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| BobA:
I have been building bartops with 5/8 inch MDF and I ran out of 5/8 inch T molding quite a while ago. I did however have a box of 3/4 inch T molding left over from a larger cabinet. I purchased a Freud EB090 hand edge trimmer and it solved my problems with a little work. The EB090 is made to cut the heat applied edge banding that often finishes furniture pieces Trims top and bottom of edge banding in one pass Cuts a flush or beveled edge Spring loaded with replaceable knives Manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty Covered by Freud's limited one year power tool warranty I first installed the T molding and tried to trim it. WRONG! The edge trimmer does not go around curves as it is made to be used in a straight line. Most bartops have alot of curves so this tool did not work as it is. The Solution - Cut a slot for the T molding in a piece of straight 5/8 inch mdf so I can trim the T molding before I apply it to the cabinet. The T molding is tapped into place with a rubber hammer and then trimmed with the EB 090. The mdf piece is only a bit over a foot long so the T molding is trimmed and pulled out of the slot so more of the untrimmed T molding can be tapped into place and trimmed. This goes on about 3 times to give me enough to fit one side of a bartop. The edge trimmer is about 1 inch wide and it is squeezed by hand to trim the 3/4 inch to 5/8. This will also work for other sizes such as 3/4 to 1/2 inch as it fits the wood the T molding is fitted to. Hope this helps someone. |
| Angus:
Thanks for the tip.. Could definately come in handy at some time. |
| bluemini17:
Great idea, its hard to get mdf in the UK to fit the imperial molding, now we can just trim :cheers: |
| JOHN HOWARD:
Looks like a great idea and something I am looking at getting as just like the UK, finding Imperial sizes of MDF is both difficult and expensive. I can't seem to find any of these on eBay nor amazon that are in stock. Can anyone recommend where to buy one or a similar tool? Cheers |
| BobA:
Don't know where to get it internationally but I got mine in Canada at Home Depot. Seemed like a regular item. HD Canada |
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