Hey all, I am typically full of words when it comes to talking about Festool. When I got the OF 2200 EB in my hands for the first time, I was indeed speechless. This is one bad %#s router. What surprised me most about this router is how nimble it is. In a conversation with a guy that talks very softly to wood, he felt that because of it’s size it was very stable and didn’t get thrown around. The gryo thingys Festool put in the machine to keep the 22 from flyin’ around the room really works; and you really don’t feel like you have a 2200 watt router in your hands. It is big and bad and ready to rock and roll.
You are going to watch this video and be amazed. One Solid Surface guy that I took the router with to see couldn’t believe the demonstration; he thought there was a trick to it all. His comment after running it was…”gotta have one”. Didn’t care what it cost…I know, I know, 800 bucks, but it was indeed the tool that was going to make him money and save time….cha ching.
Just watch the video…check out the size of bit they are chucking into it.
Get off the fence and grab this thing. There has been no expense saved in designing THE SWEETEST ROUTER IN THE WORLD and you will be amazed.
Peace Out,
Timmy C
PS. I am hoping that Festool comes out with the “Go-Cart” systainer kit that allows you to take the router and put it to work outside the shop in the parking lot. Of course, I would then need a really long extension cord. Try getting that past UL and OSHA.
April 26th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Holy cow. I’m a small tools guy, and I don’t do solid surface countertops. I had no desire for the OF2200.
Now I want one. I really want when some of those new features filter down to a smaller router (which may be the 700, must not watch any demo videos for that or I’ll spend money I don’t want to…).