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Guide Rail Attachment
The guide rail attachment is used to connect the
router to a Festool guide rail system for making
guided straight cuts with the rail controlling the
router position.
1. Before assembling the guide rail attachment,
adjust the Guide Rail Gibs on the guide block.
These keep the guide block (see bottom left
image) straight on the rail.
a. Place the guide block on the rib of the guide
rail.
b. Tighten the two adjustment screws until the
block fits snuggly to the rib without wiggling,
but still moves freely.
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2. Install the optional Guide Rail Baseplate on the
router (see page 11).
The elevated foot
plate
compensates for
the thickness of
the guide rail to
keep the router
flat.
3. Insert the two
guide rods through the guide block and into the
clamping bar. Make sure the rods stick out from
the clamping bar slightly, as shown.
4. Tighten the two guide rod thumbscrews.
5. Insert the guide rods through the eyelets in the router base.
6. Place the router on the guide rail, and adjust the router in or
out as needed. Make sure the router bit does not cut the
guide rail or splinter guard.
Note: The black rubber splinter guard on the guide
rail is used for sawing operations, and should not
be used for routing operations. Make sure the
router bit does not cut into the splinter guard.
7. Tighten the guide rod clamping knob on the router.
8. Fine tune the router’s position by turning the fine adjustment
dial on the guide block.
9. When the lateral position is correct, tighten the guide block
clamping knob.
10. Before starting the router, make sure that all clamping knobs
and devices are secured.
11. Operate the router as described in the applicable section(s)
under
Basic Routing beginning on page 12.