Non festool routers

[festeringtool]

I have several routers and really don't need another, but was wondering if anyone else on here has used any other brands of routers with the festool guide rails.
Is it possible to use these other routers without sacrificing accuracy?.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Festeringtool,

If you search around on FOG, you should find several threads in which use of non-Festool routers with Festool Guide Rails and other products are discussed.  Some have made their own adapters to connect their non-Festool router to a Guide Rail: http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=18.0http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1516.0
MFT Guide Rail and Bosch Router:http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1016.0

Others have discussed mounting a non-Festool router to the LR 32 Hole Drilling Guide Rail, e.g.  Guide Stop Use on Other Router (w/guide rail)?????? http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1883.0. http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2653.0

Circle cutting jig Circle Cutting Jig for OF 1400 Router: http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=2460.0

Router Sled with non-Festool router: http://festoolownersgroup.com/index.php?topic=1829.0

Sorry, but I don't know how to properly paste in good links from within FestoolOwnersGroup.  The HTTP identifications for the URLs should work, they do on my PC.

Dave R.

 

[festeringtool]

Thanks - I'll take a look at those.

 

[Chris Hughes]

    I don't know about adapting routers to use existing Festool systems, it kind of defeats to purpose of the "system".  I have 5 routers and only one is a festool, the of 1010.  It serves a specific purpose which is why I own it.  I am a big fan of porter cable and have 3.  But there too, they each serves a purpose and fit well into porter cable jigs ( I think PC did a pretty good job at making their jigs so other other router fit, but even there some parts are not universally adaptable.)  I will proably buy another festool router as I can see uses that I cannot easily do with another.  If PC (now owned by BD thought in comparable systems I'd buy them, oh well.