I have the OF 1010, 1400, and 2200 - Is the MFK 700 duplicitous?

[bwehman]

Like the title says, I have all the routers. The 1010 is even the newest one. I know there are edge trimming attachments for the 1010, but the MFK seems to do it with more elegance. Given the rest of the routers I have available, would the 700 just basically be an edge-trimming machine? Or does it excel at other applications even in the company of the other three?

 

[ScotF]

Great trim router and excels at flush cutting banding as well as edge profiles. I really like its versatility.

 

[Coen]

Well, if you have the other three... I would definitely only use the 700 for edges.

 

[Axis39]

I recently purchased my first Festool router, the MFK 700.  I got the set with two bases (The Q?)...

I have other routers.  I have a homemade edge trimming jig (with an older Dewalt DW110, that has been the dedicated edge trimming set up).  I have a few bigger routers and a another trim router.

Yesterday was my first full day with the 700.  I just happened to need it to trim a bunch of edge banding...  I would say it saved me hours...  Just yesterday!

Now, maybe the 1010 has a similar edge trimming system (I haven't spent a lot fo time drooling over Festool routers...  Need to get busy, though!).  But, I cannot see the ergonomics being as effective as the 700.  It was so easy and light....  Plus, I had it dialed in so tight, I honestly barely need to sand.

Like I said, I am new to Festool routers.  My old shopmade setup worked okay.  It got the job done, kinda accurately, cumbersomely slowly, and required a lot of sanding afterwards...  as well as, somehow, messing up the surface veneer more often than I care to admit....  I may not have enough experience with the other Festool offerings, but I will say, after one day of experience with the 700, I would buy it all over again.  Actually, I would buy it again several times over.  (I'm actually contemplating another one already).

 

[Packard]

Ah, the treachery of too many routers. [laughing]  You probably want to use “redundant” and not “duplicitous”.

You cannot have too many routers.  I have two P-C 690s so that I can leave the dovetail jig set up all the time and just dive right in when I need drawer boxes with no setups. 

I have one router in a table, one trim router that’s really easy to handle, and a couple more somewhere.  You cannot have too many routers.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Ah, the treachery of too many routers. [laughing]  You probably want to use “redundant” and not “duplicitous”.

You cannot have too many routers.  I have two P-C 690s so that I can leave the dovetail jig set up all the time and just dive right in when I need drawer boxes with no setups. 

I have one router in a table, one trim router that’s really easy to handle, and a couple more somewhere.  You cannot have too many routers.

Exactly! better words were never written. Put simply, You cannot have too many routers.
Having specific set-ups is very handy and saves a lot of time and hassle.
The MFK700 is a little more of a specialized tool though. I use mine with the horizontal base 95% of the time. If you have the need for this specialty, sure go for it, otherwise a OF1010 might do you better.