OF 1400 for "big jobs". Fine. What's a "big job"?

[score0matic]

The main things I foresee using this router for is for relatively quick and dirty cabinet assembly -- making dadoes, grooves, and rabbets.

Hi, Doc, belated welcome to the FOG, nice to see you here.

Regarding the use of a router for dadoes and grooves, you may want to search for some of Jay St. Peter's posts here and reconsider whether a Festool router is what you want.  Jay owns a Festool router, but found that his shop-made jigs were better for making dadoes and grooves than the Festool router mounted on the guide rail.  To make a long story short, it has to do with how the "leveling foot" works...or doesn't work, as the case may be.  I own the 1010 and think Jay's opinion has some serious merit, although I admit I use the guide rail because I'm too lazy to make a dado jig.  For those who prefer shop-made jigs, any router will do, and some of the PC and DW routers have dust collection (I share your concern about wood dust) and are built reasonably well.

John

Just make a SKI
Craig's Sled 001
Add a micro adjuster  or stop blocks a whole new world of dado's opens
Craig

 

[festooltim]

I think you guys are looking at this the wrong way get the 1010 you will love it then if you get jobs that need more power then you get to buy another festool. And that is a wonderful thing  [wink]