OF1010 vs OF1400

[tjbnwi]

I’ve had no issues with the 2200 and solid surface. Yes, the dust collection is excellent. It is so smooth that you can turn it on speed 6 without a bit in it, set it on a level piece of solid surface and it will not move.

I treat my tools as tools that need to do the job at hand.

I recall many here having fits because I use my TS’s to cut cement board and drywall when necessary.

Tom

 

[Cheese]

I recall many here having fits because I use my TS’s to cut cement board and drywall when necessary.

Well for the naysayers out there, and I'm sure there are a bunch, these are direct excerpts from the various Festool saws owner manuals that I own.

TS 55 EQ:
Sawing plaster and cement-bonded fibreboards
Due to the high build-up of dust, using a cover (accessories) that is mounted on the side of the protective cover is recommended

TSC 55 REB:
Gypsum and cement-bound fibreboards
Due to the high volume of dust, it is recommended to use the cover ABSA-TS55 (accessories) which can be mounted at the side at the protective cover and a Festool mobile dust extractor.

TSC 55 KEB:
8.11 Gypsum and cement-bound fibreboards
Due to the high volume of dust, it is recommended to use the cover ABSA-TS55/60 (accessories) which can be mounted at the side at the protective cover and a Festool mobile dust extractor.

Until things change, I'll continue to use this blade in either a TSC or HKC saw.

 

[tjbnwi]

Well for the naysayers out there, and I'm sure there are a bunch, these are direct excerpts from the various Festool saws owner manuals that I own.

TS 55 EQ:
Sawing plaster and cement-bonded fibreboards
Due to the high build-up of dust, using a cover (accessories) that is mounted on the side of the protective cover is recommended

TSC 55 REB:
Gypsum and cement-bound fibreboards
Due to the high volume of dust, it is recommended to use the cover ABSA-TS55 (accessories) which can be mounted at the side at the protective cover and a Festool mobile dust extractor.

TSC 55 KEB:
8.11 Gypsum and cement-bound fibreboards
Due to the high volume of dust, it is recommended to use the cover ABSA-TS55/60 (accessories) which can be mounted at the side at the protective cover and a Festool mobile dust extractor.

Until things change, I'll continue to use this blade in either a TSC or HKC saw.

Many told me Festool would not honor the warranty if there was a failure, didn’t matter to them what the materials cut list said. I would wipe the track and baseplate off once done. Don’t tell anyone but I use the CMT TS 75 blade in my Kapex for cross cuts. .

That blade looks familiar.


Ceiling mounted…




Tom

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I have cut a lot more Corian than I care to know, with my TS55. It has never been an issue with the saw. The dust extraction is very good, so it doesn't have that buildup problem.
If you remember the bullet-resistant desks I built last year, they were lined with a fiberglass/Kevlar sheet material.
I used one of the Festool fiber cement blades. That stuff was hard to cut, even with that and I wouldn't even try to route it. Diamond bits are available, but I don't know that they are intended for that? It's mostly about wear from the abrasive glue in sheet goods.
I have seen Corian dust do quite a bit of damage to routers though. Binding the columns of plunge routers, clogging and wearing the threads of fixed base routers, etc. We spent 1/2 an hour, one time, trying to unscrew that crazy aluminum square-threaded base, from a Porter-Cable router. I'll admit that none of them were mine, so I can't attest to the care they were given.
I don't mind using my tools, but there is a point, where things cross a line.
Ever one of them goes back into the Systainer, blown off, and ready for the next time.

Tom, that looks to be the perfect situation for the KP rails.
I never came across a case where I "had to" have one, but my OCD tendencies wanted one anyway.

 

[Ebuwan]

If using with a dovetail jig (the Leigh one is the one i use) there is too much play on the 1400 collets, so it might not stay consistent with your dovetail cuts. 1010 I don't think i had that issue at all with the jig.

 

[Cheese]

If using with a dovetail jig (the Leigh one is the one i use) there is too much play on the 1400 collets, so it might not stay consistent with your dovetail cuts. 1010 I don't think i had that issue at all with the jig.

The collets are not the problem, it's the way the copy ring is attached to the router that's the issue. On a 1010, the copy ring is screwed directly to the base, on the 1400 the copy ring is slid into a retainer that is secured with springs. The springs stretch/move and thus allow the copy ring to move. Also unfortunately, the 1400 copy ring moves a different distance depending on where the force is being applied.
Here's a photo of the retainer mechanism on the 1400.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

If using with a dovetail jig (the Leigh one is the one i use) there is too much play on the 1400 collets, so it might not stay consistent with your dovetail cuts. 1010 I don't think i had that issue at all with the jig.

The "play" is pretty easy to fix, it's the "maybe off-center" part that people have issues with.
To tighten up the bushing, just bend the clip tangs out slightly. Don't go to crazy, or it gets hard to remove them.
The OF101 is still far better, in that respect. If you use guide bushings a lot, it's the one to have.