Router Speeds

[ear3]

50mm is effectively 2"!  I've never used a 1/4" bit that ran larger than 40mm, though there might be some slot cutting bits that approach the 50mm mark.  As I've posted elsewhere, the 1010 handles my 1 1/2" (38mm) bearing guided profile bits with ease.  Glad to know my usage is in compliance with English standards. 

I think that the lower figure that you quote is more likely to be right...

I'm not so sure Peter. Lots of other country sites list a dimension closer to 50mm and I've just measured my OF 1010 and I'd say the 50mm is more likely to be correct.

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I've sent an email to Phil Beckley asking him to find the definitive answer. It could still be 35 mm but we shall see. I do not have any 8mm or below cutters which go beyond 35 mm but then I have almost always bought 1/2" ones.

Cheers.

Peter

 

[dlu]

Gerry,

I know this is an old thread, but something seems amiss with those figures (in reply #15 above) – it seems odd that the weight on all of the routers would be the same, and also that the maximum router diameter for all of the machines would be the same.

My figures are taken from the Festool web site.

That's interesting; my figures are taken from the router manuals. I've checked through the Festool UK links to the manual for the OF1010 to ensure nothing had changed, and it still states 35mm...

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[Alanbach]

[member=31317]Douglas Urner[/member] - if you look at that chart again you will see that all three routers referenced are 1010 routers. I think that is why the weight and max. size are the same.

 

[dlu]

[member=31317]Douglas Urner[/member] - if you look at that chart again you will see that all three routers referenced are 1010 routers. I think that is why the weight and max. size are the same.

Ack, you're right! I think I just assumed, it was the same three routers as Peter's chart. Thanks for catching that.