Hi… I’m starting to expand my cabinet installation business by offering custom closet & cabinets I need an edgebander but have a small 1 car garage and this looks perfect.
I bought the conturo because I had to do a bunch of radius edges. It works great. It's not as fast or efficient as a stationary machine. Check out ExFactory to gauge what is a better investment. Processing shelves with a real edgebander is a timesaver compared to portables.
Anthony, what's your favorite source for non-pre-glued edge banding? It seems the pre-glued stuff is sold by every vendor in the woodworking business, but when I ask for non-pre-glued, they look at me like I'm a real weirdo. By the way, as a new KA65 owner, I was astonished to find there's no stop button. In the next-to-useless booklet which passes for a user manual, Festool never says there is no stop button. I soon figured out why the button on the top of the handle is described as the "Start" button -- not start/stop. Also, what good is the edge banding cartridge holder? I can imagine using it and encountering an error needing me to stop but I helplessly watch and a whole spool of fine maple edge banding is run through. At least now I know to quickly snap the unfed banding and the machine will soon stop.
My vendors are Edgeco out of NY and PRI out of IL. You can buy from Wurth directly if you are not a business. If you need to stop, you have to hit the power button and then you'll be able to cut the banding before the glue nozzle. I like the cassette holder and i use it all the time. Be mindful of leaving the machine running too long in an idle state....you will smoke the heat sink and it's a thousand dollar repair.
Hello, did you have sometimes problem with feed the edge banding during processing and edge banding stop between the rollers and everything start melting and you can’t stop machine because sensor still see the banding and all process need to be repeated? I have this problem sometimes and this is very frustrating and I don’t know how to solve this 😩 pushing edge banding by hand to help the rollers?
Sometimes if the height adjustment is too tight against the edgebanding it will not feed. Also if you are using material thicker than 1mm, i think the machine feeds better on the slow setting.
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Why did you feel the need to blow out the heat sink each time?
could do with something to cut the glue puks so you dont waste a whole puk purging for another color.
Maximum height is 2 9/16" not 3".
Hi… I’m starting to expand my cabinet installation business by offering custom closet & cabinets I need an edgebander but have a small 1 car garage and this looks perfect.
I bought the conturo because I had to do a bunch of radius edges. It works great. It's not as fast or efficient as a stationary machine. Check out ExFactory to gauge what is a better investment. Processing shelves with a real edgebander is a timesaver compared to portables.
Anthony, what's your favorite source for non-pre-glued edge banding? It seems the pre-glued stuff is sold by every vendor in the woodworking business, but when I ask for non-pre-glued, they look at me like I'm a real weirdo.
By the way, as a new KA65 owner, I was astonished to find there's no stop button. In the next-to-useless booklet which passes for a user manual, Festool never says there is no stop button. I soon figured out why the button on the top of the handle is described as the "Start" button -- not start/stop. Also, what good is the edge banding cartridge holder? I can imagine using it and encountering an error needing me to stop but I helplessly watch and a whole spool of fine maple edge banding is run through. At least now I know to quickly snap the unfed banding and the machine will soon stop.
My vendors are Edgeco out of NY and PRI out of IL. You can buy from Wurth directly if you are not a business.
If you need to stop, you have to hit the power button and then you'll be able to cut the banding before the glue nozzle. I like the cassette holder and i use it all the time. Be mindful of leaving the machine running too long in an idle state....you will smoke the heat sink and it's a thousand dollar repair.
Your shims closet to the edge bander can go the other way to give more support to the piece.
I tried that and sometimes the lack of the shims will let the work sag letting the edgebanding run off center. Depends what you're doing.
@@badfish2100 why would want it to run off centre?
Thank you
Has your glue Gear. ever got stuck, will not retract.
No but that's why I try to keep it clean
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Hello, would you use it to edge high gloss and grained Melamine face kitchen cabinet doors? Like European style kitchens. Thanks!
It should work fine. If it's over 1mm thick, you will spend more time routing and buffing
Hello, did you have sometimes problem with feed the edge banding during processing and edge banding stop between the rollers and everything start melting and you can’t stop machine because sensor still see the banding and all process need to be repeated? I have this problem sometimes and this is very frustrating and I don’t know how to solve this 😩 pushing edge banding by hand to help the rollers?
Sometimes if the height adjustment is too tight against the edgebanding it will not feed. Also if you are using material thicker than 1mm, i think the machine feeds better on the slow setting.
@@badfish2100 Thank You Anthony for your solution and answer ;) Take care
Good info, what's the dust port for? Do you connect the extractor to it
The extractor is intended to eliminate adhesive fumes. Not sure how that reacts to a bag full of dust. Never used the feature.
@@badfish2100 ah I see thank you. Ya I can't really see an extractor collecting fumes
"Festool product don't have instructions" The first time i'm hearing this.
I don't consider pictures instructions
Can Festool conturo ka 65 use 0.018 inch thick pvc edgebanding tape?
Sure can. Watch your temperature
onestly the eadge bender is trash costs 3000 grants more best grizzly eadge bender and chipper