Festool Euro 32mm Hole Drilling Set (LR 32-SYS) by Jack Loganbill (http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com) This set provides accessories for drilling columns of Euro-holes for shelves and furniture fittings in a 32mm grid pattern with the OF 1000 or OF 1010 router. I have found these accessories to be an easy, quick, and accurate way of drilling shelf holes. You can also use the system to locate and drill Euro Concealed Hinge cup and dowel holes (doors). The set includes: - Router plate with centering mandrel - Two side stops with stop riders - Two end (linear) stops - Two clamps - One Carbide-tipped hinge-cup location bit 35mm - Two dowel drills 5mm - Systainer Case This set requires an additional guide rail with 32mm index holes. The set is designed to work with the Festool OF 1000 and OF 1010 routers. Using the Festool 32mm Hole Drilling Set Component Description Guide rail. The guide rail positions the router the correct distance from the vertical (generally long) edge of the workpiece and provides the index holes so that the router routs each hole in the correct vertical position. Router Plate. The router plate mates the router to the guide rail. The router place includes a notch to zero out the guide rail edge stops. The plate includes a window and pointer that the operator may optionally use to roughly locate the next position, when skiping guide rail index holes. Guide rail edge stops (side stops with stop riders). Two edge stops are provided. The edge stop clamps to the guide rail ridge and extends to the outside of the workpiece. The edge stop includes a pin that rests against the outside edge of the workpiece. With both edge stops correctly placed with their respective pins resting in contact with the outside edge, horizontal alignment of the guide rail is ensured. End (linear) Stops. Two metal end stops are provided. The end stops reference the guide rail vertically against the reference horizontal edge of the workpiece when routing the two columns of holes. Although both end stops are used, only one end stop will touch the chosen reference end of the workpiece for any given column of holes. Centering Mandrel. The Centering Mandrel is used to position the router spindle to the exact center through the router plate, which ensures the router is correctly positioned in relation to the guide rail. Shelf Hole drill/cutter. Use a 5mm or 1/4" cutter that machines a flat bottom hole. I prefer the 5mm cutter because the 5mm holes are more aesthetically pleasing than the larger 1/4" hole. Shelf Hole Drilling Procedure 1. Mark the workpiece's "Top" or "Bottom" edge. This edge will be used as the reference edge for the guide rail end stops. You always reference the guide rail end stops from the same workpiece edge, either top or bottom, for both columns of holes. For this set of instructions, lets aribitraily choose the "Top" edge of the workpiece. 2. If you plan to skip a hole or use some other pattern, mark the jig with a line adjacent to each hole you plan to rout. 3. Zero Out the side edge stops. Set the side stops to position the cutter the appropriate distance in from each edge. I use a setting of 50mm. The side edge stop pins will be used to reference the side edge of the workpiece to properly position the guide rail. 4. Mount the end stops on the guide rail. Although both stops are used, only one stop is used for any one column of holes. Ensure that when you install the stop, the inside distance between the two stops is greater than the length of your workpiece. Also ensure that the same number (16 or 32) is visible for each stop as looking from the bottom side of the guide rail. 4. Chuck the centering mandrel in the router's 8mm collet. Mount the router to the router plate, using the centering mandrel to ensure the router spindle is centered through the router plate. 5. Adjust the router plate friction pads so that the router plate has no play while sitting on the guide rail. 6. Remove the router plate and router from the guide rail. Replace the centering mandrel with the desired shelf pin cutter. 7. Place a clamp on each end of the guide rail and place the guide rail on the workpiece with the guide rail's rubber edge facing towards the outside of the workpiece. 8. Place one side edge stop at the top of the workpiece and guide rail, and the other side edge stop at the bottom of the workpiece and guide rail. 9. Position the guide rail so that the side edge stop pins rest against the outside edge of the workpiece. This ensures that the router will rout the holes the proper distance in from the outside edge of the workpiece. 10. Position the guide rail so that the underside end stop nearest the top edge of the workpiece, firmly rests against the top edge of the workpiece. 11. With the guide rail correctly positioned horizontally and vertically, clamp the guide rail to the workpiece. Once clamped, ensure that guide rail's two edge side stops and the end stop at the top of the workpiece are in firm contact with their respective workpiece edges. 12. Place the router plate and router on the edge rail and position the router at the first index hole. 13. Lower the router cutter onto the workpiece and adjust the stop to the depth required for the shelf pin. 14. Rout the shelf pin hole. 15. Move the router plate to the next index hole. 16. Repeat steps 14 and 15 until you have routed the last hole. 17. Remove the router from the guide rail, and unclamp the guide rail and remove it from the workpiece. 18. Turn (spin) the guide rail 180 degrees, so that the rubber strip is now facing the other outside edge of the workpiece. 19. Position the guide rail so that the edge guide stop pins rest against the outside edge of the workpiece. 20. Position the guide rail so that the underside end stop nearest the top edge of the workpiece firmly rests against the the top edge of the workpiece. As noted on the Festool web site, one's tendancy is to use the "same" stop as used for the first set of holes. That is incorrect. Remember from Step 1, all vertical guide rail positioning is referenced from the top edge of the workpiece. Consequently, you will use one end stop for the first column of holes, and the other stop for the second column of holes. 21. With the guide rail correctly positioned horizontally and vertically, clamp the guide rail to the workpiece. Once clamped, ensure that guide rail's two edge side stops and the end stop at the top of the workpiece are in firm contact with their respective workpiece edges. 22. Place the router plate and router on the edge rail and position the router at the first index hole. 23. Rout the shelf pin hole. 24. Move the router plate to the next index hole. 25. Repeat steps 23 and 24 until you have routed the last hole. 26. Remove the router from the guide rail, and unclamp the guide rail and remove it from the workpiece. In summary, the most important step is to ensure the end (linear) stop blocks are in contact with the reference end of your workpiece. This ensures proper alignment of the vertical column of shelf holes. And always make sure that you use the same "end" of the workpiece as a reference for the stop blocks. Otherwise, your shelf holes will not align. Also, for those who have and will ask...I do plan to publish a pictoral version of these instructions along with some video footage and a full review of the system. Unfortunately, we just have not allocated the time to do so. Check back!!!