Guide rail adapter FS-OF 2200 on Makita track?

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I read that the guide rail might not be compatible due to the antitipping lip on the makita track. I think this makes sense based on the photo here:

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But the manual for the OF 2200 had the guide shifted over on the bump closer to the cutting edge

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It seems like it should work on the OF 2200 as the lip wouldn't interfere?
Not sure if anyone has this setup that could check?
 

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I think that the photo is on the other (non-ideal) rail because it's too close to the primary rib for the guide to fit between the router and the rib.

Of course, there's more than enough room on that workpiece to shift the rail over to the left and move the guide to the "correct" rib, so I have no idea why they would have set it up that way.

I can't answer the Makita track question, unfortunately.
 
If you set it up like the manual and not the photo, I am 99% certain you will be fine running it on the Makita track. The anti-lipping is just a small rib that sticks out from the upward facing clamping track. I've seen some folks run their Makita tracks through a table saw to take the rib off so that it's compatible with other accessories and otherwise makes it dimensionally identical to the Festool rails.
 
nvalinski said:
If you set it up like the manual and not the photo, I am 99% certain you will be fine running it on the Makita track. The anti-lipping is just a small rib that sticks out from the upward facing clamping track. I've seen some folks run their Makita tracks through a table saw to take the rib off so that it's compatible with other accessories and otherwise makes it dimensionally identical to the Festool rails.

Maybe I was thinking of the OF1400? that one for sure won't work since the guide is 2 bigger blocks unlike the OF2200.
 
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