Festool Of 1400

[matte]

Hello Festool maniacs.

I`m new over here. I`m not sure if i`m posting here is right. i`m from the netherlands.  And the work that is do is a mechanic for towable homes. i love good quality tools. i have some rather good tools. Here`s a little list, mafell mt55cc, mafell p1cc. festool Dts 400, starmix isp ardl 1635 ews. And i also have the mafell lo50e plunge router.

The last device ( the lo 50e) i want to sell this one. i`m not really pleased with it. What the lo50e dislikes are, at the bottom plate there are no indicators for the center of the bit. so its always guessing if im in the center of the line that i want to route. Also a decent fine adjustment of the depth is very far away. there is a collar with you can turn on butt you never know how much of a mm you have turned it up or downwards. the next thing, it can only take 8 mm routerbits.

Now i have done some research and for what i have seen is that the festool of1400 will be a decent good choice for me.
When i`m gonna order this one, will this be a good choice , or will there be a better router for me .
i know that the of1400 is a step forward from the lo50e that i had. The lo50e is similair to the of1010

Sorry for my english , i hope you can understand everything.

Thanks, Mathijs

 

[Owego]

Mathijs,

  The 1400 has a nice fine adjustment with tenths of mm graduations.  It's easy to handle and has good power.  However, if you are a tool junkie, the 2200 is a superior machine - power to drive any bit a sane person would but in a hand held router, fine depth control without having to release the plunge lock and its dust pick up is superior to the 1400 too. 
  For most work, the 1400 is an excellent choice, but the 2200 is more versatile.  For me, there are only two reasons to select the 1400 over the 2200: 1) Weight - the 2200 is significantly heavier and a bit harder to control when coming to the end of a board during edging work,  2) Cost - not only is the 2200 a big step in price but you need the accessory kit which will set you back more than a couple of hundred Euros.  But, if you are a tool junkie .....
   

 

[charley1968]

Hi Mathijs
I'd recommend the OF1400 over the 2200 if you haven't had any issues with the Mafell router power-wise. It's a very competent router, can take 8 and 12 mm shanks, works swell in a table and got good accessories like the guide-rail connector and parallel-guide.

 

[ear3]

When you say the 1400 works well in the table, are you just talking about the CMS?

Hi Mathijs
I'd recommend the OF1400 over the 2200 if you haven't had any issues with the Mafell router power-wise. It's a very competent router, can take 8 and 12 mm shanks, works swell in a table and got good accessories like the guide-rail connector and parallel-guide.

 

[matte]

Thanks owega and charlie for the answers.  I have looked at the of2200. Butt as owega mentioned is much heavyier than the 1400. Also as i looked at the cost of the 2200 its double of the 1400. For the work i gonna to do with it i think the of1400 will be the best solution for me.

 

[Stone Message]

Hi Mathijs

I have the OF1400 (a very special Christmas present a couple of years ago) and I love it. It is easy to set up, can take any cutter shank size and has enough power even when doing the odd bit of kitchen work. I have used it for all sorts of work, including with the Leigh dovetail jig (although I now use the OF1010 for this). Dust collection is excellent although I would prefer the dust collection route to be through a fixed feature like that of the OF2200. The ratchet mechanism for changing cutters (also on the OF2200) is superb and saves a lot of time and effort.

I have used many other makes of router and have owned Dewalt, Stanley (industrial), CMT and Axminster machines and none of them have the quality or finesse of the Festool machines.

Peter

 

[charley1968]

@ Edward: yes, i used it only in CMS.

 

[Holmz]

It took me a while to decide on a router and I ended up with the LO50.
While I like mine- maybe you should consider selling yours for a 1100 or 1400?
...Or maybe try out the 1400 and then sell the LO50.

I usually use shims to set the depth... Either a shim under the bit or a shim under the stop depending on whether I want to go up or down. I am not sure what a feeler gauge is called in your native tongue:

 

[matte]

Peter, i saw your video of the choice between the 2200 1400 and the 1010. It was very clear to me that the 1400 will fullfill my needs that im searching in a router. You also said that if you want to have versitale router you suggested that the 1400 will be the best choice in your opinion.  Thanks for the clear video that you made.

Holmz,  im very glad for you that you like youre lo50. Im not. I will sell this one and order a 1400. 
Also thanks for youre answer.

 

[Holmz]

[member=58924]matte[/member]
Your welcome.

It is hard to really know a tool and what works and what doesn't without a good test drive.
My last small router was an old craftsman, so maybe I started with low expectations. The craftsman was not an Elu.
Sometimes one just needs to move the ones on that do not work out.

You could post it for sale on Mafell user forum and you may be able to offset some of your 1400 router cost?
http://mafellusersforum.com/board/40/classifieds
or using ebay.

Good luck with the sale.

I am particularly interested in the towable homes if you ever get some links to interesting ones, then I look forward to that.

All the best, ~Holmz

 

[Stone Message]

[member=58924]matte[/member]

I should have mentioned that video - thanks.

Peter