Surfacing my T track

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

No, surfacing the MDF before installing the T-track will create a pocket which will be problematic.

Instead, surface the MDF filler strips — as an optional thing, I cut the MDF filler strips short of where the machine can cut at a 45 degree angle, then cut PVC lumber at that same angle to use as filler strips, securing it at the front of the machine:

A different sort of filler strip

Decided I wanted a slightly more efficient usage and mounting of filler strips, so this is what I came up with: the existing strips were cut off a bit shy of the working area at a 45 degree angle, and additional holes added to secure them just short of where the angle meets the baseplate underneath the wasteboard strips were then cut at a 45 degree angle so as to fit snugly underneath at the back, and at the front to fit, and a hole with a countersink to accommodate a nylon bolt was cut in the…