single white male looking for new router

[Chris Hughes]

  Just kidding, I'm married, but I am looking for a new plunge router.  I'm partial to PC, however, I'm looking hard at the 1400 and 2000.  I do not have a heavy duty plunge and need something for fabicating solid surface.  At one of our training seminars the Festool routers got a bad review.  So as always I need some input from you guys.  PC, OF 1400,or OF 2000?
                                                                            Thanks, C Hughes

 

[Dan Clark]

  Just kidding, I'm married, but I am looking for a new plunge router.  I'm partial to PC, however, I'm looking hard at the 1400 and 2000.  I do not have a heavy duty plunge and need something for fabicating solid surface.  At one of our training seminars the Festool routers got a bad review.  So as always I need some input from you guys.  PC, OF 1400,or OF 2000?
                                                                            Thanks, C Hughes

Chris,

Have you seen this guy:http://of2200.festoolusa.com/?

Dan.

 

[Chris Hughes]

  Yes I saw the 2200 and if money was no object I'd be on it.  I'm told this router is about 800.00.  I love Festool, but for that price that router better be able to make my coffee and answer my phone.  I'd be very interested in hearing why a router cost that much.  Thats why I did not include the 2200 as an option.  C Hughes

 

[Dan Clark]

Chris,

I think it will make your coffee, but it doesn't communicate too well over the phone.  Sorry.  (It is nice, though.)

Dan.

 

[tallgrass]

if used properly it will pay for a  person to answer your phone and get you coffee, and maybe do your books. ;D

 

[semenza]

Hi,

  I realise that you are not considering the 2200, but it does seem like that would be really good for solid surface. Any way , do you know what it was about the 1400 and 2000 that got them bad reviews ?   Also those two are fairly different feature wise.

      It also seems that the DC on Festool routers would be real attractive for solid surface.

   BTW I am pretty sure the 2200 will not do coffee (maybe the grinding) . But it is a good fit for milk shakes , and anything pureed. DC is advisable though ;D

Seth

 

[TomCrawford]

I dumped the PC for a 1400 because the PC flexed a little on the plunge rods such that the  M&T made on my Leigh MFT were just not right. I would fight and fight to get the adjustment correct, get one good one and the next one was crap. With the 1400 the M&T are as perfect as you could ask for, time after time. Truly set it and forget it.

 

[Loren Hedahl]

Is flexing on the plunge rods a problem with many plunge routers?

Do you know what Festool has done to eliminate that Problem?

 

[Spike]

Get the 1400 and get to work . The new PC is made in Mexico and China and is nothing like the old school PC routers.
You won't be disappointed with the Festool.

 

[Chris Hughes]

  I had a service issue on my ts 75 today so I called Dave at service.  I picked his brain on the matter and he said "just wait" the 2200 will make sense when I see it.  So I'll borrow my neighbors of1400 until I see the new router.  It sucks when you have to be patient.  I'm still holding out for coffee making ability.  Chris

 

[TomCrawford]

Loren,
Flex may not have been the best word - perhaps twist or shift.  The race (?) through which the rods run had slop in it so that as you moved the bit would not stay in proper vertical alignment. The rods run through a single very short bushing so it took only a very slight unequal force on the handles to cause this twist.  The Festool does not have this problem.

 

[tallgrass]

i have the 1010,1400,2000, and i have had no problems with axial, thrust loads, and i am a retentive mechanical engineer. i have seen the 2200 and touched it played with it ect.....it is great. if i did what you do, i would be happier than a pig in slop that exactly what i need is coming.....as the brits say, the bees knees.

 

[Chris Hughes]

what about the coffee capabilities?