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skinard · Dec 31, 2010

just got the of2200, and love it. what is the green lever on the bottem of the depth stop used for, and how do you use it, prob a dumb question but please help.

jonny round boy · Dec 31, 2010

skinard said:
just got the of2200, and love it. what is the green lever on the bottem of the depth stop used for, and how do you use it, prob a dumb question but please help.

No such thing as a dumb question!

If it's what I'm thinking of, it's a 1mm offset for the depth stop. Flip in into position & it'll stop the plunge 1mm short. Do your 'bulk' pass, then flip it out the way to do a final clean-up pass 1mm lower, without having to alter the depth stop.

Sparktrician · Dec 31, 2010

skinard said:
just got the of2200, and love it. what is the green lever on the bottem of the depth stop used for, and how do you use it, prob a dumb question but please help.

Take a look here - http://www.waterfront-woods.com/festool/OF2200_Manual.pdf. If I understand your question, it's Item E on p. 6, the Turret Latching Lever. It's described on p. 8 in the same manual.

[smile]

skinard · Dec 31, 2010

thanks for the reply, i kinda knew but was not sure. i love this site.

Brice Burrell · Dec 31, 2010

jonny round boy said:
...If it's what I'm thinking of, it's a 1mm offset for the depth stop. Flip in into position & it'll stop the plunge 1mm short. Do your 'bulk' pass, then flip it out the way to do a final clean-up pass 1mm lower, without having to alter the depth stop.

For those keeping score at home, that's a 2mm offset. [poke] [big grin]

ScotF · Jan 1, 2011

Yep, it is a 2mm offset. And just to clarify, the offset is on the turret itself -- it is stepped in one of its positions so you set the depth you want at the lowest point and then turn the turret to the higher "step" for the initial pass. Make the cut and then turn the turret to the lower point and make the second pass. This is a very cool feature that helps eliminate any chatter or slight imperfections. This stepped position is also why they refer to it as a 4-stop turret -- three screw types that are common on most plunge routers and one fixed with the 2mm step.

Scot

PeterK · Jan 1, 2011

+1 for the Yanks!!!!!!! [wink]

jonny round boy · Jan 1, 2011

Brice Burrell said:
jonny round boy said:

...If it's what I'm thinking of, it's a 1mm offset for the depth stop. Flip in into position & it'll stop the plunge 1mm short. Do your 'bulk' pass, then flip it out the way to do a final clean-up pass 1mm lower, without having to alter the depth stop.

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For those keeping score at home, that's a 2mm offset. [poke] [big grin]

I was just testing, Brice! [tongue]

Anyway, I was just going from memory since I don't have a OF2200... [blink]

Chris Hughes · Jan 1, 2011

If it is the lever at the bottom of the plunge and sets above the turret the. It is a lock down for finer adjustments. You can set a rough depth, rotate the turret to the stop which has a pin and a sloped top, rotate the green lever which will lock the plunge rod to the turret and allow the plunge to be unlocked and the micro adjustment of the base assembly. Becareful to retighten the plunge knob when depth is achieved. The guys at Festool say to release this mechanism befor use but I don't see why other than when use change use you might forget you set it and
Wonder why after you released the adjustment knob the stupid thing didn't open up.

Anyhow, I think that is the device you are asking about.

ScotF · Jan 1, 2011

Chris Hughes said:
The guys at Festool say to release this mechanism befor use but I don't see why other than when use change use you might forget you set it and
Wonder why after you released the adjustment knob the stupid thing didn't open up.

Anyhow, I think that is the device you are asking about.

Chris nailed the explanation. RE: releasing the mechanism before use, I think it is a safety thing -- personally I would never want to prohibit the plunge mechanism from going up on such a big router, especially when spinning a big bit.

Scot

skinard · Jan 2, 2011

Chris, you are right. After I read the manual I was able to see how it worked. Thanks for all the info, this site is the best.

Chris Hughes · Jan 2, 2011

Being dense I did not know about that feature until I went to Advanced Router class at Festool HQ last year. So that is my few hundred dollar answer for you guys. It was a fun class though and they treated us great.

ScotF · Jan 3, 2011

Chris Hughes said:
Being dense I did not know about that feature until I went to Advanced Router class at Festool HQ last year. So that is my few hundred dollar answer for you guys. It was a fun class though and they treated us great.

Could not agree more...attended in Vegas in November. Learning the proper way to zero out a router was worth the price of admission too.

Scot

flair woodworks · Dec 16, 2011

Is it just me, or do the current OF2200s not have the Turret Latching Lever? I was looking at a new one in a store... perhaps it was not fully assembled?

sancho57 · Dec 17, 2011

ScotF said:
Chris Hughes said:

Being dense I did not know about that feature until I went to Advanced Router class at Festool HQ last year. So that is my few hundred dollar answer for you guys. It was a fun class though and they treated us great.

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Could not agree more...attended in Vegas in November. Learning the proper way to zero out a router was worth the price of admission too.

Scot

Im heading to LV for a class today, its not till monday but Im spending a couple of days with the In-Laws. I havent seen them in quite a while so this should be a fun trip.

Plus theres a lot of things I need to learn about the system. Its a great system but lke all tings there is a learning curve. Hopefully after the class it wont be such a steep curve.

Brice Burrell · Dec 17, 2011

Flair Woodworks said:
Is it just me, or do the current OF2200s not have the Turret Latching Lever? I was looking at a new one in a store... perhaps it was not fully assembled?

It's hard to imagine Festool removing this feature. It would be a real bummer to get a 2200 without it.

EWTHeckman · Dec 17, 2011

Flair Woodworks said:
Is it just me, or do the current OF2200s not have the Turret Latching Lever? I was looking at a new one in a store... perhaps it was not fully assembled?

Is this the lever you're talking about?

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flair woodworks · Dec 17, 2011

EWTHeckman said:
Flair Woodworks said:

Is it just me, or do the current OF2200s not have the Turret Latching Lever? I was looking at a new one in a store... perhaps it was not fully assembled?

Click to expand...

Is this the lever you're talking about?

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Great picture. That green lever was absent on the model I was looking at.

EWTHeckman · Dec 17, 2011

Flair Woodworks said:
Great picture. That green lever was absent on the model I was looking at.

That's not my picture. It's from the Festools USA web site. That's why it's so good. (I added the circle around the lever.)

Once I figured out where that lever was, I checked the main picture plus the gallery photos. You can see the lever in 12 of the 14 pictures, and the other two are taken at angles where it can't be seen.

It looks like that should have been there.

flair woodworks · Jan 20, 2012

Update: it turned out that the part was simply mising from the display model.

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