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The Festool LR32-SYS hole drilling system is really a nice accessory. It is used to drill shelf pin, hinge base plate and drawer slide holes also hinge cup holes used in the 32mm euro-style cabinet system. If you are just a small shop or hobbyist the LR32 is a good balance between speed in production and ease of use. The LR32 uses a guide plate that fits onto the OF1010 or the OF1400 routers. This guide plate rides on the rails with a pin in the plate that engages holes in the guide rail allowing for precise 32mm spacing. Side stops and end stops are used to properly place the rail on the work piece. Once you understand how the LR32-SYS works it is easy to use. You check out tutorial I did on the LR32 on the Festool USA site, Make a shop cabinet with the Festool LR32. With the LR32 manual, PDF file and the animation below you should have no trouble drilling 32mm system holes for your next project.
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Once you have the guide plate and router bit installed and all other necessary adjustments made, follow these steps.
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Step 1: Place the rail on the work piece with the left end stop indexed on the "Top". (It is hard to see in the animation but the words "Top" are written on the work piece, left end in the image above.)
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The end stop being indexed against the end of the work piece is shown here.
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Step 2: Attach the side stops to the rail to set the correct distance from the rail to the edge of the work piece.
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Step 3: Clamp the rail and the work piece down, then remove the side stops, they will be in the way for step 4.
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Step 4: Place the router/guide plate on the rail and start drilling the holes.
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Step 5: After the first set of holes have been drilled, turn the work piece around, and put the rail on. This time indexing the right end stop against the "Top" (on the right now).
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Now repeated steps 2-4 to drill the second set of holes. It really is that simple.
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