Remove Edge Banding?

[rljatl]

Got carried away edge banding the [member=8352]erock[/member] sysports I am building and accidentally edge banded edges that do not need to be edge banded.  The top got edge banded on three sides instead of just the front. 

So, will it make any difference when I glue and pocket screw the top and bottom to the sides?  Should I try to remove the unnecessary banding or just leave it?  It is Fastcap Fastedge.  I am afraid trying to remove it will just cause more problems than it will solve.

Did a test fit to see what it will look like.  I don't think anyone will notice.  Any advice?

 

[semenza]

I think that even if you get it off you will have a lot of sticky glue residue to deal with.

Seth

 

[rljatl]

That's what I was thinking too.  Plus, I am afraid it will mess up the edge that is supposed to have edging.

 

[iamnothim]

I guess you are not a mistake "piker"...
Not sure if this is a drawer edge, but.... if it's not assembled could you plane a little material from the bottom edge them build it with the banded top as the reference?

 

[rljatl]

The back edge of one sysport side got edge banded, too.  I may use that as a test to see what happens when a heat gun is used to remove the banding.

Boy, when I get into a zone edge banding, look out.... ;D

 

[mwildt]

Depends since you didn't list if the top goes between the sides. If it does, and the bottom have no edge banding then the the box really is tapered, but only minimally. How much depends on the type of edging used. If the top goes between the sides then the edges that have edge banding will be hidden and you can just in-heat it to get it off. No worry about the glue since it will be hidden.

If the top goes on top of the two sides then it would just have a lip, thickness of the due banding, on each side, assuming you offset the side that mount.

Hope that didn't make it more complicated.

 

[rljatl]

The top and bottom go between the sides.  Both top and bottom got edge banded on three sides (not the back). 

That is a good example of what I'm concerned about, though.  Concerned about a mess if I try to remove the banding and concerned about misalignment or an ugly looking joint if I don't remove the banding.

 

[sae]

I would use a track saw.

 

[tjbnwi]

Leave it.

Look how many items are glued together without issue. The pocket screws will hold with or without edge banding in place.

The additional width will be made up by the hardware.

Tom

 

[Stone Message]

I would use a track saw.

This is exactly what I would suggest. The glue will remain hard and not be an issue and you will be back to the perfect size for the item. The only thing that I am not sure about is the saw speed - probably better at halfway and use a 48 tooth blade.

Peter

 

[rljatl]

So, you mean use the track saw to trim off the banding?  Hmmm, not a bad idea....maybe I can rig up some kind of template to control how much is cut off and thus keep the original dimensions.

 

[rljatl]

Decided to try the heat gun first and then if that didn't work, I would try the track saw.

The heat gun and a long bladed dry wall knife worked great.  Only took a few minutes and left a slightly tacky edge that I hope will dry on its own.  If not, it will be covered with the side or back.  No mess at all, thankfully.  Whew.  Barring another mistake, they will be as designed.

 

[jmbfestool]

I used my TS5 and table saw in the past to remove the edge Banding.

First time was same mistake you did I edged one side I shouldn't have

Second time was I was almost at the end and my edge bander hit clamp and messed me up.

So I had to remove the entire edge and start again but the glue goes of instantly so onto the table saw and just kept doing passes untill it was back to MDF.

On both occasions the dimension of the panel was retained 

 

[Stone Message]

As a slight diversion from the topic...

When Festool lent me the Conturo they also sent a couple of pieces of faced board and, of course, some edge banding. I cut the various shapes in the boards and measured and cut the edge banding for each run - I had about 6" left at the end and so I had to get it right first time and I had never used this particular machine before.

It worked out fine as the Conturo was a lot easier to use than the machines that I had used in the dim and distant past.

Peter