MFK700 is a great router for trimming edge banding. I have one and leave it setup for this task 90% of the time. I needed to trim some maple edge banding this week. Pulled out the MFK700, trimmed a book case before assembly and put it back. Great results and a huge time savers.
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Crazyraceguy
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Hey [member=28223]SoonerFan[/member] I have a couple of questions about that.
How thick of edging are you referring to there?
Do you use the MFK vertically, like the pic the [member=75217]squall_line[/member] posted above, or horizontally?
Do you use/have the bit that Festool intends for use horizontally?
I am so curious about this. I see so many say that they trim edgebanding vertically with the EB version of the MFK that has the bearing brake, but I have only done that a few times. They were very specialized, where the edging was inside an opening in a door, where the MFK would not fit horizontally.
It could only ever work with thin PVC edgebanding anyway and I do very little of that. Most of my laminate trimming is on adjacent panels and I use the MFK for wooden edges.
The DF500 keeps that to a very minimum, but it is still needed, unless you put them ridiculously close together, which is wasteful of time and money.
One of mine is setup horizontally(zero degree), with a 3/4" diameter - 1" cut length bit. The other is usually horizontal also, but with a short bit, like Festool envisioned, for cutting much thinner materials.
It does occasionally get switched over to vertical mode though.
I'm just not so comfortable with cutting PVC edges vertically, because it is 100% dependent on bit height adjustment and requires a climb cut, to keep from ripping the edge right off with the cutter.
It is also far more important that the overhang be consistent. Applied by a machine, that's not so hard. However, by hand, that's not so easy, especially on really long parts.
How thick of edging are you referring to there?
Do you use the MFK vertically, like the pic the [member=75217]squall_line[/member] posted above, or horizontally?
Do you use/have the bit that Festool intends for use horizontally?
I am so curious about this. I see so many say that they trim edgebanding vertically with the EB version of the MFK that has the bearing brake, but I have only done that a few times. They were very specialized, where the edging was inside an opening in a door, where the MFK would not fit horizontally.
It could only ever work with thin PVC edgebanding anyway and I do very little of that. Most of my laminate trimming is on adjacent panels and I use the MFK for wooden edges.
The DF500 keeps that to a very minimum, but it is still needed, unless you put them ridiculously close together, which is wasteful of time and money.
One of mine is setup horizontally(zero degree), with a 3/4" diameter - 1" cut length bit. The other is usually horizontal also, but with a short bit, like Festool envisioned, for cutting much thinner materials.
It does occasionally get switched over to vertical mode though.
I'm just not so comfortable with cutting PVC edges vertically, because it is 100% dependent on bit height adjustment and requires a climb cut, to keep from ripping the edge right off with the cutter.
It is also far more important that the overhang be consistent. Applied by a machine, that's not so hard. However, by hand, that's not so easy, especially on really long parts.
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tjbnwi said:
Is that bit meant for cutting downwards or to the side? I ended up using my horizontally with a spiral bit which works well but if you're not careful you can lower the router to low and take more than you want which is probably less likely in the vertical position but perhaps not as clean of a cut as a spiral bit?
Crazyraceguy said:
Here you go [member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member]
1. Most of my hardwood edge banding is around 7 - 10mm thick. I use maple almost exclusively. The MFK700 handles this easily for me.
2. I use it horizontally. I have it dialed in perfectly now and want to leave it this way. I don't want to mess it up! Might buy a cheaper cordless palm route for round overs.
3. Yes I use the Festool bit. It (along with the horizontal base) work brilliantly. I could not be happier. I think it can handle edges up to about 15mm.
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Ok, [member=28223]SoonerFan[/member] that's about what I expected. It seems that most of the people who are trimming vertically are using 1mm PVC.