The right tool for the job

Yet another fence project... sorry.One of the pieces of kit that I got last week was a Festool MFT/3 workbench. It seemed kind of extravagant when I ordered it (though, I did get a discount when I ordered the bigger sander), but I ordered it and a small pile of bench dogs as well.Holy crap.I was able to actually work on the spare pickets I found by my shed.Clamping them on the face and sanding the main faces was a complete non-issue. Then to get to the peak: just clamp it on the edge with the same clamping system: done.I'm honestly amazed that I've managed to go this far without something like this.Sure, it weighs a ton (fake news: it's around 50-60 pounds) and it's expensive, but holy crap... it's so convenient. Couple that in with the track that comes with it and I have almost a full replacement for a table saw that I would have no way of storing anywhere!

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Fence: Sanded!