Festool Conturo KA 65 Edge Bander And Accessories

This Festool Conturo is a game-changing hand-held edge banding machine that uses on-demand application of hot melt glue. It also can be used fixtured in a table for even greater ease of use. Any edge banding material from a thickness of .5mm (1/32″) to 3mm (1/8″) thick can be used. Material from 18-65mm (23/32″ – 2-9/16″) thick can be easily and professionally banded with game changing power previously only seen in professional machines costing several times as much.

The Conturo’s ability to easily edge band curved edges (down to a 2″ inner radius) in addition to straight edges is an essential feature that many larger machines aren’t able to easily do. It is such an important design requirement for building modern furniture that it became part of the tools “Conturo” name.

In order to make the machine versatile, able to use different color hot melt glue, be practical as a portable machine, or be useful in a shop that does not edge band all day, the design uses a computer controlled glue dispenser that only melts the amount of glue needed at the moment and feeds and melts glue on demand. This means no mess and no waste to clean up at the end of the day. There is an about 8-10 minute warmup period to bring the machine to temperature and the temperature can be set depending on the glue pellets being used.

The basic machine weighs in at 17.4 lbs and is designed to be used hand-held with no issues. In the video we have included in the media viewer this is how the machine is demonstrated. It is also the least expensive configuration of the machine. Many people will also want to add the MFT/3 Conturo Table which uses the frame of a regular MFT/3 along with an adapter plate for the Conturo and special table inserts so you can correctly and securely position your work against the Conturo. The adapter plate can hold the Conturo at any angle (usually square to the table) and at any time you can quickly remove the machine from the table for portable use. For the first time you don’t need the capital expense or the floor space of a stationary machine. While the Conturo does not trim veneer to length or automatically trim the sides, the stationary machines that do this cost 4 or 5 times as much initially and far more in maintenance cost.

In typical “Festool is a system” fashion we also offer a edge trimming set which is available separately or at a discount if you buy it with the machine. The kit includes an ingenious guillotine trimmer to flush trim the ends of the banding after you are done, an elegant street scraper for cleaning up edges of any excess glue that might remain, a polishing pad, a felt protector for delicate surfaces, and an additional roller for adding an addition pressure point to the edge banding application. All of the accessories come packed in a systainer. In our list of parts and pricing for the Conturo all the accessories are also offered separately but the accessories included in the kit are starred.

After the banding is applied you can immediately use a trim router to bring the banding flush with the top and bottom surfaces of your material. You can do this with your current laminate trimmer, the current MFK700 used vertical or in its lipping planer configuration, or with the special MFK700 Conturo version, which is the same machine as the regular MFK700 but instead of two bases this version comes only with a special for easy flush cutting, and also for putting corner radii on your edges. We stock both the MFK700 Conturo version, and several router bits specially designed for this operation. These bits also use rotating insert cutting so when one carbide edge of the cutter is worn instead of discarding the bit, you simply rotate the cutter and get a new precise cutting edge.

The Conturo Edge Trimming Accessory Set includes the following: includes the following: Edge Bander Magazine, 20x StickFix abrasive sheets GR 80×133 P320. Edge Bander Auxiliary Roller, HSK-80×133 Rectangular Sanding Block (Hard), Edge Banding Trimmer, Edge Banding Carbide Scraper, Edge Bander StickFix Base, 5-Pack HSK Polishing Felt, Vlies S800 Grit Abrasives for RTS 400 / LS 130 Sanders, MPA 5010 OR polish packed in a Systainer.

Made in Germany.