Festool MFS Fence System Instruction Manual page 15

them set for this photo the two 30 marks
conveniently align as is shown below.
"V" nuts make an easy-to-see
reminder of which two marks (30
in this case) represent zero
length of cut relative to the front
edge of the guide rail
Tighten the clamps again on the individ-
ual profile and release the clamp on the
rectangle as you now have calibrated the
scales so zero length of cut is when the
two 30 marks line up. To help me re-
member where zero is, I slide a couple of
the two hole "V" nuts into the "V" tracks,
align one end of each with the zero point
(the 30 marks in this case) and lock them
down with set screws.
Now we can slide the rectangle down to
whatever length of cut we want. As long
as you keep the edge of the rectangle
tightly against the edge of the individual
MFS profile, the leading
edge of the rectangle will
always be parallel with the
guide rail and a known
distance away from it's
front edge.
So, if you want to rip a se-
ries of 5mm strips, just
move the rectangle 5mm
and clamp it down as
shown to the right. If you
want a 50mm wide cut,
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move the rectangle 50mm as shown
here.
Note that the 50mm (or whatever
length of cut you set) will also show
when you lift the guide rail and see
how the leading edge of both the
fixed individual profile and the rectan-
gle line up as pictured below.
50 millimeters