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The Festool MFK 700 EQ, edge trimming just got a whole lot easier.
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The MFK's horizontal and vertical bases make this a versatile tool, and not just for edge trimming. With the edge guide and a couple of shop made attachments this tool really becomes versatile. From dovetail joints to mortises, this little router is going to be a workhorse in my shop.....
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I like to start off by showing "what's in the box" or in Festool's case, in the Systainer. Here it is, all packed in neatly.
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The card attached to the lid of the Systainer is something we are familiar with, I for never paid much attention to it. But take a closer look at the lower right corner........
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If you have ever struggled to get the tool, its parts, cord and of the accessories back in, good news. Festool has finally decided to add a picture of all the "stuff" properly placed in the Systainer, thank you Festool.
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Before we leave the subject of the Systainer, there is one more thing to point out. The clever engineers at Festool designed the insert to fit the horizontal base or the vertical base, so it doesn’t matter what base you have on the motor it will fit into the Systainer. In this picture the horizontal base is fitted to the motor(also in the Systainer is the edge guide). In the first picture on the page the vertical base is installed.
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You've seen it in the Systainer, so here's a shot of it out. The US version of the MFK 700 EQ includes: motor, vertical base, chip deflector for the vertical base, 1.5 degree horizontal base, vacuum attachment for the horizontal base, sensor bearing, allen key for the sensor bearing, 1/4" collet, 8 mm collet, collet wrench, Plug-It cord, instruction manual all packed into a Systainer #2.
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The vertical base and the 1.5 degree horizontal base can be changed without tools, one thumb screw mounts the bases to the motor. This design makes swapping bases fast and easy, two things all woodworker can appreciate.
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The motor unit, 720 watts (6 amps) with MMC electronics, this gives the MFK features that include, soft start, variable speed, thermal overload protection and constant speed under load. For those of you with the Trion barrel grip jigsaw the MFK's motor unit will look and feel familiar, its the same motor and housing. The power switch and spindle lock are also seen in this picture. I was surprised at the power the MFK has for a 6 amp motor, it cuts grooves and the female portion of sliding dovetails joints with relative ease.
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The back end of the MFK, Plug-It cord and variable speed control.
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The motor unit has two studs for attaching the bases. One stud has a notch in it, this stud goes in the hole with the thumb screw on the base.
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The motor unit's two mounting studs insert into the holes in the base (vertical base show here).
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Tighten the thumb screw and the base is attached, very simple.
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The vertical base can fit up to a 1" diameter bit. On he US version, the base is threaded (tapped) for standard Porter Cable style guide bushings (now if I could only find metric sized PC bushings). Phenolic base to prevent scratching the of work surface.
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With guide bushing you can use the MFK with dovetail jigs, templates and of course, the MFS template system.
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