Thanks James. That's what I keep telling my wife - you need the right tool for the job. That comment has bitten me several times in reverse with the sewing room - LOL. Steve
I'm a hobbyist and considering the Conturo. Even for Festool this seems expensive. I do a reasonable amount of edgebanding and don't like the finish I get with cheepo banding/ironing. Is it worth it? Any other products you considered instead?
Before purchase of the Conturo, I almost purchased the Adamik edgebander but I don't think these are still made. I also considered many of the Adamik knockoffs which all seemed to garner a lot of bad reviews where the Adamik did not. The Conturo is overpriced and if that isn't bad enough, the adhesive is ridiculously overpriced. If I were in the market today, I would probably be looking at the CoMatic BR600. I would speak with Kyle at Shop Gear Inc. before buying one though as he is quite helpful. Here is a link: www.shopgearinc.com/products/BR600-Max-Contour-Edgebander-p494942129 Steve
I have used this with 3mm PVC edgebanding around a 90 mm radius curve and it worked well. I ordered a 300' roll of 2mm sapele edgebanding and tried it with unacceptable results. The edgebanding continually cracked and sometimes broke as it entered the Conturo. I experimented with various shop made strips of hardwood and it need to be less than 1.2 mm thickness to work with the machine. It was a disappointment as Festool was not very forthcoming with that limitation when this machine was introduced. Steve
The only drawback I see is you can't do an inside corner with that machine I've done laminate countertops and Cabinetry for years this can't be cost effective
Steve, I have to say you have world's best tools for the job.
Thanks James. That's what I keep telling my wife - you need the right tool for the job. That comment has bitten me several times in reverse with the sewing room - LOL. Steve
Beautiful bench behind you
That is a 20+ year old Diefenbach bench. Steve
I seen some what looks like rubber edge banding. Can it do those?
I'm a hobbyist and considering the Conturo. Even for Festool this seems expensive. I do a reasonable amount of edgebanding and don't like the finish I get with cheepo banding/ironing. Is it worth it? Any other products you considered instead?
Before purchase of the Conturo, I almost purchased the Adamik edgebander but I don't think these are still made. I also considered many of the Adamik knockoffs which all seemed to garner a lot of bad reviews where the Adamik did not. The Conturo is overpriced and if that isn't bad enough, the adhesive is ridiculously overpriced. If I were in the market today, I would probably be looking at the CoMatic BR600. I would speak with Kyle at Shop Gear Inc. before buying one though as he is quite helpful. Here is a link: www.shopgearinc.com/products/BR600-Max-Contour-Edgebander-p494942129
Steve
@@extremewoodworker Thanks. This is exactly the insight I was looking for!
Nice. What make are your vacuum hold downs. Do you have a video of that set up.
Hi Shilo. It is a Barth 500V. I made a video a number of years ago on it: ua-cam.com/video/Z9aVv5zwFFs/v-deo.html Steve
Please tell me in detail which product is the blue tool that appeared at 6:30
The details show on the screen just after
Hi Steve , what are you making?
Hi David. I am making a cabinet to get stuff off the floor of my shop. Part of the material is being used for shop shelf units. Steve
Those veneer strips look very thick. Have you had a chance to use it with real wood veneer? Nice tool!
I have used this with 3mm PVC edgebanding around a 90 mm radius curve and it worked well. I ordered a 300' roll of 2mm sapele edgebanding and tried it with unacceptable results. The edgebanding continually cracked and sometimes broke as it entered the Conturo. I experimented with various shop made strips of hardwood and it need to be less than 1.2 mm thickness to work with the machine. It was a disappointment as Festool was not very forthcoming with that limitation when this machine was introduced. Steve
@@extremewoodworker That’s very good to know, appreciate the tool feed back. I’ll just keep doing it the “old school” way for now! Thx Steve.
The only drawback I see is you can't do an inside corner with that machine I've done laminate countertops and Cabinetry for years this can't be cost effective