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The only thing that Festool seems to make in a 7/16" diameter is a drill bit. They didn't even include a 7/16" socket in their socket sets. You'd have to use the guide bushing adapter and a Porter Cable screw-together bushing, most likely.
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According to my paper copy of the catalog, the only Imperial sizes they make are 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-3/8"
All it shows for Metric is 17mm and 30mm, which I find curious.
Apparently the OF2200 is "special", since neither of the smaller routers get Imperial sizes?
There is however an adapter plate that will accept Porter-Cable style bushings. As far as I can tell, it is only sold as part of the accessory set, for the OF2200. May sold as a spare part through the E-Kat system?
The OF1010 has the most, which makes sense. 10.8mm, 13.8mm, 17mm, 24mm, 27mm, 30mm, 40mm.
The decimal sizes are a bit confusing though, why? dead-on 11mm would be very close to 7/16", but still a few thousandths small. 13.8 is over a mm larger than 1/2". I could see it if they were sold at a metric size that was equivalent, but they are not.
The OF1400 only shows a few too. 24, 27, 30, 40
All it shows for Metric is 17mm and 30mm, which I find curious.
Apparently the OF2200 is "special", since neither of the smaller routers get Imperial sizes?
There is however an adapter plate that will accept Porter-Cable style bushings. As far as I can tell, it is only sold as part of the accessory set, for the OF2200. May sold as a spare part through the E-Kat system?
The OF1010 has the most, which makes sense. 10.8mm, 13.8mm, 17mm, 24mm, 27mm, 30mm, 40mm.
The decimal sizes are a bit confusing though, why? dead-on 11mm would be very close to 7/16", but still a few thousandths small. 13.8 is over a mm larger than 1/2". I could see it if they were sold at a metric size that was equivalent, but they are not.
The OF1400 only shows a few too. 24, 27, 30, 40
Peach Tree makes it. Several vendors sell it. I don’t know what adapter you need to fit it to the Festool router. Under $10.00 from all of them. I think it was $4.00 from Amazon.
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Packard said:
Both the 1400 and the 2200 have a 30mm template adaptor available for the types of bushing sets you linked to.
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[member=74278]Packard[/member] that's the Porter-Cable style, that I mentioned, but it has to be adapted. They do not fit the Festool routers natively, adapters are required. In the US, those adapters ship with the OF1010 and OF1400. I don't think they included with the OF2200, but it has an all inclusive set.
The thing you have to be careful about with the P-C bushings is that the ID of the bushing is almost exactly the same as the OD of the collet nut (at least on the OF1400, it works fine with OF1010)
They work fine with shallow cuts, but a deep cut can drive the collet nut into the bushing. This results in spinning the bushing right off. [blink] [blink] yes, I have done that
The thing you have to be careful about with the P-C bushings is that the ID of the bushing is almost exactly the same as the OD of the collet nut (at least on the OF1400, it works fine with OF1010)
They work fine with shallow cuts, but a deep cut can drive the collet nut into the bushing. This results in spinning the bushing right off. [blink] [blink] yes, I have done that
I try not to think about it, but I have a crazy amount of routers, including a Craftsman router I bought in 1968.
As I recall, it was over $100.00 and the number $125.00 sticks in my head. It still works, but I doubt I could get new motor brushes once the current ones wear out.
$125.00 in 1968 is the equivalent of $1,155.80 in current dollars. A lot of tools are cheaper nowadays than they were 50 years ago.
Bit changes are tedious, so it does not get much use.
As I recall, it was over $100.00 and the number $125.00 sticks in my head. It still works, but I doubt I could get new motor brushes once the current ones wear out.
$125.00 in 1968 is the equivalent of $1,155.80 in current dollars. A lot of tools are cheaper nowadays than they were 50 years ago.
Bit changes are tedious, so it does not get much use.
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daveva said:
I don't know what you plan on doing with the 7/16-inch guide bushing on the OF 2200, but this seems like a lot of overkill for such a small cutter (1/4-inch or 8mm shank). I think the OF 1010 with the Porter Cable adapter plate would be a better choice, and certainly more accurate than the OF 2200.
The guide bushing on the OF 1010 can be centered on the mandrel and secured to the router base so it doesn't move around like it would on the OF 2200, or OF 1400. There are several threads on FOG that discuss the adapter plate movement on these models.
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MikeGE said:
Mike's observation should not be ignored. There was a recent thread on choosing the right Festool router and I was surprised the guide bushing centering issue wasn't brought up at that time. Here's the recent thread started by [member=82312]onocoffee[/member] .
https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...estool-routers/msg723623/?topicseen#msg723623
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I wasn't aware of the movement issue with the OF2200, since I don't have one. Interesting
I just assumed that the OP was asking, since it was his only router? It's not exactly fair, but seems logical.
Agreed on the over-kill, but it would work, if you had to.
The movement can be reduced on the OF1400, by slightly bending the clips outward, but it will make them harder to remove. It still doesn't guarantee centering but is much faster. They aren't "that far" off anyway though, so unless you are doing inlays, it may not matter. For simple template jobs, like corner rounding, sink cut-outs, etc you would never know.
I just assumed that the OP was asking, since it was his only router? It's not exactly fair, but seems logical.
Agreed on the over-kill, but it would work, if you had to.
The movement can be reduced on the OF1400, by slightly bending the clips outward, but it will make them harder to remove. It still doesn't guarantee centering but is much faster. They aren't "that far" off anyway though, so unless you are doing inlays, it may not matter. For simple template jobs, like corner rounding, sink cut-outs, etc you would never know.
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