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Lucky I was, finding some highly sought after items did also bring a MFT/3 which had drunk a lot of water..
Last time I refurbished a Kapex MFT I only used my Bosch turbo sander with great success.
This time, well there was some really different thicknesses on the board and wavy patterns going on. 3 sides had soaked water to make a large portion from the edge and inwards swell unevenly, and every hole was raised by water. There was not much to reference on. Sooo, out came the handheld EHL 65 EQ. Had to start in the center and work my way outwards..
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And boy the planer worked, not too well to my liking though, It skewed - deep to the right, mostly (and there was these “mountains” on each hole..to make things worse) So after nearly half ruin the MFT top, I started dismantling the planer instead.. checking both soles and the knife, everything was wrong [mad]. Knife was set in slightly skewed, main (rear) sole is slightly convex and skewed.. no way to adjust either. Knife was remounted and seated properly, and rear sole was screwed sequential to leave the lowest point at its best high position by not tightening this screw to much. Back to planing the MFT and results was much better. But really, the planer is just not good enough.. I hadn’t really noticed this before as it was used for slight correction of timber and skinning back of mouldings where one don’t notice.
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Anyway, the MFT top are now pretty flat, albeit a bit skinnier [big grin. There’s obviously very visible motorway wear marks in the photos, but I believe strongly that the Bosch turbo (Rotex) will even this to a very workable worktop. The flip side only has slight mountains around the holes and these will be gone with a 40/60/120/180/240 grit sequence.
I’ve checked with a straight edge, and apart from (less now) the usual sag, it is remarkably flat [blink]
In the end I’ll have a second, incredibly cheap MFT/3 with mint frame and legs, and a top that almost looks and does just the same as as a new. So it is worthwhile saving a top, even in this bad state and on top of that attacking it with a poor tool and a tight time frame [big grin] [big grin]
Review of the EHL 65 EQ; There are some quality components (after examining its inner) but they are poorly put together, and is cheaply made where it should have been a lot better. It’s quiet, dc is extremely good (Almost zero ero dust coupled to a CT-SYS), leaves a good finish, nice to hold and it’s lightweight. I’m considering a Makita battery planer.. leaving this in its bench unit as a small jointer.
Last time I refurbished a Kapex MFT I only used my Bosch turbo sander with great success.
This time, well there was some really different thicknesses on the board and wavy patterns going on. 3 sides had soaked water to make a large portion from the edge and inwards swell unevenly, and every hole was raised by water. There was not much to reference on. Sooo, out came the handheld EHL 65 EQ. Had to start in the center and work my way outwards..
[attachimg=1]
[attachimg=2]
And boy the planer worked, not too well to my liking though, It skewed - deep to the right, mostly (and there was these “mountains” on each hole..to make things worse) So after nearly half ruin the MFT top, I started dismantling the planer instead.. checking both soles and the knife, everything was wrong [mad]. Knife was set in slightly skewed, main (rear) sole is slightly convex and skewed.. no way to adjust either. Knife was remounted and seated properly, and rear sole was screwed sequential to leave the lowest point at its best high position by not tightening this screw to much. Back to planing the MFT and results was much better. But really, the planer is just not good enough.. I hadn’t really noticed this before as it was used for slight correction of timber and skinning back of mouldings where one don’t notice.
[attachimg=3]
[attachimg=4]
Anyway, the MFT top are now pretty flat, albeit a bit skinnier [big grin. There’s obviously very visible motorway wear marks in the photos, but I believe strongly that the Bosch turbo (Rotex) will even this to a very workable worktop. The flip side only has slight mountains around the holes and these will be gone with a 40/60/120/180/240 grit sequence.
I’ve checked with a straight edge, and apart from (less now) the usual sag, it is remarkably flat [blink]
In the end I’ll have a second, incredibly cheap MFT/3 with mint frame and legs, and a top that almost looks and does just the same as as a new. So it is worthwhile saving a top, even in this bad state and on top of that attacking it with a poor tool and a tight time frame [big grin] [big grin]
Review of the EHL 65 EQ; There are some quality components (after examining its inner) but they are poorly put together, and is cheaply made where it should have been a lot better. It’s quiet, dc is extremely good (Almost zero ero dust coupled to a CT-SYS), leaves a good finish, nice to hold and it’s lightweight. I’m considering a Makita battery planer.. leaving this in its bench unit as a small jointer.
