Festool LR32 System and Bosch 1617 Plunge router

[pillguy]

Hi all, space I was able to adjust my Bosch 1617 router to fit the Festool lr32 system here are a couple of pictures of how I did it. I took a Dremel and ground gently two small areas on my router base and then fitted it to the Festool base. I'm going to get some additional screws and nuts to make it fit more accurately in terms of the screw inserts on the baseplate

 

[GhostFist]

 

[Bob D.]

Might seem like a crazy question but will the Bosch FSN OFA router adapter plate fit the Festool rails and does the detent pin line up with the holes in the Festool rail? I thought I read somewhere on the forum that the Bosch track saw can use the Festool rail, which  is what made me think the Bosch router plate might work too.

If yes it might offer an easy solution to using other brand routers with the Festool LR32 system.

 

[Holmz]

Might seem like a crazy question but will the Bosch FSN OFA router adapter plate fit the Festool rails and does the detent pin line up with the holes in the Festool rail? I thought I read somewhere on the forum that the Bosch track saw can use the Festool rail, which  is what made me think the Bosch router plate might work too.

If yes it might offer an easy solution to using other brand routers with the Festool LR32 system.

The mafell/Bosch MT55/GKT55 fit on FT rails.
AndThe Bosch FSN-OFA takes a bunch of routers including some FT.

Festool is a system, and hence only takes FT.

 

[Bob D.]

OK but does the Bosch router adapter plate fir the FT rails, THAT was my question.

 

[VirTERM]

OK but does the Bosch router adapter plate fir the FT rails, THAT was my question.

Just wondering what is the answer? Would FSNOFA by Bosch work well with Festool LR32 track?

 

[ctvader]

I would like to know as well.  I did find this image for the fsn ofa plate.  You can see two slots on the bottom black piece, with the 2nd one appearing a little wider which may fit the Festool rail.  Toolnut site has a preorder date of 4/15

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[ctvader]

As a follow up to my above post...
https://www.bosch-professional.com/...-plunge-guides-festo-t-rails/12579327-t#/main

 

[VirTERM]

I would like to know as well.  I did find this image for the fsn ofa plate.  You can see two slots on the bottom black piece, with the 2nd one appearing a little wider which may fit the Festool rail.  Toolnut site has a preorder date of 4/15

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Atlas Machinery has stock for that already (Canadian company)

 

[VirTERM]

OK but does the Bosch router adapter plate fir the FT rails, THAT was my question.

Just wondering what is the answer? Would FSNOFA by Bosch work well with Festool LR32 track?

I guess there is nothing wrong with answering my own question.... [unsure]
Basically, the Bosch router adapter will properly work with Festool rail for dados and such, but for LR32 spacing it will not work due to misalignment of the indexing pin on FSNOFA and holes on Festool LR32 track.

 

[Bob D.]

Thanks for that follow up.