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I just purchased the OF1400 off eBay (thanks to another FOG member PMing me to alert me to the 15% off discount).
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sancho57
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what really impresses me about the 2200, is it balance. When taking a festool end user class, Stve took a 2200 set it upside down on a MFT and turned it on. It sat tere and hummed. After the class I went home ahad my PC 7518 on my MFT accidently turned it on and it chased me around the shop. So I went and got a 2200.
Once I accidentally turned the 2200 on while it was sitting on a MFT and it sat there and hummed just like Steves did. I dont know of any other router that is balanced that well.
Once I accidentally turned the 2200 on while it was sitting on a MFT and it sat there and hummed just like Steves did. I dont know of any other router that is balanced that well.
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Just chiming in on the praise for the OF2200. Bought it in the CMS version with the router table and accessories. Fantastic piece of kit.
Possibly one of the best handheld powah routers on the market!
Possibly one of the best handheld powah routers on the market!
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I have all the Festool routers. The trim router is very specialized for trimming edging. The 1010 is a joy to use for light work but cannot take 1/2” shank bits. The 2200 is a beast, but a beautifully designed beast. It is exceptionally powerful, smooth, and has the best accessories of any of the Festool routers. A strong back is a necessity for the 2200.
The 1400 is the best do everything router. Not too heavy, but powerful enough for just about every task. Accessories are good as is the dust collection. You do have to figure out how some of the accessories fit onto the router.
If I could keep only one, it would be the 2200 as it can do everything and has the best accessories.
I just can’t see putting any of the Festool routers under a table when a Porter Cable motor and a lift work better. That’s like using a Kentucky Derby winner for a kid’s pony ride concession.
The 1400 is the best do everything router. Not too heavy, but powerful enough for just about every task. Accessories are good as is the dust collection. You do have to figure out how some of the accessories fit onto the router.
If I could keep only one, it would be the 2200 as it can do everything and has the best accessories.
I just can’t see putting any of the Festool routers under a table when a Porter Cable motor and a lift work better. That’s like using a Kentucky Derby winner for a kid’s pony ride concession.
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I would throw my hat and second/third/fourth all the comments above. Love the festool routers and the 2200 is my fav. I smile ear to ear using it. I also use it sometimes even when the 1010 is appropriate, just because. I also have the cordless dewalt trim router. Also very nice, the spindle brake on it is a great feature.
I would like a second 1400 and cordless dewalt some day just to keep a few bits chucked up.
I would like a second 1400 and cordless dewalt some day just to keep a few bits chucked up.
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I didn't try to do it. However Steve Bace in a end users class demonstrated it to us.
When it happened to me.
It was a accident. I plugged it in while it was sitting on my MFT and the switch was on. It just sat there and hummed.
Same thing happened with my PC 3 1/4 hp router. Set it on a work bench after taking it out of the table plugged it switch was on in and it fell off the work bench and chased me around the room.
I didn't try to do it. However Steve Bace in a end users class demonstrated it to us.
When it happened to me.
It was a accident. I plugged it in while it was sitting on my MFT and the switch was on. It just sat there and hummed.
Same thing happened with my PC 3 1/4 hp router. Set it on a work bench after taking it out of the table plugged it switch was on in and it fell off the work bench and chased me around the room.
I have thirteen routers. My older routers are a mixture of Bosch and PC. I have two PC 7518s, one in the router table I made (twenty + years ago) and one that I used freehand with a extended base for routing plastics attached to my vacuum patterns. When you turn on the 7518, you'd best have a tight grip on the unit. That being said the 7518 is a great heavy duty router, the drawback for me was that when routing 3/8" pieces the spaces I was working in looked like a blizzard in Minnesota. I just routed thirty pieces with my 2200 and with it connected to my Fein vac with a 15 gallon steel drum topped with a steel Oneida on top I had minimal mess to clean up. I have yet to empty my drum which is filled within 4" of the top. I own all variants of the Festool routers, #1 because of the dust collection and #2 because they are the smoothest running routers I've owned in the 48 years I've been making routing chips.
You must have a serious problem with your PC router.jobsworth said:
This conversation got me curious, so today I set my routers on the bench and turned them on one at a time. All sat there and hummed. Even my old Ryobi did not move a millimeter. For clean experiment I turned them on via remote switch, without touching.
They all have soft start, thought. Could this be the issue?
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