Lamello Zeta P2

[tiralie]

This has been my busiest year, definetly blessed with health and the support of my family. That's the best.
Tim

 

[Holmz]

I had a note fromAusPost and collected it on Saturday.
I will. It get a chance to use it before after the holidays...

 

[GhostFist]

Maybe you should reward yourself with a lamello, Tim

 

[tiralie]

Maybe you should reward yourself with a lamello, Tim

Maybe that will put me in a better mood.
I do need to complete the Lamello set. I have the Cantex and the Top twenty biscuit joiner...
Tim

 

[GhostFist]

Oooo how do you like the lipping planer?

 

[stvrowe]

I have the Cantex and it is an awesome lipping planer.  I think the pricing on this tool has gotten way out of line with reality (when I purchased, the Cantex was within $100 of the Adler).  If I had to purchase one today, it would probably be the Adler BH556 just on the basis of the cost to an equivalent performance (The Lamello is over $700 higher). 

 

[GhostFist]

I'll check it out but there's some stuff higher up on my list to get first thanks for the tip.

 

[tiralie]

Oooo how do you like the lipping planer?

It's a great machine. Never fails to amaze me when I use it. A very powerful machine, i have trimmed 1" wide edging with no problem. I have never had any tear out planning against grain, or any snipe at the end of a run on any edging I have trimmed  - maple, oak, poplar etc.
I looked at the Virtex, and the Hoffman when I was going to buy a lipping planer but I liked the size and design of the reference plate and way the handles are positioned on the Cantex. The Festool hose plugs into it for chip less cutting.
At last check, the price difference for these machines in Canada is not as great as it is in the US.
I think the Cantex is worth every penny.
Tim

 

[GhostFist]

Lamello really make solid machines

 

[Holmz]

I asked her ladyship if she had 20 minutes...
We went to the garage and I fired up the Zeta on two scraps of melamine'ed MDF.
I installed the Clamp-X into the pieces.

Here eyes flickered... and she said, "I have an idea".

Then the next 2 hours were spent drawing up a cabinet for her craft room, and the cutting list.

 

[Kev]

I asked her ladyship if she had 20 minutes...
We went to the garage and I fired up the Zeta on two scraps of melamine'ed MDF.
I installed the Clamp-X into the pieces.

Here eyes flickered... and she said, "I have an idea".

Then the next 2 hours were spent drawing up a cabinet for her craft room, and the cutting list.

[member=40772]Holmz[/member] we all want the entire incident documented on YouTube ... could make for an easy business case to the director of finances [big grin]

 

[Holmz]

She is brilliant on many fronts.
Cutting lists and offsets for edge banding are not in the set...

I can do a photo of the finished product though.

The original task was to modify an IKEA style 4x2 cubby holed system to add in some shelves.
It was a win to get it out of MDF in the exact size.
I have 2 weeks...

 

[Holmz]

...
[member=40772]Holmz[/member] we all want the entire incident documented on YouTube ... could make for an easy business case to the director of finances [big grin]

[member=13058]Kev[/member]
So the Minister has a bunch of papercraft stamps that are in DVD sized boxes.

Sunday:
Drawing and cut list: 1-1/2

Monday evening:
I cut all the white MDF to size 140-mm wide.
The the shelves 545-mm.
The top and bottom to 545+32 -2 ( the -2 for the edge banding)
That took 2-1.2 hours. I am not overly fast, and cut the 140 on the fold out card table with 2 bosch 1600 rails joined.

Tuesday:
Dropped then off at the

Thursday:
Picked up the edge banded MDF.
Marked out the centre on the 7 shelves and top and bottom and lamello'ed the male ClampX and installed them.
(1 hour)
Marked the female ClampX spacing on the left and right pieces, and the centres.
(45 minutes, with some of that installing the Triple-J radio app on the iPad)
Made sure it all was proper in the room.
Then Lamello'ed them in. (20 minutes)
Cleaned the pencil marks off (15 minutes)
Put it together (10 Minutes)
Put it in the room and decided on the base dimensions...
Removed the base.
Cut the 40-mm base which was edge banded all around to (2x) 122, and 537.
I did not go far enough on the 45 degree cuts, so I had a step I removed by sliding a chisel across it.
Glued and clamped it to the base.
(~2-3/4 hours)

Friday (today):
Installed the base. (5-minutes)

What is left is to attach it to the wall.

It is nothing too fancy, and I dislike using MDF, but the minister is happy.

Sheet of MDF: $62
Edge Banding: $50
Clampex (19): $40
~7 hours... (yeah... I am slow)

 

[alkaline]

That debate me very interested. I politely asked the local office for a demonstration of the toy. They came, demonstrated and lent it to me for a few days. It's a great tool. My Wishlist is again extended.

[smile] [wink] [smile]

 

[Kev]

Sheet of MDF: $62
Edge Banding: $50
Clampex (19): $40
~7 hours... (yeah... I am slow)

[member=40772]Holmz[/member] would easily have taken me twice as long!

I notice you left out the cost of the Zeta [wink] [big grin]

.. a Conturo would have been useful [cool]

 

[Holmz]

[member=13058]Kev[/member] it was worth every euro to keep the minister happy. V-Day is done (early).

I need to support local somehow, so they got the centuro work.

 

[RKA]

Can these biscuits be easily removed for dry fitting then disassembly for finishing work?  Or would you just have to leave them in the panels during finishing?

 

[stvrowe]

Can these biscuits be easily removed for dry fitting then disassembly for finishing work?  Or would you just have to leave them in the panels during finishing?

The Clamex and Bisco can be easily removed.  The Tenso cannot be removed, once it is assembled it is intended to stay.

 

[alkaline]

That's the best. They can be easily removed and reused several times. This is also true for Tenso if you choose not to use glue.

 

[GhostFist]

Typically you use the bisco for dry fitting. They're just a thicker fiberglass reinforced biscuit that fits the groove cut by the zeta. On their own they're a good biscuit if you want to use them as such. They can be glued in the same manner you would a regular biscuit and are cheaper than either tenso or clamex. Also great for dry fitting, to check ytour work before you use the other connectors. The zeta system really is fantastic!