CMS with OF2200 How to?

vkumar

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With all the posts form Sitting Elf about purchases in Germany I though t I would ask this question of him or anyone else that knows.

I know that the CMS is not available for the 2200 in the US but available in Europe and elsewhere.

If someone knows how to update  CMS router set available in the US to the OF 2200  I would appreciate it. I have a brother in Scotland that can buy this for me.  The idea would be to bring over the least amount of bulk/weight.

Example would be buy the CMS GE router table here and then add components to upgrade to the OF2200.  Appreciate specific part number sand dealers to buy from.

TIA
Vijay
 
I purchased my CMS GE here in the USA about 6 months ago. It included the 2 rings needed to mount the 2200 router, though Festool USA says doing so will void your warranty (FYI!)
 
I did a video, in two parts, about setting up the CMS-OF with the OF2200. I seem to remember that I point out, clearly I hope, the very small difference in setup between the three Festool routers.

This may help you.

Part 1:



Part 2:



In the US you will be on your own if you injure yourself or anyone near you but over here, in Europe, we are perfectly safe.

The OF2200 is a beautiful router and lovely to use hand-held but, to my mind, it is the perfect machine to fit in the CMS. I will be featuring it more and more in future videos.

Peter

 
Peter,
That's a wonderfully done demonstration with a patient attention to detail.  It also makes me wish that Festool could give the okay to use the OF2200 in the CMS.
 
NYC Tiny Shop said:
Peter,
That's a wonderfully done demonstration with a patient attention to detail.  It also makes me wish that Festool could give the okay to use the OF2200 in the CMS.

Many thanks.

I have not followed the problems for this in the US but my understanding is that Festool would love everyone to be using the OF2200 in the CMS. I assume that someone has to give some sort of approval.

There is a certain irony to all of this - there are a lot of common practices (particularly with table saws) that would never be allowed in Europe yet we can use the CMS-OF with the 2200 with ticks in all of the boxes from the Health and Safety people.

At least people can make their own choice if the various bits of kit are included with the CMS-OF (or easy to get hold of).

Peter
 
Thank you Peter.  For some reason (probably work computer related) I cannot see the video.  Ill have to try it from my personal computer.

Well now I got to see the videos.  Simply brilliant Peter, and makes the process quite clear.

Vijay
 
Here's a link to the how-to regarding the setup of the CMS and the OF 2200.  As others have mentioned, the CMS comes with everything needed to mount the OF 2200, but as has also been mentioned, use of the OF 2200 in the CMS in North America can void your warranty.  The problem is the lack of UL approval due to the CMS' switch.  It is rated to only 13.5 amps, and the OF 2200 can draw up to 20 amps, hence a potential fire hazard.  It would not surprise me if Festool engineers were working on a UL-approvable switch, but it's fiction until it hits the NA market. 

 
Sparktrician said:
Here's a link to the how-to regarding the setup of the CMS and the OF 2200.  As others have mentioned, the CMS comes with everything needed to mount the OF 2200, but as has also been mentioned, use of the OF 2200 in the CMS in North America can void your warranty.  The problem is the lack of UL approval due to the CMS' switch.  It is rated to only 13.5 amps, and the OF 2200 can draw up to 20 amps, hence a potential fire hazard.  It would not surprise me if Festool engineers were working on a UL-approvable switch, but it's fiction until it hits the NA market. 

As soon as they do the OF1400 is coming out and the OF2200 is going in!
 
Sparktrician said:
Here's a link to the how-to regarding the setup of the CMS and the OF 2200.  As others have mentioned, the CMS comes with everything needed to mount the OF 2200, but as has also been mentioned, use of the OF 2200 in the CMS in North America can void your warranty.  The problem is the lack of UL approval due to the CMS' switch.  It is rated to only 13.5 amps, and the OF 2200 can draw up to 20 amps, hence a potential fire hazard.  It would not surprise me if Festool engineers were working on a UL-approvable switch, but it's fiction until it hits the NA market. 
Thank you for that link Sparktrician

Vijay
 
Sparktrician said:
Samo said:

Recommend that you contact the manufacturer to be absolutely certain that the attached cables are 12 gauge or larger.  The switch may be rated to 20 amps, but unless the cabling is 12 gauge or larger, the assembly should not be used in a 20-amp demand situation. 

I don't think a short run of 14 gauge off a 20 Amp stop switch is an issue.  Isn't the attached cable on the OF2200 14 gauge? 
 
I doubt that the lower amperage switch is the primary reason the OF2200 does not have UL listing for use in the CMS. I would bet that Festool put that switch in on purpose to show good faith to UL that they were not going to let people use the OF2200 in the CMS too easily. Someone previously mentioned that the issue may be more related to UL reluctance to have such a powerful machine in a dismountable format. 
 
I have been using the of2200 on vms table. Hogging barn timbers, big dados 2.5” deep, never a problem. Attached a ct48 also?
 
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