Edge SupplySingle Side Edge Banding Trimmer for Wood Edgebanding, Melamine and PVC.

Okay, so on the surface $60 for this thing is insane. From a sheer manufacturing standpoint, no, there's no way the manufacturer can rationalize a $60 price point. With that being said - it's worth every penny!I was using my Festool router table, Festool OF 1400 router, and a Freud cutoff/tracing bit. I am working with prefinished 1/2 and 3/4" edgebander maple. The smaller pieces worked well enough on the table, but as the pieces got bigger it wasn't feasible to run them through it without the router bit "biting" into it occasionally.....even with the tracing bearing.So, these are my options:1) Use a utility knife. It works.....kinda. Leaves a horrible edge that'll need to be cleaned up, plus the blade can easily slice too far into the banding.2) Use the two sided spring loaded trimmer that goes down both sides at once. Blades dull rather quickly, and you find out the hard way that given the grain of the real wood edgebanding it's sometimes not wise to expect to be able to do both sides at once. Sometimes this works perfectly, but sometimes it'll dig in badly and "tear out" part of the edgebanding.3). Use one of my small laminate routers freehand.....like the Bosch Colt. On half inch material this is tricky because it rocks on the top. Yes there are edge guides, but the uncut edgebanding itself protruding doesn't allow these guides to work well. The 3/4" isn't nearly as hard to balance the Bosch Colt on, but I don't have dust extraction on this tool and considering how close you have to be physically to monitor your progress you can really get filthy. I believe Festool has a laminate router and special attachments (OF 700 router) that'll allow for a presumably perfect edge, and you can hook up dust extraction. If you have none of this expect to pay about $1500 for it all.4). Get this tool. It works 95% perfect, 95% of the time. I mean not even needed to be sanded level of perfect. Seriously. The biggest problem is the adhesive will build up on the blade and will need to be removed occasionally. That happens with all of the above methods as well, though....including and perhaps especially the router bits, which have a tendency to melt the glue as they travel....even at the lowest setting.So, is it worth $60? Unless you already have the Festool OF 700, the attachments, and a dust collector......it's a resounding yes. Even if I had those things, I would likely STILL use this little plastic gizmo because it's faster and easier and can actually result in a BETTER finish than a router especially designed for just this.Trust me, buy it. The first time you run it up the side of a long edgebanded piece you'll probably let out a "Holy crap!" just like I did, then wonder how you ever lived without it.

I originally did not care for this tool at all and was ready to send it back. I did a little more experimentation and found out that with light pressure I could cut through the material in 3 or 4 passes instead of trying to do just one, which resulted in a rough edge or tear out. It takes a bit of finesse to do this, but I found by pulling it towards me with a very light touch it works well. The glue tends to build up pretty quickly, so keep some alcohol handy and a screwdriver for rotating the blade. I kind of wish the plastic portion lifted up out of the way for cleaning. The only way to get the glue off the blade is to loosen the screw and rotate it or remove it all together and clean it. That gets old as it gums up pretty much every time you use it. If you don't keep the blade clean you are bound to get tear out.And I also found just by letting the glue set up (cool) for 30 minutes or so instead of trimming immediately will help with the gumming problem. That seems to be the problem with just about every trimmer I've used. None are immune to the demon glue.I still don't think this thing is worth anywhere near the $60 considering it's really nothing more than a rotary blade and a dollar's worth of plastic, and you can't even buy replacement blades! There is nothing else on the market that works quite as well though, so they've got you!And I do find with this style of cutter a greater amount of overhang is better than a minimal amount. So something like 1" wide edging versus 13/16 for 3/4" plywood is better for a clean cut. A smaller overhang is more likely to tear or chip out.

I used this on my first edge banding project, so I'm not an expert. I read a lot of articles and watched a lot of videos, and pretty much every source said edge trimmers are a lot of trouble and a waste of money. They were all using a different style than this one (a style that is most of the search results here on Amazon).This trimmer is a distinctly different design that made a lot more sense to me, so I decided to go for it even though the price is much higher. I'm glad I did. It worked perfectly, even on the curved parts of my project. It cuts clean, though you have to take care to slide it smoothly and keep strong pressure on the blade. I had to tighten the blade in mine before I first used it. It seems like the blade will last a long time. I rotated it about halfway through my project to expose a fresh section of blade, but I don't think that was strictly necessary, it was just cheap insurance.

Trimer wheel would not rotate and jammed up the cutter and damaged the plywood. My wife purchased a Rotary fabric cutter for half the price the works great. I thought it would work the same and do clean cuts.It was a remote job and took me an extra 3 hours. Needless to say how put out I was with this product and the vender that was selling such crape tools.

Needed a laminate trimmer to trim the Thermofoil edge banding laminate to plywood. Thermofoil is thicker than standard edge-banding, so it took some effort to cut through the laminate. Also the Thermofoil is thicker than typical edge banding, so it is hard on your fingers as you pull the trimmer through the edge banding. The finger pads are too small for easy gripping.Lastly, be careful with the cutting wheel as it comes off easily depending which way you move the trimmer — the wrong way loosens the screw.I would recommend this trimmer with reservation, because of the above. When I need to buy another laminate trimmer, this one is okay, but I will also look for something better. Besides, $52 is a lot of money for a plastic cutting tool — it’s only worth about $15.