Festool OF 1400 EQ Instruction Manual - page 22
Template Guides
Template guides (also known as copy rings) are used to
control the position of the router relative to an external
pattern or template. This permits you to follow an external
pattern even if the router bit does not have a guide bearing.
The OF 1400 EQ router package may include either a
standard Festool copy ring, a universal template guide
adapter, or both. The template guide adapter allows you to
use universal guides from other manufacturers with your
Festool router.
The function of the Festool copy ring and the universal
template guide adapter are the same, except with the
universal guide adapter you provide the template bushing.
This allows you to use template guides that you already own
with your Festool router.
Using a Template Guide
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To install the template guide to the router base,
follow the same procedure for installing the
Chip Diverter as described on page 9.
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Template guides are available with a variety of
bushing diameters. Typically, the bushing
diameter should be slightly larger than the
router bit diameter, but never so close that the
router bit can contact the interior of the
bushing.
CAUTION: If the spinning router bit
contacts the interior of the template guide, it
will damage both the router bit and the
guide.
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The routing pattern needs to be larger than the
desired routed edge as shown in both images
to the right.
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The offset (shown in both images to the right)
between the pattern and the final routed edge
is ½ the difference between the template guide
bushing diameter and the router bit diameter.
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