Angle Arm & Edging Plate Not 90 Degrees to Router Base

[Michael Kellough]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member]
When trying to upload, see far down on your iPhone’s screen when you have chosen a photo from your phone’s library: (beware, it’s “hidden Land Rover ad in there.. [big grin])
There (in Norwegian..) you will have to click “Choose picture size”, you will then get 3 choices, small, medium, large and actual size, then click “back” and you’ll see a smaller file size (if not clicking “actual size)

Thanks for the heads-up but the screen you show just doesn't show up on my iPhone. I also went into "Settings" and tried to find the option there...no luck. I have an iPhone 11 Pro...is that the problem?

Love the Land Rovers, I just wish they were still made in the UK.  [smile]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] don’t know if this is it but Settings>Camera>Formats, maybe switch from High Efficiency to Most Compatible?

 

[Brice Burrell]

Do you guys have the locking knob tightened down?

Absolutely, because the fit of the arm in the slot, on my 1010 router, is a very light press fit so the knob needs to be tightened completely for the arm to seat fully in the slot.

I was referring to the locking knob for the plate's adjustment, not the knob that attaches the plate to the router.

 

[FestitaMakool]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member]
When trying to upload, see far down on your iPhone’s screen when you have chosen a photo from your phone’s library: (beware, it’s “hidden Land Rover ad in there.. [big grin])
There (in Norwegian..) you will have to click “Choose picture size”, you will then get 3 choices, small, medium, large and actual size, then click “back” and you’ll see a smaller file size (if not clicking “actual size)

Thanks for the heads-up but the screen you show just doesn't show up on my iPhone. I also went into "Settings" and tried to find the option there...no luck. I have an iPhone 11 Pro...is that the problem?

Love the Land Rovers, I just wish they were still made in the UK.  [smile]

It seems to appear a little different on iPhone - still it’s all the way down on the screen. (I try avoid FOG on the iPhone, it’s fiddly..) I have still experienced a lot of bugs lately, using iPad regarding landscape/portrait format on web pages and images, annoying!

Love LR as well, was bitten by a Disco2 in 2007 - it infected my blood sooo still got it! [big grin]

I’m looking for the same attachments for my OF1010, curious if the out of alignment is standard..

 

[Cheese]

I’m looking for the same attachments for my OF1010, curious if the out of alignment is standard..

I'm going to double check after reading Brices's last post. I believe BOTH knobs were torqued down but I'll check.

I'm also going to attach the parts to my 1400 and see what results I get there. I just have to yank the 1400 out of the CMS.

 

[DOUG M]

Don’t know if this will help. When I got mine the bolt that has the green numbers to adjust the height the bolt was bent. Take apart and turn the green adjustment and look to see if the bolt is straight. Might not be any help but just putting it out. Thanks

 

[mfkd9]

I just checked mine.  On my (nearly antique) OF-1000 and my (2 month old) OF-1400 the Edging Plate is dead square to the router base plate.

The attachment arm is a fairly tight fit into the router base...do you have it fully seated in there? Any built-up sawdust or crud in there that might keep it from seating?

I definitely have mine fully seated and tightened down (both knobs on the angle arm).  There’s no crud or anything either, because my OF1010, the angle arm, and the edging plate are all brand new.  Thanks for checking yours, although I’m even more confused now haha.

 

[mfkd9]

Do you guys have the locking knob tightened down?

Absolutely, because the fit of the arm in the slot, on my 1010 router, is a very light press fit so the knob needs to be tightened completely for the arm to seat fully in the slot.

I was referring to the locking knob for the plate's adjustment, not the knob that attaches the plate to the router.

Yeah, I made sure both knobs were locked down.  It’s at the same angle when I put it on my OF1400 also, and no matter how far I adjust the angle arm or edging plate in and out, when I lock them and check the angle it’s off by about the same amount.

 

[mfkd9]

Don’t know if this will help. When I got mine the bolt that has the green numbers to adjust the height the bolt was bent. Take apart and turn the green adjustment and look to see if the bolt is straight. Might not be any help but just putting it out. Thanks

That’s interesting because the same bolt was bent on my angle arm as well.  I had to straighten it out just to get the edging plate shaft to be able to be adjusted in and out by the green knob.  Of course my first thought was that could be the issue (and if I can’t figure this out, the angle arm is what I would replace) but the angle of the edging plate to the router base stays the same no matter how I adjust the green knob.  The edging plate shaft is a very tight fit into the angle arm, so even when I loosen the lock down knob or take the green knob/bolt out completely and hold the edging plate in there, I still can’t adjust the plate enough by hand to get it to 90 degrees.  I’m probably doing a terrible job explaining this, but I may just need to exchange the angle arm and see what happens.  Thanks for the help though.

 

[Michael Kellough]

I bought all this stuff several years ago and still haven’t used.

If I didn’t have it yet I’d buy the FastCap rig instead.
Still might buy it if I find out my Festool rig is that far off.

 

[Cheese]

I rechecked the 1010 and both knobs are tightened firmly and the arm is still angled.

Here’s a photo of the1400...

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[jeffinsgf]

Minor whine...

Remember back when a post like this wouldn't go more than 6 or 8 responses before a definitive answer would be posted from someone inside Festool? 

Whiny mode off.

 

[Scott in San Diego]

This is how I would troubleshoot the problem.

Disassemble the edging plate from the angle arm and the angle arm from the router.

1. Measure to see if the edging plate black post is perpendicular to the edging plate phenolic base.

2. Measure to see if the angle arm bore, that accepts the edging guide post, is perpendicular to the angle arm mounting surface.

3. If 1 and 2 are satisfactory, then the problem is at the angle arm/router interface.

 

[elfick]

Is the router base plate in the way? Every picture it looks like the arm is pressed tight against the base plate. Maybe try removing the base plate and see if the arm aligns properly?

 

[Cheese]

Is the router base plate in the way? Every picture it looks like the arm is pressed tight against the base plate. Maybe try removing the base plate and see if the arm aligns properly?

Here the base of the 1400 has been removed and the square is sitting on a parallel to bridge the casting reinforcement ribs. [attachimg=1]

 

[FestitaMakool]

Could it be that Festool deliberately build the foot this way?
I know this is two parts, and “the plate with the big knob” is one part.
As the weight of the router and the “operators” hand and arm is pressing down and in against the workpiece - could it then be 90°?
And are the piece with the adjustable knob 90° - or is it just one of them that are “off”?

 

[mfkd9]

Minor whine...

Remember back when a post like this wouldn't go more than 6 or 8 responses before a definitive answer would be posted from someone inside Festool? 

Whiny mode off.

That would be nice.  I emailed Festool directly a few days ago, but I haven’t heard back yet.  I’ve never had to email them before, so I have no idea how long it normally takes to respond, let alone with everything going on right now. When I hear something, I’ll post it on here though.

 

[mfkd9]

Could it be that Festool deliberately build the foot this way?
I know this is two parts, and “the plate with the big knob” is one part.
As the weight of the router and the “operators” hand and arm is pressing down and in against the workpiece - could it then be 90°?
And are the piece with the adjustable knob 90° - or is it just one of them that are “off”?

I thought it might be intentional for some reason, but [member=7266]jeffinsgf[/member] said his is dead square.  Also, there’s really no flex (as far as I can tell) to get it to 90 degrees; at least without a lot of force.  Even when I hold the entire assembly just by the knob on the edging plate, so that the entire weight of the router is unsupported, it doesn’t change the angle.  I haven’t had a chance to check the pieces individually yet, but I should be able to do that later today. 

 

[peter halle]

Minor whine...

Remember back when a post like this wouldn't go more than 6 or 8 responses before a definitive answer would be posted from someone inside Festool? 

Whiny mode off.

That would be nice.  I emailed Festool directly a few days ago, but I haven’t heard back yet.  I’ve never had to email them before, so I have no idea how long it normally takes to respond, let alone with everything going on right now. When I hear something, I’ll post it on here though.

I might suggest that you call Festool on Monday.  I called about a question the other day and only had to wait on hold for about a minute.  They, like every other company, have had to make alterations to operations.  I suspect that might be part of the email response delay.

Peter

 

[FestitaMakool]

While there are OF 1010 users here, are yours plunging smoothly with just the main handle?
Or is yours suspect-able to stick unless you press a little inwards to center of the router?(mimicking pressing equally with both hands - one hand on the locking knob and the other on the handle)

..Just wanted to know if it’s “normal”  [smile]

 

[DOUG M]

Okay I checked mine and it is not square it looks like yours. The arm is not the problem. If you take a square and put it in the slot that the arm fits you will see it is not square to the bottom of the base. It is the base that is not square on mine. If you get an answer from Festool please post it. The bolt that you tighten to the base could be shimmed. If you don’t tighten the bolt you can make it square but that will not help. Doug