Is an OF1010 a substitute for a MFK700?

[Coliban]

Last year i ordered a MFK700 for trimming edges (i am building a small kitchen at another place). They couldn't deliver last year because of a supply bottleneck at festool as they said and i decided to take the money back. Now, ( i am on a business journey), my wife told me that they still delivered the MFK700 and i am asking if i need this tool if i could do edge trimming and such work as well with an OF1010 which i already own. Is the MFK700 worth the additional expenditure  or can i send it back and accomplish nearly the same task with the OF1010? (Besides i find it curiously somehow a satisfaction to own another festool tool...)

What would you do?

Thank you!

 

[Stone Message]

Take a look at this thread - I hope you will be able to get the answer you seek from that:
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...robably-posted-somewhere-else-this-is-awesome!!!/msg494848/#msg494848

I would go with the OF1010 because it trims edges well and can do all of the normal things that routers do. I love mine and now use it more than my OF1400. Remember that the edging kit consists of several pieces which are extras.

Peter

 

[junk731]

If your trimming edgebanding upto 1/2" then the MFK700 with the 1.5 degree base is the better choice. Its an amazing little router and typically all I use mine for. If you plan on doing over 1/2" then the OF1010 works better you just have to be very careful with it, super easy to damage the plywood especially with the crap cores most companies are using.

John

 

[Coliban]

Thank you,  i have to investigate. Since i am on business trip i have broadband access at the earliest at friday. Two different opinions, must see.

 

[semenza]

  They both do the job. I have used both and compared them side by side. If you have the 1010 the edge trimming set up for it will do a good job for much less than an MFK. However in my opinion the MFK is head and shoulders above the 1010 set up. Easier and faster to adjust, set up, handles better. The fine tuning on the MFK is outstanding. I feel there is less chance for damage to the surface too, mostly due to a better size and shape for the job. But I did not feel the 1010 was necessarily a big risk in that area.

    Decision depends on whether or not you already own a 1010 and how much / how often you will be doing edge trimming. Though it is true that the 1010 can do a wider edge there are a couple ways around that. The easiest being to simply use 1/2" thick / wide solid edging instead of 3/4".

  If we were talking 1400 or MFK I would say get the MFK. I tried the edge trimming set up on the 1400 as well. It works but the size , weight, handling is just not that good. 1400 is OK for a once in a while job.

Seth

 

[ear3]

I think the additional capacity you gain with the 1010 (and the edging plate) makes it a better value than the MFK.  It's not very often I encounter a situation where the 1010 couldn't have been used in place of the MFK, though they do exist.

That said, I don't do a lot of thin edge-banding work (I usually make my own out of hardwood), so maybe if that were your primary application, it might be worth it to get the MFK.

 

[Dan-]

Uh weren't all the edging accessories for the 1010 discontinued some time ago?

 

[Cheese]

Uh weren't all the edging accessories for the 1010 discontinued some time ago?

Ya they were...and then suddenly they weren't. [eek]

 

[leakyroof]

Uh weren't all the edging accessories for the 1010 discontinued some time ago?

Ya they were...and then suddenly they weren't. [eek]

  Really???  When did THAT happen.... [embarassed]  At least they came back.... [wink]

 

[Cheese]

Really???  When did THAT happen.... [embarassed]  At least they came back.... [wink]

Don't quote me but I'd say by May/June they became NAINA and then by November/December they resurfaced. No explanation as to why.

 

[leakyroof]

Really???  When did THAT happen.... [embarassed]  At least they came back.... [wink]

Don't quote me but I'd say by May/June they became NAINA and then by November/December they resurfaced. No explanation as to why.

. Weird.... [scared]

 

[ear3]

Yeah, that was weird. But welcome. The edging plate is only like one of the top 5 most useful festool accessories.

Really???  When did THAT happen.... [embarassed]  At least they came back.... [wink]

Don't quote me but I'd say by May/June they became NAINA and then by November/December they resurfaced. No explanation as to why.

 

[leakyroof]

Yeah, that was weird. But welcome. The edging plate is only like one of the top 5 most useful festool accessories.

Really???  When did THAT happen.... [embarassed]  At least they came back.... [wink]

Don't quote me but I'd say by May/June they became NAINA and then by November/December they resurfaced. No explanation as to why.

. Although I own the previously described 1010 accessories, it was still strange to hear they'd been deleted, then brought back.  I came close to buying the smaller router, but as you correctly stated, the 1010 can do more than the MFK for certain situations.  Might still buy an MFK someday though.... [wink]

 

[Cheese]

Yeah, that was weird. But welcome. The edging plate is only like one of the top 5 most useful festool accessories

.
Although I own the previously described 1010 accessories, it was still strange to hear they'd been deleted, then brought back.

Ya unfortunately when I got the info directly from the local Festool rep, it sent me into a heightened sense of hysteria, much akin to a rabid squirrel searching for that last supply of nuts before the first winter snowstorm. And after calling the 5 local merchants and finding they had none in stock, that only heightened my angst. Finally had to place orders with 3 different vendors to get what I needed.

Then...6 months later...business as usual.  [eek]

 

[Tom the Remodeler]

If you're in the "I can only have one router...." camp, then you'll probably get more utility out of the OF1010.

That being said, it has been my experience that the MFK700 is better optimized for trimming edge banding. The OF1010 "can" do the job, and in certain situations can trim wider banding than the 700, but for relatively thin banding I'm much more comfortable using the 700.

At present, I actually own both versions of the 700, a 1010, and two 1400's. I keep waiting for a big project to come along where I can justify filling out the lineup with a 2200.

At present, my standard MFK700 is generally used for rounding over or chamfering edges, and usually lives with a 1/8" round over bit installed.

My MFK700 EQ/B is paired with my Conturo, and mostly uses the 2mm radius bit.

My OF1010 is my dedicated mortising router. Using a standard 5/8" guide bushing and a 1/2" mortising bit, I use this router almost exclusively for routing door door hinges, lock sets, and 35mm holes for cabinet hinges.

One of my OF1400 routers is kept loose and used for plowing dados and larger edge treatments, while the other is semi-permanently mounted in my CMS.

 

[Coliban]

The more i read, the more it seems that i cannot justify the purchase of a 500€ + Tool, if i own already the OF1010.

Thank you for your very detailed explanations!

On the other side, when it comes to trimming and chamfering edges, the MFK700 would be the tool of choice? But what is then the eligibility of the MFK700? just pure speed, when professionals on the construction site save time when they don´t need to adapt plates and staff to their router? But if it is so, then it would be fully the same with the OF1010 plus adapter and plate, except for the time to change the OF?

Is it this two things to adapt the OF1010?

Adapter for OF1010: KT-OF, WA-OF (and UP-OF ?)

 

[Stone Message]

You Need:

  - The edging Plate -  486058
  - The Angle Arm - 486052

and I think that it is important to have the Chip Guard - 486242

Peter

 

[Coliban]

Thank you for the information, it is then:

• The edging Plate -  486058 is UP-OF (Umleinerplatte OF)  ca. 51€
• The Angle Arm - 486052 is WA-OF (Winkelarm OF) ca. 31€
• Chip Guard - 486242 is SF-OF (Spanflugschutz OF) 21€

Sums up to about 100€... ok, it is stil 400€ less then a new MFK700 Set...

 

[ear3]

Although the website lists the chipguard as an optional accessory for the horizontal setup, I have found it to be essential in horizontal mode, both in terms of safety (chips really fly off the bit when you're running it on its side) and in terms of functionality, since the build up of sawdust can interfere with the smooth slide of the edging plate across the workpiece.

Thank you for the information, it is then:

• The edging Plate -  486058 is UP-OF (Umleinerplatte OF)  ca. 51€
• The Angle Arm - 486052 is WA-OF (Winkelarm OF) ca. 31€
• Chip Guard - 486242 is SF-OF (Spanflugschutz OF) 21€

Sums up to about 100€... ok, it is stil 400€ less then a new MFK700 Set...