Festool Live Episode 80 - OF 1400 Router Overview

Today's episode will feature an overview of the Festool OF 1400.

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[thomlipiczky]

I've had the 1400 for years, but this video was really helpful in showing some of the features I wasn't clear about. Thanks again!

[WillyBemis]

Thank you for your very helpful and fun videos, Sedge. I've been working with wood for 60 years, and I have learned a lot from you. Because of your clear explanations and demonstrations, I decided to purchase my first Festool dust extractor and sander in February. I like them so much that I am busily adding other Festool tools to my shop - my 1400 is on its way today!

[Brotunheim]

Awesome video with the most important information for the OF 1400! Thank you! Kind regards from Germany, from a Festool Fanboy 😊

[SpencleyDesignCo]

Thanks for all the awesome teachings, sedge!

[imc]

I just purchased this router, and am looking forward to all I can achieve with it. A big thank you to you and your crew for producing these extremely helpful videos.

[solorzano]

Great video, I just bought the OF1400 and you gave a lot of great info, the one thing that I found troubling was that knife on your utility belt with the edge sticking up

[skipflorey]

Great video on explaining the OF 1400. Just more reasons to purchase one to replace my inadequate 690…..

[nicolaschincaglia]

Great great great great video!Do you know there’s will be an upgrade of this machine like OF 1010?Best wish from Italy

[ilglejn]

No guys, Malta is not part of Italy. Just neighbors. Hi, from Malta and local Festool fans :)

[manuzach]

Of1400 my first festool love ! I remember trying to turn the nut above the collet 😅…now I know what’s it’s for after 3 years !

[andyvan]

also a tip, at 26:55 the chip collector is double duty, that as well as a bit safety guard, like on a 4" angle grinder, to save your fingers contacting the exposed part of the bit.

[jwar]

For over a year I thought I had purchased an OF 1010 when I did a large purchase of Festools to setup my shop. Then I Took the router out of the Systainer and behold I have a OF 1400.. Getting ready to start template routing with the 1400 I purchased so many accessories that I forget to use them all . All my Festools came with metric markings. I wish that the template guides came in a kit. But for now I have the PC adaptor with all my PC template guides being used. Thanks for the demo of the dust extraction for the Router. I was wondering what to do with the chip collector.

[frankvucolo]

Great router and I love it. Not a dig, but there seems not to be a way to maintain control of the trigger and the lock knob with the parallel guide. In your case, you palmed the top and grabbed the guide knob - trigger locked and unattended and lock down knob not usable. I even posted a video on this. Takes a little while for a conventional router user to adjust. Still the best router I own.

[MyGarageWorkshop]

Great video. I really enjoy these and always learn something useful. I think an episode on the WCR1000 work center would be great. Not a tool per se but I recently used one during your cabinetry class with Gregory Paolini and it made the workflow so efficient.

[garybadger]

When are they going to add a LED light to the OF 1400 router???? Thanks for your videos.

[rs]

I have been waiting for this video, thank you Sedge as always great information.

[markschlack]

Good tip about the dust extractor with a profile bit. But it's tricky even then, you have to fiddle with the extractor to get it to sit in the tabs and be level to lock it. Still, it does work quite well once installed. An area for improvement, though.

[kerryroberts]

How would you recommend I cut a groove down the center of several 30" boards? When just using a guide rail I find it easy to be off a mm or two. Parallel guides?? Thanks. Also, thanks for videos - really helps. (forgot at first that dust collector clear plastic piece opens to attach with a bit :))

[rossl]

does the parallel guide on the OF 1400 have a chip deflector you can slide on to? My OF 1400 came with a clear plastic part in the case which i have no idea what it was but the only place it fits is on the underside of the parallel guide. i asked Festool UK and they could not tell me what it was

[charlesgrado]

You do realize you took your left hand (“which never leaves”) off the router at 20:34 while it was still spinning 😉