Woodpecker Variable Router Jig - Now In Stock

[Dusty.House]

Hi all.

It looks like Woodpecker just made this OneTimeTool a permanent addition to their range.

Any feedback on it? I’ve been waiting for it to come around....

Cheers

Ben

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[Cheese]

Here’s a link to the latest announcement.
http://festoolownersgroup.com/festo...lity-and-price/msg568589/?topicseen#msg568589

 

[bkharman]

I am interested to see if the clamp brackets work with my MFS kit. Clamping on it has always been crap.

Cheers. Bryan.

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[cpw]

Hi all.

It looks like Woodpecker just made this OneTimeTool a permanent addition to their range.

Any feedback on it? I’ve been waiting for it to come around....

Cheers

Ben

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dusty.tools

I have one.  I've used it for one project so far; and found it useful for routing out a pocket to hide a wireless charger in an end table I'm making.  It is easy enough to set it up for a desired rectangular mortise.  Certainly easier than making or adjusting a one-time use jig.

 

[Cheese]

I am interested to see if the clamp brackets work with my MFS kit. Clamping on it has always been crap.

Sorry Brian, that’s a no go. I ordered a set to also use with my MFS and abanded the idea when the pieces finally arrived. I even rebent some of the brackets to try to work with the MFS.

 

[Birdhunter]

I’ve found double sided tape works for affixing the jig to the workpiece.

 

[rst]

I cut down 1" x 2" aluminum angle to make clamping brackets to use with my MFS'.  I cut the 1" side down to the height of the extrusions, and drilled a row of holes so that the angle can be attached at various spots.  I made to lengths, an 18" and a 36".  I used 8020 series 10 metric clamping nuts and bought metric socket head screws for attachment to interchange with the furnished Festool nuts and screws.

 

[ProCarpenterRVA]

I got it and the extended rails. It is super nice to use and they provide the extra clamping pads for securing it to the mft. Highly recommend it.

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[ben_r_]

Well, its nice that its an option now, but like when it was an OTT I just couldnt think of enough uses for it that I would actually do to justify the "Woodpeckers price" for it. Maybe someday if a used one pops up for cheap Ill give it a try.

 

[dlu]

I was excited to see it, then disappointed that there doesn't appear to be a metric version.

 

[Dusty.House]

I was excited to see it, then disappointed that there doesn't appear to be a metric version.

It’s metric one side and imperial the other, apparently.

 

[Cheese]

I was excited to see it, then disappointed that there doesn't appear to be a metric version.

Metric on one edge, imperial on the other edge.

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[dlu]

I was excited to see it, then disappointed that there doesn't appear to be a metric version.

It’s metric one side and imperial the other, apparently.

That's awesome! I either missed that in the description or they don't say it - I'll have to look again. I was pretty sure that the OTT had a metric scale. Thanks.

 

[dlu]

I was excited to see it, then disappointed that there doesn't appear to be a metric version.

Metric on one edge, imperial on the other edge.

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Thank you! I was looking and missed that in the photos, and they don't mention it in the description.

 

[jarbroen]

I've been really happy with the Woodpecker VRJ.  It was a surprise from my wife last year.

It made cutting a bunch of door hinge mortises easy.  I cut a fascia board to fit a louvered vent and the fit was spot on - with just a quick measurement and some subtraction.  I like using the metric side with metric sized router bit and the 30mm guide ring on the OF1400.  It simplifies calculating the jig sizing.

It's also great for specific sized cutouts in plywood panels, or recesses.

I'm looking forward to making some inlays with it when I get some time.  I have a bunch of neat looking figured maple and walnut I want to put together.

I also plan on using it as part of a slab planing setup.

I'd say the biggest limitation of the jig is having time to play with it.

 

[Michael Kellough]

There are two cons compared to the original MFS kit.

This version is thicker, and it doesn’t include a shoe to prevent the router from tipping into the “courtyard”.

 

[coho10]

I ordered the Trend Varijig for $125 from Amazon.  Works great and includes the shoe to keep the router from tipping. 

 

[ben_r_]

I ordered the Trend Varijig for $125 from Amazon.  Works great and includes the shoe to keep the router from tipping. 

Only $100 from McFeelys: LINK

 

[ben_r_]

I've been really happy with the Woodpecker VRJ.  It was a surprise from my wife last year.

It made cutting a bunch of door hinge mortises easy.  I cut a fascia board to fit a louvered vent and the fit was spot on - with just a quick measurement and some subtraction.  I like using the metric side with metric sized router bit and the 30mm guide ring on the OF1400.  It simplifies calculating the jig sizing.

It's also great for specific sized cutouts in plywood panels, or recesses.

I'm looking forward to making some inlays with it when I get some time.  I have a bunch of neat looking figured maple and walnut I want to put together.

I also plan on using it as part of a slab planing setup.

I'd say the biggest limitation of the jig is having time to play with it.

Really?! I imagine these types of setups would be too large and cumbersome to used on material as thin as the edge of a door. How did you clamp it to the door?

 

[TinyShop]

There are two cons compared to the original MFS kit.

This version is thicker, and it doesn’t include a shoe to prevent the router from tipping into the “courtyard”.

True, though the "hockey puck" shoe-support thingy that accompanies the MFS is readily available as a spare part. Of course, as is, it won't work with the thicker/taller WP profile. But I suppose that depending on the additional thickness of the of the latter, one might be able to easily add some thickness to the Festool part, either by adding some appropriately-thicknessed sheet material (or planed hardwood) or maybe by purchasing two of the Festool parts and bandsawing or sanding one down to the necessary thickness before gluing it to the other to achieve the needed height (not sure if this feasible - just thinking out loud). Or maybe it would be just as easy to make a custom hockey-puck (modeled on the Festool part) out of plywood (or 3-D printed?). Either way, this doesn't seem like a deal breaker. [Edit 12/25/2029: Can't help but think, though, that it's a little dishonest for WP to sell their jig without making any mention whatsoever of how it provides nothing in terms of a method for preventing router tip. How many customers purchase a set then find themselves stuck when they goto actually use it upon realizing that there's no way to prevent their router from tipping into the "courtyard" (to borrow Cheese's way of referring to the open space).]

That said, you're right on with your other concern - what one loses by having a thicker template in terms of the max thickness of material that can be cut all the way through.Without having to search around for the answer, what is the difference in thickness?