Mft/ of1400 worth the plunge?

[Jarrett]

I do a good amount of cabinets and furniture and crafts...I’m always looking for a faster way to break down goods/cut rabbets and dado.  I’ve got a ts75, domino, and multiple sanders already, but was wondering your opinion on getting the mft and 1400 router.  I find myself cutting/dadoing small bits of oak, cherry, and sycamore for apothecary cabinets and things of the like.  Would this setup be worth it even if I have a good cabinet saw, Jessm router table, and old greenie radial arm?
Thanks!
Signed,

A husband concerned for his life after his purchase

 

[peter halle]

In my opinion the use of the Festool routers on the MFT system has been a far overlooked situation.  The ability to mark a center line, set up stops and know that whatever you are routing will be 90 degrees to the long edge is pretty cool in my mind.

What is cooler in my mind is that if you plan your work and start with a piece that would be equal to uprights plus the saw kerf you would route all the grooves and then rip that piece in half and be guaranteed groove accuracy.

peter

 

[waho6o9]

That's a perfect way to make partitions.

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[waho6o9]

"but was wondering your opinion on getting the mft and 1400 router."

The only caveat is you'll like using rail dogs and such instead of the fold down rail etc...... YMMV

 

[tjbnwi]

Make the purchase, you won't regret it from a tool stand point. Personal, well........

Tom

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Great setup. Peter nailed some of the advantages. I think the MFT is my most used tool. Then the vac, drills, TS and then the router. Rail guided routing is awesome. I made an entire table and drawer with a jigsaw, Rotex and my 1400 router with one small rail and it came out nice. I did not have an MFT/3, but I did have my SYS MFT and it was a good substitute for a remote job with limited tools and space.

I do not think you can go wrong.

 

[sancho57]

If ya have a good cabinet saw, Why dont you use a dado blade on your saw? But you still cant go wrong with a MFT

 

[rst]

I've used my MFT, 1400, and the rail adapter to rout dovetails...handy.

 

[ben_r_]

That's a perfect way to make partitions.

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Nice! Thats my setup too.

 

[waho6o9]

That's a perfect way to make partitions.

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Nice! Thats my setup too.

Awesome