Support Of The Workpieces; Aluminium Processing; Freehand Routing; Routing With The Parallel Guide - Festool OF 1400 EQ Guide D'utilisation

Support of the workpieces

Ensure that your workpieces are
securely fi xed and cannot move during routing.
Otherwise, there is an increased risk of accident.
Use screw clamps or some other suitable devices
to fi x your workpiece.

Aluminium processing

The following precautions are to
be taken when processing aluminium for safety
reasons:
•
Pre-connect a residual current circuit-breaker.
•
Connect the machine to a suitable dust extractor.
•
Clean tool regularly of dust accumulations in the
motor housing.
•
Wear protective goggles.

Freehand routing

Freehand routing is the method normally used for
lettering or shapes, and for routing edges using
cutters with a guide pin or ring.

Routing with the parallel guide

The parallel guide (accessory) can be used for rout-
ing parallel to the edge of the workpiece.
– Secure both guide rods (9.2) with the two rotary
knobs (9.3) on the side stop.
– Insert the guide rods into the grooves on the
router base to the required distance and secure
them by turning the rotary knob (9.4).
Fine adjustment:
– Unscrew the rotary knob (9.5) to make fi ne ad-
justments with the adjusting wheel (9.7). The
scale ring (9.6) has a 0.1 mm scale for this pur-
pose. If the adjusting wheel is held secure, the
scale ring can be turned separately and set to
„Zero". The millimetre scale (9.1) on the main
casing is useful when making larger adjust-
ments. Tighten the rotary knob (9.5) again on
completion of any fi ne adjustments.
– Adjust both guidance jaws (9.8) so that they are
approx. 5 mm from the router. To do this, undo
screws (9.9) and tighten again after completing
the adjustments.
– Slide the extractor hood (9.10) from behind until
it latches into place on the side stop. You can
connect an extractor hose with a diameter of 27
mm or 36 mm to the extractor connector (9.11).
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.10
9.8
9.9

Routing with the FS guide system

The guide system (accessory) facilitates routing
straight grooves.
10.5
10.4
– Fasten the guide stop (10.1) to the platen with
the guide rails of the parallel guide.
– Fasten the guide rail with FSZ screw clamps
(10.3) to the workpiece. Make sure that the safety
distance X of 5 mm between the front edge of
the guide rail and cutter or groove is observed.
– Place the guide stop onto the guide rail as shown in
Fig. 10. To ensure a backlash-free guidance of the
router stop you can adjust two guide cheeks with
a screwdriver through the side openings (10.2).
– Screw the height-adjustable support (10.5) of
the router table's threaded bore in such a way
that the underside of the router table is parallel
to the surface of the workpiece.
When working with marking-up lines, the marks on
the platen (10.4) and the scale on the support (10.5)
show the centre axis of the cutter.
12
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.11
10.1
10.2
10.3