Festool OF 1400 Router overview part 1
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- Festool OF 1400 Router overview part 1
We have a new tool in the workshop, the Festool OF1400 router, in this two part video we unbox the router, discuss the main features and make the first cut.
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You got the parallel edge guide and FS rail guide with yours, nice!
Yes it’s a nice piece of kit, years later still love it.
Andy
Excellent setup video, couldn't have done it without you, well done video, thank you. What a great channel.
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Andy
Your videos are excellent, thank you Sir!
Thank you, and thanks for watching, really glad you are finding it useful
Great video - thank you!
+Pahjo Designs Thank you for the feedback.
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Andy
Love your videos, such a great source of information
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instablaster
Nice video and very informative sir. Thanks
Thank you, and thanks for watching, really glad you are finding it useful.
very great review. I'm am going to buy the the Festool OF1400 router. Amazing.
Glad you found it useful, you will not be disappointed. Enjoy and thank you for watching and commenting.
I just subscribed. I just purchased the OF 1400, as well as the router table. Thanks! Excited!
Cool, you will not be disappointed it is one awesome machine. Just used it with LR32 system on the sysport build and then to add a bull nose to the top of the sysport. Wow, absolutely effortless and easy to use. Thanks for the view, the subscription and the comment.
+Martin D. Haskins just noticed the comment about the table, I assume that is the CMS, that is on my list - what are your thoughts ?
I love my 1400 but I do wish they made a center trammel for it.
+Michael Brindle Morning Michael, Festool used to make one I believe back in 2005 but it seems to have vanished. It was a clear plastic type device with the usual Festool quality (and price). There may be some around on eBay. The code was OF-FZ then a number that indicates the length.
These days the recommended way is to use the Festool MFS, that is a good bit of kit for many router activities and also a great addition to the MFT as a very accurate square cutting guide. So a great solution if you have it or are thinking of adding it to your kit - but at a cost for all the various size rails. And overkill if circles and arcs is all you want it for (unless you cut a lot of them).
Many people convert the Festool guide rail adapter into a pivot point by extending the length of one of the screws, it seems to work but I hate modifying things as you have to change it back again when you want to use it for the intended purpose. But it does work, there are a few TH-cam videos about it.
I did see one video that uses the MOF96 - but can’t find much about that, not sure if it’s a code used in a different country for the trammel for the smaller router - may be worth a research.
The final resort is a good old piece of plywood.
Personally I would go for the MFS, check out my review on it :-) I will be using the MFS as a trammel on an upcoming video in the bookcase series so look out for that.
Cheers
Andy
Great and informative vlog. Can I ask which router bits you use/recommend for the 1400? - many thanks
+42invincible
Hi and thank you for the comment.
I use a variety of makes I tend to go for 1/2” shank where I can.
My every day go to router bits are axcaliber from Axminster. They do a great starter set here:
www.axminster.co.uk/axcaliber-12-piece-1-2-12-7mm-long-shank-cutter-set-666066
On the Incra fence I use the whiteside set that are designed for the Incra templates.
This is the set I use:
woodworkersworkshop.co.uk/products/incra-router-bit-set-6-piece-joinery-metric
On the Leigh jig, I am using the set that came with my second hand jig - these can be found here.
www.axminster.co.uk/leigh-dovetail-jig-cutter-sets-ax20505
Hope this helps.
Andy
Perfect, many thanks Andy and good luck with all the vlogs and website - looking good
+42invincible
Thank you,
Talk soon.
Andy
Try use 30mm guide bush 😢
They are all loose and make a mess of your work
I regularly use that bush and don’t have a problem.
Having said that, I have upgraded the bush to a brass set :-)
Cheers
Andy
Yes any other bush is ok, it’s just the original clip in ring. Shame was a gr8 router. Sold it just couldn’t trust it.
You also need light module for your OF1400 th-cam.com/users/shorts1Cih0GhS1AA
I didn’t even know that existed, I can see that been a very useful addition for detailed work.
Thank you for the tip.
Cheers
Andy
@@TheWoodgrafter You are most welcome 🙂