight and even. This time with the tools you have or similar.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

The early stages and proper planning are the keys to a successful and easy build. I’m glad you found the videos helpful.

How did I not know about this work table option. Omg. Buying one asap.

Excellent

I started my cabinet build and only have a circular saw. After finishing the sink base I am now leaning towards a track saw. Thanks!

Appreciate your content. I just sold my sawstop and am all in on tracksaw and hand tool work. Love seeing it done by a pro without needing to finish on a Table saw. Bought the TSO setup through your link.

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

Glad you are finding the channel helpful. Thank you for your support! You will definitely be happy with the quality of TSO, and I will be featuring the parallel guides, rail square and I’m sure some of their other products in future videos, so stay tuned.

Excellent information

Easy to see why Festool is so popular with the professionals. Pricey, but such a productivity aid with the MFT system. I'm going to replace my mobile assembly table top with a CNC cut MFT-style one. Good series idea. I'll definitely watch along. Seeing that less-than-flat birch ply, I thought it was only like that here in the UK ! Baltic birch is now hard to find as you would expect.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

The wavy, warped plywood is due to negligence on the part of these dealers, they get them delivered and leave them out in the rain and all kinds of weather, than bring them in wet and leave them stacked on a pallet. So when they dry, they become potato chips.

Thanks for that, enjoyec it a lot...I'm still in the floor stage..lol

Just sold my large table saw because it took up so much room. Have been looking at Track saw for a replacement

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

Then you’ll love all my other videos, I don’t have a table saw anymore. Been almost two years now.

I like that FESTOOL table, I’ve got to get one of those, looks like it makes breaking down sheet goods easier. Looks like it will also come in handy when dealing with hardwoods?

Great series dude! I've been woodworking for 18 years now but am just starting to get into festool (the TS 55 FEQ is my first tracksaw) so it's good to see the workflow based around the festool system. Dust extractor is next, then a sander, then I'll be buying an MFT top and making my own base. Looking forward to the rest, checking out the assembly video now.

So efficient and accurate using Festool. Worth the extra cost. Yes, metric is easier

Hey Anthony, thank you for the good channel you produce. A quick question with the Milwaukee track saw I just purchased work with the festool table NFT3. I believe you called it.

@AnthonyScolaro1

8 ай бұрын

MFT/3. And no it will not. The fence system is made specifically for Festool guide rails. If you use another manufacturer’s rails, there will be slop in the pin and the bracket that holds the rail in place for square cuts.

Thanks for your video, very cool. I have a question, it looks like you are joining two FS 1400 / LR32 tracks into a big 2800 track. Have you found that the accuracy was a problem? Even if I use a straight edge for alignment etc, I always find that it's about 1mm or so bowed in some direction, particularly if I slide the track across, it will grip and slightly deviate. It's making me think of buying a 2700 or 3000 track, despite them being pretty expensive and cumbersome, to not have to worry about alignment of tracks...

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

I used to join tracks for one year straight, then I bought the 3000 rail and have been using it ever since. You can see it in my videos, pretty much right after this one.

Exactly what I was looking for; what do you call the table and where do you get it? thanks.

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

MFT/3 and I put the link in the description

@jla3772

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 Thanks

Have some questions below... Just purchased a TS60 with a fs 1400/2, looking to get the remaining tools necessary.. I already made the base cabinets with a Kreg and ended up using a straight edge most of the time with a worm drive skill saw. It works but took a lot of time and looking to get the parallel guides in metric.. Debating if I want to get an MFT. Using the table to rip the sheet goods, does it have any tear out on the back side? Which blades are you using for the rips versus the crosscuts? Any issues using the fs1400/2 and a fs1400/2-lr32 connected or would it be better to use a fs3000/2? Some folks claim you can create a So do you have any table saw at all? As part of my purchase, it included a Sawstop Job Site. Felt I needed it for rips for stiles and rails for the doors. Thanks for making the video!

As you are using the LR-32 system have you considered making the length of the sides evenly divisible by 32? Think you might find it handy in the long run.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

These panel’s aren’t getting shelf pin holes, and they needed to be an exact size which didn’t require them to be balanced panels divisible by 32 but in the next video, which shows cabinet construction and adjustable shelves, I will be making balanced panels when I demonstrate the LR32 system.

@sawdust9807

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 Understand, my bad…

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sawdust9807 no problem at all.

Nice work anthony! I have a dewalt track saw too, just ordered a festool. Havent gotten it yet, but i do think a set of parallel guides might be in my future. Have u gotten out on the bike recently?

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

I took the bike out about 2 weeks ago, I posted a pic here on the community section of my channel. It’s been hard to ride, between the crazy weather and my carpentry business being booked until December, I’m trying to stay in the lead times I’ve given my clients.

@kevinbenedict5443

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, balancing work and recreation can be a tough one. Just dont forget to treat yourself from time to time. All work and no play.....lol!

Great video Anthony, say do you have any information where to buy the table to break down the 4x8 sheets of plywood. I can't find it anywhere.

@AnthonyScolaro1

Ай бұрын

The festool stm1800 is super hard to find, they don’t even have it on Amazon. I purchased it over 2 years ago and at that time, I bought the last one on the entire East coast. You’re going to have to keep doing a google search and also call festool dealers to try and find one in stock. I think they’re back ordered again.

@str8chevys913

Ай бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 Thank you Anthony

What’s the name of the tool you used to pick up the plywood at 4:06? I love that

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

Festool stm 1800. I would have put a link but Amazon doesn’t have it and it was back ordered from every dealer last time I checked.

what is the bar you are using as a 90 degree stop block?

@AnthonyScolaro1

11 ай бұрын

It’s a stop block that comes with the MFT/3, or did you mean the fence? Because that comes with it also.

What was the 2 tables you used? The first table used to cut the board in pieces i.e. it is folded up in the corner and the 2 table when you made the cross cuts to make the 90 degree angle cut.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

The Festool stm1800 which is pretty much unavailable now almost everywhere. The two tables are Festool MFT/3’s. I have a whole video on the MFT/3’s and why I have two. Here’s a link to the MFT tables- amzn.to/3N9WYVH

@jodiepalmer2404

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 The Festool stm 1800 is available here in Australia as well as the Festool MFT/3's. Thanks.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

@@jodiepalmer2404 awesome

@kiheidude

Жыл бұрын

The links to the MFT tables don’t work.

Who makes your fence?

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

That comes with the Festool MFT/3 system

It would have been nice to actually see the markings on your parallel clamps you were setting up. Also you do not mention the blade depth . It looks like you could actually cut thru your parallel clamps if blade is set too deep? You run your saw right over them at end of cut . Is that possible ???

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

The parallel guides can’t be cut by the saw, there’s space between them for the kerf of the blade. The depth setting is only 2mm deeper than the material being cut.

@adgieem1

Жыл бұрын

But I am asking if it’s possible to set blade too deep and end up cutting the clamp ?? I have never used those clamps.

@AnthonyScolaro1

Жыл бұрын

@@adgieem1 I’m not sure if you’re talking about the parallel guides or the quick clamps that run inside the rib of the guide rail. Either way, you can’t cut anything no matter the depth, or that would be a real design problem. Festool has worked all that out during engineering, there’s nothing to worry about.

@adgieem1

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very interesting.

Another American using metric? What is this world coming to

@hythewoodworkdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 I'm English Anthony. We all use metric. Well 90% of us do. I was just surprised to learn that another American is going the metric route is all, like Jason Bent, Brian Sedgley, Ben Marshall & even Mike Coffey have bit the bullet & are doing the same. Happy for you.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

@@hythewoodworkdesigns sorry I misunderstood you, so many people get narrow minded about it, so I thought the video was stirring up some controversy. They both have good uses, I can’t understand why more people don’t try both.

@hythewoodworkdesigns

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyScolaro1 My sentiments exactly. If people just thought about it more, they would realise how much easier it is to use. I've been watching your videos for a few years now & remember the days when you put sheets on the pir board to make the cuts. We've all come a long way since those days. These types if videos are inspirational. Keep going.

@AnthonyScolaro1

2 жыл бұрын

@@hythewoodworkdesigns I definitely don’t miss cutting plywood on my hands and knees lol, but yes the metric system, especially for intricate cabinetry is definitely more accurate and easier. I basically cut all my parts using easy math and then just put it all together. I think Festool really just made it easy for me to have the nerve and try it out

I stack my 3/4" sheet material ( Birch mostly) the same way you do in this video, I have found that if I clamp the sheets together overnight, 3 clamps along the top, and 2 clamps on each side, it helps to take the bend and twist out of each sheet. even after it's milled, wood is a living thing