1010 "base running pad" and height-adjustable support when using FS Guide rail

[lousse]

Hi,

I would love to find a  "base running pad" for my 1010 with the correct height to avoid using the "height-adjustable support "  (when using the fs guide rail)….

Know what I mean?

Any idea out there?

Thanks for your help !

 

[nclemmons]

Why not just attach a strip of wood on the base with double stick tape to enable a level surface if you don't want to use the drop down foot?

neil

 

[lousse]

Thanks for your answer

Yes, I thought about that

It's almost impossible to use this drop down foot when routing grooves for sliding door (on a cabinet)....

 

[greg mann]

Thanks for your answer

Yes, I thought about that

I just hate this drop down foot, it's almost impossible to use it when routing grooves for sliding door (on a cabinet)....

What don't you like about it? The only negative observation I have is that it could be longer, which would halp make the router more stable when you enter and exit material. I have thought about making a foot with longer feet but don't use my router on the rail all that often anyway. Maybe in the future I will, at which point I might experiment with longer projections in the direction of movement.

 

[lousse]

What don't you like about it?

Well, when I'm routing grooves on my cabinet (for sliding doors) just like on this picture, the foot cannot stand on the wood.
Know what I mean?

 

[greg mann]

Why would you want it too? The wood is under the rail and the foot rides on the table. Even if the router had an offset base (about 5mm) that caught the wood over the grooves it would not be stable as the grooves are so close to the edge of the wood, leaving 40% or so of the router unsupported. This is exactly when the foot shines as it keeps you from relying only on your own ability to keep it from wobbleing. An offset base, in this application, would need to be exactly the height of your material and the rail to provide maximum stability, and ride on the table not the wood. The foot does this easily. Maybe I am missing something.

 

[lousse]

I know what you mean and it really makes sense. thank you

The point is that I'm not using this foot correctly, mainly because my benchwork is too short and not flat enough to use the foot directly on it

Right now, I'm working on a big cabinet (2m30, 7 feet and 5.55inches), I'll never be able to have a table that size...

Any idea of another solution?

 

[jallen03]

You may check the "table widener" base for the OF1010.  It may be thick enough for you to run the router off the track, using the track as a guide (connected to the guide stops).  I've seen this apply to the OF 1400 router (believe Paul Marcel posted videos or pics of it), may work for the 1010 as well.

 

[lousse]

Now i must apologize.
When used the correct way (thanks again Greg), it works perfectly.

Thanks Greg for your tips on this one

Thanks all for your answers.