Rick Fisher
06-19-2009, 2:19 AM
I was in Vegas and visited Woodworkers Emporium. I wanted to see a machine they had in stock but noticed the Festool display in the corner..
The green and black addiction started jones'in again..
I ended up buying the new Festool Trim Router. Its an interesting tool.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0459.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1140396.jpg
For anyone interested, this may be helpful.
This is an edge router period. It is, an excellent edge router at that. It comes with 2 bases, variable speed and an attachment for a guide bearing.
This base is really great. It gives a huge amount of control when edge routing..
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0461.jpg
The tool can be used horizontal or vertical and is excellent for flush trimming and edge routing..
This green wheel adjusts the height of the bit. The adjustment is significant and very smooth. Its a brilliant design.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0460.jpg
It is not however a small router. Visibility of the bit is not available.. Its kinda weird to not be able to see anything at all.. If you look at the machine, you will realize that you cant see anything.. its really no good for the "free hand" use I was attempting.. The zero visibility is hard to get used too, but the tool is definately a Festool.
Dust collection in the application in the picture is outstanding.. As an edge router.. its better than normal but hard to expect all the chips to get sucked up in that application..
I think it would be great if Festool created a conventional base for this tool. Its very powerful.. I have a bosch colt already, this is 10x the quality tool..
The price is just nuts for this tool. Buying one is a leap of faith.. If you used your edge router for an hour a day, this would be the ticket.. at the price, its not actually a great investment for a casual user, unless you have the disease ..
If anyone is curious about the other base or the guide wheel, let me know and I will post more pictures. I think this is really a " pro-tool ". Its use is very specific, but if you have a few miles of edge or flush trimming to do, its really in a class by itself.
The green and black addiction started jones'in again..
I ended up buying the new Festool Trim Router. Its an interesting tool.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0459.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1140396.jpg
For anyone interested, this may be helpful.
This is an edge router period. It is, an excellent edge router at that. It comes with 2 bases, variable speed and an attachment for a guide bearing.
This base is really great. It gives a huge amount of control when edge routing..
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0461.jpg
The tool can be used horizontal or vertical and is excellent for flush trimming and edge routing..
This green wheel adjusts the height of the bit. The adjustment is significant and very smooth. Its a brilliant design.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMGP0460.jpg
It is not however a small router. Visibility of the bit is not available.. Its kinda weird to not be able to see anything at all.. If you look at the machine, you will realize that you cant see anything.. its really no good for the "free hand" use I was attempting.. The zero visibility is hard to get used too, but the tool is definately a Festool.
Dust collection in the application in the picture is outstanding.. As an edge router.. its better than normal but hard to expect all the chips to get sucked up in that application..
I think it would be great if Festool created a conventional base for this tool. Its very powerful.. I have a bosch colt already, this is 10x the quality tool..
The price is just nuts for this tool. Buying one is a leap of faith.. If you used your edge router for an hour a day, this would be the ticket.. at the price, its not actually a great investment for a casual user, unless you have the disease ..
If anyone is curious about the other base or the guide wheel, let me know and I will post more pictures. I think this is really a " pro-tool ". Its use is very specific, but if you have a few miles of edge or flush trimming to do, its really in a class by itself.