MFK 700 Modular Router: Member Feedback

[Fred West]

Thank you all for making me see past my nose at the whole vertical and horizontal situation. ;D  Now as to $701 being a steal well then Timmy I have a deal for you. I will buy you at Full Meal deal at the Fast Food joint of your liking and you can send me the MFK 700 Full Meal Deal as EQUAL compensation.  ;D : 8) Fred PS How can you pass on this? ;D

 

[The Dude]

Thank you all for making me see past my nose at the whole vertical and horizontal situation. ;D  Now as to $701 being a steal well then Timmy I have a deal for you. I will buy you at Full Meal deal at the Fast Food joint of your liking and you can send me the MFK 700 Full Meal Deal as EQUAL compensation.  ;D : 8) Fred PS How can you pass on this? ;D

Golden Arches vs. Green Letters Hmmm???  Let me think about that one Fred 

Timmy

 

[Fred West]

Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, what is there to think of? You get GOLDEN Arches I only get Moldy Green Letters.  ;D : Should I start looking closely at my deliveries in May?  Fred

 

[Terp]

Just don't accept the green fries at the drive through window

 

[joraft]

The MFK 700 Full Meal Deal Is A Steal at $701.50 ...

Timmy

Oh geez, my wife is gonna love to hear about why I need this one.

John

 

[Dan Clark]

...
The Festool #495165 is the third base set....If I read it right  .  T he Set (495165) is $145.00.  That would make the full-meal-deal; MFK 700 Set (574288) $510.00, add the additional base set (495165) $145.00, and the edge guide (495182) $46.50.  The MFK 700 Full Meal Deal Is A Steal at $701.50 
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Timmy

Timmy,

Awesome router?  Uhmmm... Check!  Incredible flexibility?  Uhmmm... Check!  Extremely high quality?  Uhmmm... Check!  "Steal?"  Whoa!

Duuuuude...  "Steal???"  Timmy, you been sniffin' the CT22 exhaust again?!?  Uh huh... I knew it!!!  ;D

I'm going to buy that router.  I'd call it a good long term investment that will save me time and give me better quality with less work than I could otherwise.  However, "steal"...  Nah. 8)

Regards,

Dan.

 

[The Dude]

The MFK 700 Full Meal Deal Is A Steal at $701.50 ...

Timmy

Oh geez, my wife is gonna love to hear about why I need this one.

John

Just tell her it is "Modular".  Dude, that word just sounds highly specialized.  Hence, worth every penny.  Then take her to the Golden Arches for dinner.....She let's you have the Festool Full Meal Deal, and buy her her own Full Meal Deal.  I would suggest something a little more fancy....Like............................... Applebee's... ;D  

Timmy

 

[The Dude]

...
The Festool #495165 is the third base set....If I read it right  .  T he Set (495165) is $145.00.  That would make the full-meal-deal; MFK 700 Set (574288) $510.00, add the additional base set (495165) $145.00, and the edge guide (495182) $46.50.  The MFK 700 Full Meal Deal Is A Steal at $701.50 
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Timmy

Timmy,

Awesome router?  Uhmmm... Check!  Incredible flexibility?  Uhmmm... Check!  Extremely high quality?  Uhmmm... Check!  "Steal?"  Whoa!

Duuuuude...  "Steal???"  Timmy, you been sniffin' the CT22 exhaust again?!?  Uh huh... I knew it!!!  ;D

I'm going to buy that router.  I'd call it a good long term investment that will save me time and give me better quality with less work than I could otherwise.  However, "steal"...  Nah. 8)

Regards,

Dan.

Pehaps I should put "Squeal" intsted of "Steal"  I just couldn't find the appropriate rhyme fast enough.  My rapping days are long gone dude!  I agree that the router is an awesome investment.

Thanks for checking me up on that one Dan,

Cheers,

Timmy

 

[Dan Clark]

"Squeal"???  Yep, that works for me!  ;D

Dan.

 

[billybokay]

This makes the 1010 look practically free @ $330.

 

[tallgrass]

i do not see he advantage over the 1010 with the edge trimming attachments? don't get me wrong i need no help buying more festools but i just don't get this one if you have the 1010 which i have. thoughts?

 

[Overtime]

It looks like a fine trim router and it sure has enough power. I got a feeling it's allot better, nicer than my PC 310 but 4-500 dollars more ?

The price just doesn't fit the product and like Billy says, it makes the OF 1010 look practically free, or at the very least, a darn bargain 

When comparing the 1010 to the 700 - remember that the 1010 is a light plunge router and the 700 is a trim router (on steroids). Festool is selling the fact that this is more than a "trim" router by making it more versatile and accurate. Which it no doubt looks to be.

While the 1010 is light and small and can be coaxed into trim duty, it is not a trim router. It's still like comparing a school buss to the smart car  ;D  The 1010 is 2 lbs heavier (50%)  than the 700. Trim routers are small and nimble.

Pound for pound, including engineering development and all that stuff,  the 1010 is a real gem compared to this 700.

Makes me want to add another 1010 and a Bosch Colt Variable speed (installers kit) if I need one - to my collection with the total cost still lower than the Deluxe Full deal meal package of the MFK 700.

I still want one but nope, not gonna get it.  :

 

 

[tallgrass]

i am not sure about being unwieldy or imprecise . the fine trim attachment  it is great. i have used it for trimming and have found the 1010 not wanting in any way. most people have not bought the trimming attachments nor have they used them. festool does not advertise them well and i have only seen a couple of reviews of the trim package. I actually found out what it was by looking in my European catalog and figuring out what it was. as a mater of fact you have to order the parts separately  to get the function.It was funny theat my regional festool rep did not know what i was asking about and the store that i placed the order had never seen the parts nor did they know how it went together. I love it though. as a mater of fact the 1010 has superior visibility to the 700. the more i write this it is looking more and more like a bad idea to by the 700. This coming from a guy who has all of the festool stuff in the us it seems.

 

[Overtime]

Well I gotta admit that I don't have the edge trimming attachments for the 1010. And I do agree that Festool lacks a communication connection between the tools and accessories.

They need to do more videos like the new tool releases, with a focus on the accessories - like a 30 second "Festube"view of each accessory and it's relation and use to the tool. Especially the routers.

I think that their accessory sales would increase by at least 100% if they would show the intended use and value of the accessories.

I also had the same thoughts on the visibility aspect of the 700.  Looks like the bit is totally blocked from view (from above) and only line of sight of the bit is low at work level.
 

 

[Tinker]

I am very suddenly into my busy season with my day job.  Spring pruning,dormant feeding & seeding, summer scheduling proposals, tax :'( :'( :'( stuff, sno plowing (unexpected but : ;D) trying to finish my WW'ing projects, getting equipment for summer ready to go, the list is getting bigger by the day. 

I at first had a great interrest in the MFK 700 until i read a comment from Brice about the attachments for the OF 1010.  He said he would be laughing when everybody else was buying into the 700.  There are those within this current discussion who seem to be coming around to the same thoughts as Brice.  I am still interrested, but I am slowly lowering the priority possition for that router.

I am wondering if Brice might do one of his very in depth pictorials on the OF 1010 (I have the 1000 and it is the first router i reach for most of the time.) with all of its accessories.  That would be most helpful to all, i am sure.  Maybe not from Festools point of view, but for those of us who must make decissions based on bankroll>>>  :

BTW, i am pretty sure THE BOSS LADY would approve also.  I am currently attempting to justify a future where the Domino will be a part of my collection.  There was no explosion when a price in neighborhood of ...(you all know the neighborhood i am speaking of), but it sure did put a damper on things.  luckilly, i am ready to start a project for our daughter for which the Domino would really set it off as fine decore as well as expediting the construction.  That item must find its way downstairs within this month.  (price increases looming)

That will, i am sure, eliminate the MFK 700, as the Kapex is becoming a quiet subject (once the Domi has taken up residence) to creap very carefully into discussions.  :

Tinker

 

[joraft]

The MFK 700 Full Meal Deal Is A Steal at $701.50 ...

Timmy

Oh geez, my wife is gonna love to hear about why I need this one.

John

Just tell her it is "Modular".  Dude, that word just sounds highly specialized.  Hence, worth every penny.  Then take her to the Golden Arches for dinner.....She let's you have the Festool Full Meal Deal, and buy her her own Full Meal Deal.  I would suggest something a little more fancy....Like............................... Applebee's... ;D    

Timmy

No, it's much worse than that! My wife gets matching funds for everything I spend on tools. She'd just laugh at an offer for Applebee's.

So, $710.00 + $58.58 sales tax X 2 = $1537.16. One very expensive router.

John

 

[Terp]

  Can't you buy her something you'd like too.  Like an $800.00 bowling ball, for the two of you.
  Ala Homer Simpson.  Marge just grumbled a bit, as I remember. ;D

 

[Brice Burrell]

 

I at first had a great interrest in the MFK 700 until i read a comment from Brice about the attachments for the OF 1010.  He said he would be laughing when everybody else was buying into the 700.   There are those within this current discussion who seem to be coming around to the same thoughts as Brice.  I am still interrested, but I am slowly lowering the priority possition for that router.

Tinker

Tinker,

  That's not quite what I said. There was some question about the usefulness of horizontal routing, my comment was I'd be laughing when people changed their minds when the MFK 700 came out. However, in the same thread and related to your thoughts, Dan Clark asked these questions:

Brice,

Two questions:

First, Festool shows these accessories for the OF1010, not the OF1400.   What kinds of issues would I have if I bought them for my OF1400?  Any components that won't work?

Second, since I do NOT have the OF1010 but DO have the OF1400 and since the MFK700 Trim Router is NAINA yet, this is a very tough question...  Are there any advantages of an "OF1400 + OF1010 + Edge Routing Accessories" combo versus an "OF1400 + MFK700" combo?

Regards,

Dan.

And my reply was:

Great question Dan. All of the components will work with the 1400. The only thing to mention is using the router horizontally with the edging plate. I would say with the 1010 it is easy and you have to focus while using the 1400. Don't get me wrong, it is very doable, but, the 1010 is my first choice.

  The second question is a little harder to answer since we don't have the MFK700 here yet. I'd say there is advantages to "OF1400 + OF1010 + Edge Routing Accessories". You would have two routers that work with Festool's whole line up of accessories. I don't know if the MFK700 can be used with the LR32 for example. I'd guess that it will work with the guide rails and fit guide bushings. If you were to compare the MFK700 and the OF1010 as routers the 1010 would likely win, but the 700 would be the better edge trimmer. So the questions at large here are this: How much better of an all around router is the 1010 to the 700 and vice versa at edge trimming? The MFK700 has the angled base (1.5 degree)  but the edging plate could be easily modified to do the same thing. I think the those that already have the 1010 stand gain the most from the adding the edging plate vs. buying the MFK700 because you can get the same function for a fraction of the cost.

The line in bold is the hart of this post, until the MFK 700 is released here I can't answer that question.

 

[Dave Rudy]

Well I gotta admit that I don't have the edge trimming attachments for the 1010. And I do agree that Festool lacks a communication connection between the tools and accessories.

They need to do more videos like the new tool releases, with a focus on the accessories - like a 30 second "Festube"view of each accessory and it's relation and use to the tool. Especially the routers.

I think that their accessory sales would increase by at least 100% if they would show the intended use and value of the accessories.

I also had the same thoughts on the visibility aspect of the 700.  Looks like the bit is totally blocked from view (from above) and only line of sight of the bit is low at work level.
 

Brice did a great review of the edge trimming attachments with the 1010 on his website.  Check it out.

 

[Dave Rudy]

until the MFK 700 is released here I can't answer that question.

Brice, When do you think you will be able to do an in-depth review of the 700, to make the comparison with the 1010.  It is exactly the decision I am looking at the moment and would value your advice.

(Hint to Shane -- maybe Festool would like to get a 700 to Brice to check out -- Hint)