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Post by aas on Mar 31, 2021 12:27:08 GMT -5
.. well I've been looking for a LO50E long time, none have come up - so I gave up and thought I'd go for an OF1010 instead... but we have this weird thing going on at the moment that is causing rising prices and lack of stock - everything is being blamed on 'Covid' - whether it is the real reason or not, we'll never know - for example, a lot of Festools are currently being quoted for a June or July delivery... it's March - this is crazy.
Anyway, after a lot of research I ended up deciding to go for the OF1400 - better dust extraction, more powerful, better range of collets - and... there are none in stock. A lot of hunting later and I think I bagged one of the last ones in France.
So I guess a LO50E will turn up now!
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Post by Eoj on Mar 31, 2021 18:08:37 GMT -5
The attachment for router bushings has slop on the of 1400 ,no way possible to center bits , BEWARE!!!!!!!  |
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Post by lincoln on Mar 31, 2021 19:53:46 GMT -5
The attachment for router bushings has slop on the of 1400 ,no way possible to center bits , BEWARE!!!!!!! Yep, makes it pretty much unusable for copy-ring routing. |
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Post by aas on Apr 1, 2021 13:52:55 GMT -5
Not what I wanted to hear! :-(
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Post by matchesder on Apr 9, 2021 11:59:00 GMT -5
Finally some people who agree with me  I had mine OF1400 sent in and was told there has to be a little play due to the clicky system. The OF2200 is similar. On my OF1400, there is also a little slop between the motor part and the sliding rods. I noticed similiar slop on almost every router I loocked at, except LO65 and Perles OF3. If you just want a small basic router, I'd avise you to take a look at the Perles OF3. I'ts not pricy also. Made in EU I think. It is similar to Elu Mof 96. It's so small, I can use it with one hand despite the knob handles. The fence is of high quality as well. The sheet metal Festool sells with the OF1010 is no comparison. I think the OF1010 is to fiddely. Center the guide bush with a cone? And the dust shroud parallel and near the bottom? Also squashed? |
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Post by aas on Apr 9, 2021 13:39:15 GMT -5
I must admit I've never heard of the Perles OF3.
The OF1400 arrived - no slop in the guide bushing, maybe that comes with use...
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Post by lincoln on Apr 10, 2021 22:45:51 GMT -5
I must admit I've never heard of the Perles OF3. The OF1400 arrived - no slop in the guide bushing, maybe that comes with use... No slop in mine either, but it's not centred and no way to adjust. |
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Post by aas on Apr 11, 2021 1:07:34 GMT -5
I must admit I've never heard of the Perles OF3. The OF1400 arrived - no slop in the guide bushing, maybe that comes with use... No slop in mine either, but it's not centred and no way to adjust. I have a centring mandrel from another router, I will check mine.
...5th message down the thread says this :
The adjustment is done by loosening two screws under the base plate. The attached pictures should give you a pretty good idea and I'm rushed for time right now so I'll just briefly explain. First let me say that you should flip the guide around and check alignment. Almost all of my guides have a way they are aligned and if I flip them around 180 degree's they'll be off some. So check that and then all guides should be marked on one side and the router marked as well so you put them in the same way each time.
Remove base plate
slightly loosen the two screws so that the base can be adjusted with slight force but is not loose (should really just check alignment of guides in steps below before adjusting)
Install centering mandrel
Install template guide
lower base until mandrel is near guide and check alignment, if off flip template guide 180 degree's and check again
If adjustment is needed slightly tap template guide with wood or plastic until you're satisfied with alignment of guide to mandrel
tighten the two screws and re-check to ensure nothing moved
check with other template guides and mark their best orientation
re-install base plate
There are also some photos in the thread, but I think that related to the old thread FOG problem, they are thumbnails only.
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Post by aas on Apr 12, 2021 13:38:50 GMT -5
So I had a quick look at this, the ring that holds the guide bush in place is held firmly in place by two locating dowels as well as the two screws and hence does not move at all.
I went back through the thread above - in a post near the he explains that if there is mis-alignemnt, Festool drill out the dowel locating holes oversize to enable the necessary movement to be adjusted.
I found that there is very slight slop in the plunge mechanism that disappears once locked into place, but enough that the guide bush appears to be way off centre, then once the plunge is locked it was pretty close. Turning the guide bush through 180 degrees has pretty much centred this up - this has now been marked to only go in one way.
I checked with a conical centring mandrel from an old Elu router, and an LED light behind that gave a glow of light between the guide bush and mandrel.
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Post by holmz on Apr 12, 2021 16:34:32 GMT -5
.. I went back through the thread above - in a post near the he explains that if there is mis-alignemnt, Festool drill out the dowel locating holes oversize to enable the necessary movement to be adjusted. ... WTF? Can one fill those holes with bondo, and after it is centred, then redrill/ream the dowel holes? |
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Post by aas on Apr 13, 2021 0:52:05 GMT -5
I don't think so... not at my level of metal work. I will drill out the holes to enlarge them, drill a couple of holes in the guide bush for easy access to the screws, centre up and tighten... and keep looking for a LO50E !
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Post by rob2 on Apr 13, 2021 11:33:14 GMT -5
I don't think so... not at my level of metal work. I will drill out the holes to enlarge them, drill a couple of holes in the guide bush for easy access to the screws, centre up and tighten... and keep looking for a LO50E ! First, I would find out how guide bush is attached to LO50E and whether it is adjustable. My suspicion it is the same as OF1400. You can always use a subbase with the old fashion Porter Cable style holder and machined guides. Those are the best. I think there is a thread somewhere on FOG about it. Never liked theses modern click-on stamped steel wobbly designs. |
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Post by aas on Apr 13, 2021 13:43:49 GMT -5
You can never have too many routers... I have some set up for a specific task and I don't touch them after that. I'm not sure the guide bush issue is the end of the world for me with the OF1400 - I need something with very good dust extraction for internal finishing work - it seems to fit the bill, pretty smooth quiet motor too.
I've hankered after a LO50E for a while - maybe I wouldn't like it if I had one!
I still need a couple of routers to leave set up for a male/female matching set of cutters on 12mm shanks - was thinking to get a couple of DW625's or Trend T10's as I really like my old MOF177E - and it's good that the collets are interchangeable with the OF1400, OF2200 and LO65E.
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