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Chamfering and rounding wooden edges

Chamfering wooden edges
This application example explains how to cleanly chamfer or round edges on wood or wood-based materials step by step. The OFK 500, which offers particular precision when working with small radii and carrying out trimming, is suitable for edge trimming wooden materials. A multifunction table can be useful for fixing the workpiece securely in place.

    Description

    Wood edges can be chamfered particularly easily with the handy OFK 500 edge router, which can be used universally. This edge router is designed especially for small radii, chamfering and trimming. What is so special about this tool is its cutter system: All tools used for the edge router have the same external diameter. This has reduced the bench opening for the router to a minimum, which prevents it from tipping over during routing in problematic corner areas.

    Tools/accessories

    The following tools and accessories are recommended in this application example:

    Preparation/set-up

    • Insert the desired router bit into the OFK 500. Then fasten the acrylic glass dust extraction attachment using the clamping screw.

      Important: The spring-loaded plastic part serves as the ball bearing brake and must sit on the copying ring. Adjust the required routing depth by rotating the black ring above the router table. Finally, connect a mobile dust extractor to the edge router.

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      Use a cutter of your choosing

    • Attach the workpiece to a stable base, e.g. the MFT multifunction table, in order to chamfer the wood edges. Secure the workpiece so that the edges can be processed with ease. For example, the Festool vacuum clamping system – the VAC SYS – is suitable for this. It can be secured to the MFT via an adapter plate. To chamfer edges, the workpiece can also be swivelled and easily brought into the required position via a rotation mechanism.

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      Secure the workpiece for chamfering

    Procedure

    • Switch on the edge router near to the workpiece to chamfer the edges. Guide the tool flush along the edge and rout the required profile in the opposite direction. To prevent burn marks, evenly go along the edge up to the end of the workpiece and then switch the tool off again after routing the edge.

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      Rout the required profile in the opposite direction

    • To round the wooden edges, the tool can be used horizontally or vertically on the workpiece. When chamfering wood edges, make sure that the router is always securely seated in order to obtain an even and constant result.

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      To round the wooden edges, the tool can be used horizontally or vertically on the workpiece

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