Festool 20mm Dog Holes in Spoilboard

[woodwrangler]

Decided to take to the spoilboard and add some 20mm dog holes which will fit the Festool clamps I already have.   This will make for quick, secure clamping for many projects with no overhang onto the top of the boards.

I used a 1/4" up spiral bit to do all the work.  The depth of the holes is 22mm, and the diameter is 20mm.  The spacing is not even but it's close, as I needed to avoid the screws holding down the spoilboard.

Note: The files provided are actually not the ones I used.  I kicked off my job in full confidence only to realize I used 11mm instead of 16mm for a repeated measurement which made my holes more off-center than desirable.   What I've uploaded is that "I BELIEVE TO BE CORRECTED" and centered.  You should evaluate on your own. 



AxiomAR8 Festool Hole Pattern Centered.zip (604.33 KB)
AxiomAR8-20MM-DogHoleSpoilboard.mmg (354.38 KB)

The clamps I'm using are:

www.festoolusa.com/power-tool-accessories/work-tables/clamps/clamping-elements-2-pack-488030 

[woodwrangler]

Figured it can't hurt to also upload the one I did use, which ended up being offcenter on the spoilboards.   See the photos below to see the result (which is absolutely usable, just not as pretty)

AxiomAR8-20MM-DogHoleSpoilboard-Offcenter.zip (688.78 KB)

[bigduke6]

Just found your thread. I was thinking my Festool clamps would work great. Think I'm going to give this a shot. Any suggestions? Did it work out like you thought?

[waitsmd]

Feb 4, 2017 16:41:01 GMT -5 woodwrangler said:

Decided to take to the spoilboard and add some 20mm dog holes which will fit the Festool clamps I already have.   This will make for quick, secure clamping for many projects with no overhang onto the top of the boards.

I used a 1/4" up spiral bit to do all the work.  The depth of the holes is 22mm, and the diameter is 20mm.  The spacing is not even but it's close, as I needed to avoid the screws holding down the spoilboard.

Note: The files provided are actually not the ones I used.  I kicked off my job in full confidence only to realize I used 11mm instead of 16mm for a repeated measurement which made my holes more off-center than desirable.   What I've uploaded is that "I BELIEVE TO BE CORRECTED" and centered.  You should evaluate on your own. 






The clamps I'm using are:

www.festoolusa.com/power-tool-accessories/work-tables/clamps/clamping-elements-2-pack-488030 

those clamps dont seem to be available 

[woodwrangler]

Jun 7, 2017 20:48:15 GMT -5 bigduke6 said:

Just found your thread. I was thinking my Festool clamps would work great. Think I'm going to give this a shot. Any suggestions? Did it work out like you thought?

It's okay, but not perfect. The Festool clamps hold tight, but tend to "lift" the board a little at times.  I have to be very careful to make sure the board stays flat.  I find it best to use these with some double-side tape under the board.

[noland]

The link stopped working.
Is this the clamps your talking about?
www.festoolusa.com/accessory/488030---mft-sp

[woodwrangler]

Oct 20, 2018 0:19:12 GMT -5 noland said:

The link stopped working.
Is this the clamps your talking about?
www.festoolusa.com/accessory/488030---mft-sp

YES!