Festool Conturo Setup and Use - Videos 1, 2 and Exec Summary
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KDConst said:
No, I do not think so as the heating is applied to the glue block just before it reaches the nozzle. There is no heating element on the roller.
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Tim Raleigh said:
Hi Tim
Many thanks.
The music is quite good - it took me ages to get all the multiple tracking done and what with my dodgy finger not being able to strum the guitar... It is royalty free music and an ideal Festool track.
Please pass on to your 'friend' (called Tim no doubt and living the Chicago area) that I no longer have the kit. Not even that sweet little MFK700. I was even tempted to keep that lovely little hand sanding block but that would be too naughty.
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Kev said:
Hi Kev
Many thanks for being far too kind - must be the tinny in your hand!
The weight is not a big deal as it is almost entirely supported by the work piece - a bit like the OF2200. I admit that I have not had a full day on a production line with the Conturo but it is well balance, has a pair of well placed hand grips and operates at such a rate that the user is not stuck in an awkward position for any length of time.
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Benjamin said:
Hi Ben
The Conturo is a game changer and in the same class of brilliant design as the OF2200 and Domino DF700 but I do mainly cabinet making these days and try to avoid custom fabrication and built-ins.
I just had a guy comment on YouTube that the machine was too expensive and a $25 iron and some iron-on edging is just as good. If anyone wants to try and compare iron-on to the Conturo then I can only wonder what their customers think about the quality of their work. Its like comparing a pair of roller skates to a Rolls Royce.
Thanks for the kind comments.
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Peter
I have just watched the video. Excellent as usual, as with all your videos. What I cant understand is why it takes you to produce a high quality and informative video on the uses of the machine. Why cant Festool produce the same? All we get is video with music and no explanations, well certainly not in English anyway.
In fact they should give you the machine as its should a good video on the Conturo's application
Keep up the excellent work.
Cheers
I have just watched the video. Excellent as usual, as with all your videos. What I cant understand is why it takes you to produce a high quality and informative video on the uses of the machine. Why cant Festool produce the same? All we get is video with music and no explanations, well certainly not in English anyway.
In fact they should give you the machine as its should a good video on the Conturo's application
Keep up the excellent work.
Cheers
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Litch said:
Festool UK have produced a video (in English) starring Phil from festool. It shows most of what Peter has shown.
Maybe you missed it
Excellent video, Peter. Thank you for producing such a great quality and detailed overview.
That is quite a machine. I don't do enough edge banding to justify it, but I can see it would really pay off.
As I watched, it appears that every edging strip has to be cut and inserted into the machine.
So I assume there is no way to have a magazine of edging tape and cut it as you finish an edge?
neil
That is quite a machine. I don't do enough edge banding to justify it, but I can see it would really pay off.
As I watched, it appears that every edging strip has to be cut and inserted into the machine.
So I assume there is no way to have a magazine of edging tape and cut it as you finish an edge?
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neilc said:
Hi Neil
You are right, one cuts a strip about 4" longer than the edge to be banded.
I did think at one stage that it might be useful to have a whole bunch of banding in the cassette and then have a mechanism that detected the end of the run that initiated a cut-off or a button to allow the operator to do it. But...
I have an engineering background and I cannot see how this could be done without making the whole machine a bit awkward. It might mean that the (currently detachable) cassette would have to be a permanent fixture or it might mean having a cutter built into the main machine.
The other down side of the idea is that you would need to know how much banding was left in the cassette to be sure that you can get to the end of every run. That in turn means that you would have to know the length of every run as opposed to laying and cutting a piece to match as shown in the video.
Either way, having operated the machine over a two week period, I would not want a banding cutter built in.
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Peter Parfitt said:
I suppose you could manually cut the banding at the end of each run. There would be some additional waste but I'm guessing not much. I don't see the amount of banding left in the cassette to finish a run being a problem. I'm sure you'd quickly figure out a good estimate of how much was left when you were running low.
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Hi Brice
I think that with just one operator and the machine as designed it might be a bit tricky stopping with edging still in the line. The auto stop feature relies on the edging coming to an end. I have not tried (and have no access to the machine any more) pressing the start button whilst the machine is in full flow. To try and cut the banding during movement could get messy as glue will continue to be delivered whilst edging is present.
I really do see the potential merits of a continuous band and being able to cut at will but am sure that the engineering meisters in Festool Land would have considered this.
Perhaps we should defer from speculating about something which is not currently possible and ask Shane to see if he can get an official line from Festool HQ. Maybe it was considered but the complexity and extra weight was a challenge (which I suspect) but it could be equally true that the 117 potential users who might have been canvassed for their views considered it 'non essential'. Who knows?
Peter
I think that with just one operator and the machine as designed it might be a bit tricky stopping with edging still in the line. The auto stop feature relies on the edging coming to an end. I have not tried (and have no access to the machine any more) pressing the start button whilst the machine is in full flow. To try and cut the banding during movement could get messy as glue will continue to be delivered whilst edging is present.
I really do see the potential merits of a continuous band and being able to cut at will but am sure that the engineering meisters in Festool Land would have considered this.
Perhaps we should defer from speculating about something which is not currently possible and ask Shane to see if he can get an official line from Festool HQ. Maybe it was considered but the complexity and extra weight was a challenge (which I suspect) but it could be equally true that the 117 potential users who might have been canvassed for their views considered it 'non essential'. Who knows?
Peter
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Great Video once again.
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