How to make the Speedy Cutting Station using the Parf Guide System

[@hansangb]

I cannot wait to make this (Just ordered it). I can't fit a 4X8 sheet of plywood in my jeep. So I often cut it up in the parking lot of homedepot. Even with a tracksaw, you can't get it *THAT* accurate so I have to cut it again on my tablesaw. But now that I can take a 3'X4' cutting station with me, I can make perfectly square cuts! I *CANNOT* wait to do this the next time I go to get my sheet goods.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Hansang, You will certainly draw a crowd when you next collect those full sheets. Good luck. Peter

[@johnvodopija]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial on using the parf system. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi John, Many thanks. Peter

[@ericb.davenport9762]

Peter is a master communicator.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Eric, You are very kind. Peter

[@philalt8063]

Many thanks Peter for this great video. I am now going into my garage/workshop to make your cutting station using the Mk II Parf Guide system. Phil Alt

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Phil, Brilliant. Good luck with all of your woodworking projects. Cheers. Peter

[@stevek5856]

A craftsman and pioneer at work! Thank you for inventing the PGS, mine is the mk 2 version and has proved to be worth every penny! Many thanks. 👍🏻

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Steve, That is brilliant feedback - many thanks. Peter

[@scott98390]

Where did you get it? I'm in the U.S. and can't find one.

[@FJD333]

It's said that anything looks easy when you watch an expert doing it. You did. But it hasn't deterred me. My PGS arrives tomorrow. Can't wait !!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Frank, Excellent. Cheers. Peter

[@FJD333]

Well, I started using the Parf Guide System today to build a workbench. It is just an amazing system. I watched your videos, and the ones David Stanton has done, read the instructions a couple of times, and had absolutely no problems. Just ingenious the way it works, and the quality of the kit is just excellent. Brilliant piece of design.

[@bighands69]

@@FJD333 I made a bench that is really a frame. This then allows me to make tops of different dimensions. I have a bench top that is especially for making up frames of an exact size when on site. Armed with a domino I can produce frames of the exact same size on site very easily. It acts like a jig or template. And I can change out the top for various arrangements. And it all fits in the back of a van easily.

[@eklapak]

Just found your channel and can't stop watching. Great work and keep them coming!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Ed, Brilliant - I hope that you enjoy yourself but please do some woodwork in between the videos ! Peter

[@GosforthHandyman]

Great vid - thank you sir. Keep up the good work!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Thank you. Peter

[@johnharris3945]

I am preparing to buy the PGS in order to make a larger work top, but have been procrastinating. This SIMPLE top for field use is so light and easy, I'll be making one of these for each of my workers. I'm ordering system today. CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT. Thank you

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi John, I had you (and others like you) in mind when the PGS was being developed. I see it as an ideal way for a professional business to equip a workforce with cutting stations for just the cost of the MDF. They can be replaced at frequent intervals - if they wear out, get left in the rain or get pinched. Once you have used your PGS and are satisfied I would be really grateful if you could leave a review on the Axminster web site as it will help inform other professionals as well. Here is the link to the product page: www.axminster.co.uk/ujk-technology-parf-guide-system-102278 Many thanks. Peter

[@willhclay]

New subscriber. Excellent video.I can't wait to make this to use with my new TR-55!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi William, Good to hear from you. Good luck with your new project. Peter

[@carpenter33]

Got some dogs from Lee Valley here in Canada they look really well made.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

All you now need is the Parf Guide System ! Cheers. Peter

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

I can so many uses for this!

[@ronh9384]

Another nice video Peter.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Ron, Again, many thanks. Peter

[@MultiWarrior63]

Thanks Peter, nice job.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Ken, You're a great supporter - many thanks. Peter

[@ecrusch]

Excellent review and demonstration. Thank you very much.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Eric, Many thanks. Peter

[@BAHATI1943]

Excellent presentation as usual

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Dave, Thank you. Peter

[@janmedic]

Top notch presentation as always, thank you for dedicated work :-)

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Jan, Thank you so much. Peter

[@airwolf08]

I made one of theses and it works very well

[@handyjim]

once again a great video nice one peter

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Jim, Thank you for all of the excellent support that you give to me and my channel. Take care. Peter

[@henryworkswoodandmetal]

Great set up.......great video!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Henry, Many thanks - it is very accurate. Peter

[@markt2831]

That is absolutely brilliant thanks. Really easy to follow. I don't have room for a permanent shop (have plenty of wall storage) and had been struggling to get consistently accurate & square cuts with my tracksaw (Titan rather than a Festool...).

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Mark, Excellent, many thanks and good luck with your woodworking. Peter

[@ishortland]

Really simple idea that's bound to be very accurate to make an MFT style worktop.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Very much so. I have made them and they are absolutely spot on. Peter

[@johncromp8214]

Peter, I am interested in the sawhorses under the speedy work station, bought or built? If they are built is there a video and/or plans? Thank you.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi John, Yes, there is a video of a similar design that can be scaled to suit your needs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpPFpJWEerOChJo I have a simple set of plans for that one as well. My plans are free of charge. In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. KZbin no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The KZbin software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then send you the plans and delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see. Please let me know which plans you need each time you get in touch. Peter

[@johngrubmuller3619]

Hi Peter, great video and system. I want one but it doesn't look like they ship to the US. Will it be available here in the future? Thanks.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi John, Lee Valley are supporting the North American market but they ran out of stock a couple of weeks ago. Axminster have also run out of stock - demand is high and still increasing ! So, expect stock to be with Lee Valley by about 7th April but they take back orders so you can order now. Also, Axminster do ship world wide and you can pay in US $ on their web site. Peter

[@darrenstahl9664]

Great system and ideas! Wish I would have discovered the mft table and parf system years ago. Quick question, what thickness is the mdf used on your speedy station? Keep up the amazing work!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Darren, All of my tops are created with 18 mm Medite Moisture Resistant MDF. 3/4" would be fine. I would not go thinner than 18 mm and no thicker than 22 mm as the extra thickness makes using the PGS more difficult and may prevent the use of certain types of clamps. Cheers. Peter

[@mattr0815]

Thanks so much Peter, I found the price at axminster shipped to Canada actually a bit less than Lee Valley in Canadian dollars. Is there any difference in the two current kits? Very excited to receive this after trying to make an MFT style top with the Bosch LR32 equivalent system without the precision I hoped for in the end.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

I know that Axminster are keeping their shipping costs down. Perhaps the UK Pound is a little weak at the moment which helps. The kits are the same all over the world. Peter

[@Maximus350zx]

Love the Video - Great Job Peter. I'm searching Lee Valley for the clips that connect the track saw to the Parf Dogs but I'm not finding them - can someone put in a link?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Max, Go to the Axminster web site - www.axminster.co.uk/ujk-technology-dog-rail-clip-pair-102973

[@TheOffroader7458]

So what's the cost of all these tools to make this speedy cutting station

[@NewBritWorkshop]

You just need the Parf Guide System - the basic version is £139 and the Mark 2 version is £199.

[@davidmatke248]

Hi Peter, I just wanted to take a moment to tell you I used your Parf Guide System to create my very first tracksaw cutting station. Perhaps the best part is that I don't even own a tracksaw yet! I am planning on buying a festool TS55 and CT 26 very soon. I feel like I spent more time initially struggling to get the guide pins to fit into the holes in the Parf Sticks than the whole rest of the process, but it's easier now that I've broken them in so to speak. 1 question for you: does it matter which way you use the 3mm drill guide? The instruction guide picture looked like it had the smaller diameter side facing down, but in your KZbin videos it looks like you've used it in both orientations.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Those 3 mm pins are designed to be tight as part of the overall system accuracy. It does not matter which way up you use the 3 mm drill guide. It has that shoulder so that it can, in special circumstances, be used in one of the 25 mm holes of the 20 mm Guide Block - if an extra 3 mm hole needs to be drilled after all the 20 mm holes have ben cut. You must be very excited waiting for the new track saw. Good luck. Peter

[@adamgeorge184]

Hi Peter, I’m looking to make my own work station like the one in this video. Would you say the size of this worktop would be an ideal size? I can’t make my mind up on the size I want so I can order the MDF.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Adam, It really depends what you want to do with it (or on it). For a workshop setting you need something a little larger. Peter

[@kerbyfab]

Brilliant!

[@TheJustaccord]

Peter, Well designed system. Mine on order from lee valley. Cant find the clips, though. Are they available in US?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Dave, The clips are made and sold by Axminster. I am not sure if Lee Valley have any plans to stock them yet - you could ask them. Here is a link www.axminster.co.uk/ujk-technology-dog-rail-clip-pair-102973 Peter

[@TheJustaccord]

New Brit Workshop Thanks Peter. Lee Valley has arranged to get them, at a very reasonable price, and they are on order. Dave

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Brilliant. Peter

[@scottjohnson3226]

Ingenious!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Scott, I met a guy at the Harrogate show who can create a speedy cutting station in 4 minutes !! Cheers. Peter

[@eaglecot]

Does the kerf go in the center of a hole? Maybe you can put a wooden dog in for zero clearance. I don't know how well that would work.. hm

[@NewBritWorkshop]

In my enthusiasm I drilled out all of those holes across the sheet of MDF. I should have missed the one where the kerf line went - I have managed to do this on my other cutting stations. The only issue by having that 20 mm hole there is that it must not be used for any of the Parf Dogs. Peter

[@NeilAyala11]

Does US stores sell this UJK Parf Guide System or something equivalent?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Neil, The PGS is available from TSO or direct from Axminster. If you order from Axminster it takes about 3 days to get to the East Coast. Peter

[@NeilAyala11]

Thank you sir!!

[@ricos1497]

I've got everything to do this but the MDF. I've been meaning to order a sheet for about 6 months now!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Rico, Time to get cracking then.... Peter

[@FuzzyScaredyCat]

"Designed by Peter Parfitt, manufactured by Veritas®" - Kudos

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Many thanks Andy. Peter

[@dendeze666]

Again, nice video! I was planning to make a mobile cutting station and this is what I need! :) Do you remember the measurement from the first hole you drilled? Or how you calculate where to start?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

I wanted to start with a row of holes across the 1220 mm width. That would be 12 lots of 96 mm = 1152 mm. Take that away from 1220 mm you get 68 mm. In order for that set of holes to be centred then they will start 34 mm in from the left or right edge. The board was 930 mm long which means 9 lots of 96 mm with 66 mm left over. So the very top row or the very bottom row would be 33 mm from the top or bottom edge. However, I did not want a full row at the very top (just a single hole for that top Parf Dog) and so I started at the second row down which was 33 mm + 96 mm = 129 mm from the top edge. So I marked a point 129 mm from the top edge and 34 mm from the left edge and put my 3 mm drill through as my starting point for that row. In order to get the Parf Stick reasonably parallel to the top edge I marked a line at the other end 129 mm from the top edge which I "eyeballed" through one of the 3 mm holes at the end of the Parf Stick. I hope that this helps. Peter

[@EM9698]

Excellent as always! Peter do you think it would be possible to use the Festool Domino to create the same kind of a tabletop layout as it is with the mft3? I mean instead of drilling those 20mm holes one might use the domino to acchieve the approximately same kind of functionality?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

I can see the idea buy it would be nowhere near as accurate. When I first started with my design concept I was getting about 0.5 degrees of accuracy and now the production system is nearly 100 times better. I doubt whether a Domino approach could be even 0.5 degrees accurate - no fault of the Domino as it is great at doing what it was designed to do. Cheers. Peter

[@deezynar]

What does PARF mean? Is it just a shortened version of this guy's name?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Yes, Peter

[@deezynar]

Thanks. Your invention looks like a good one, I just couldn't figure out if the word 'Parf' had some sort of meaning related to geometry, or it referred to some other tangible thing.

[@Mr2at]

Boom!

[@graycbr600]

UJK Parf Guide System out of stock :-(

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Graham, That is the price of success - the sales growth is amazing ! Axminster have now moved to a double shift system and stock will return very soon. Peter

[@graycbr600]

back in stock but is it possible to change the standard cutter for to this one UJK Technology D/G cutter instead ,seems no difference options to custom your own kit ??

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Graham, You need to talk to Axminster about that. Send an email to their customer services and ask the question. Peter

[@Pistol_Knight]

Speedy :):):)

[@mickleblade]

nice vid, but it ain't rocket science to make one. I understand it's all custom made hence the price. But...I've got a ruler, I know pythagorus, etc.. sorry, not worth it.

[@mickleblade]

if you say so...... can't you manage to put some large dowels acurately into a board?

[@bighands69]

+Mickleblade So I guess that you engineered your own jig out of metal that you can use over and over. If you made it out of wood there is no way that it could be used over and over. You understand pythagorean theorem but how did you get the alignment on every single hole?

[@crystalz2518]

wow and not a good wow ........ I guess if its by the hour pay ???? maybe??? otherwise much faster and I am sure cheaper ways to get the same square cut.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Crystal Zeller You know he's building a jig that would be used for multiple cuts? He wouldn't make this each time!

[@SammyInnit]

Crystal Zeller Accurate jigs and templates are the key to making time more profitable.

[@crystalz2518]

silly me what do I know ?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

You can make your cutting station in less than 15 minutes and it will be good for a year or more. The PGS can be used time and time again. Your 90 degree cuts will be near CNC accurate. Peter