Cloverdale Band-It Edge Trimmer

tried a few different options for edge banding 13 melamine cabinets, including the double sided ones. this had the best, most consistent results

We purchased a T molding trimmer for made by another company for about $100 to trim the surplus molding that sticks up above the surface of the tables that the molding is installed in. It did not perform well and slowed down production.I had one of these Band-It Trimmers on hand and although it is not designed for T molding, I was able to modify it by cutting off about 1/8" of an inch from the face of the trimmers stop to make it suitable for the job. It performs PERFECTLY.I hope that Band-It reads this and makes a modified version of this trimmer and offers it for sale. Other production shops will love it.

Product is a total waste and largely pointless. What you see in the image is gouged wood resulting from trying to use this tool at the silly (non-intended) angles and pressures that it must be used at in order to cut the edge-banding anywhere the corned of the edge-banded board. When using as intended the trimmer does a stupidly bad job. Have had to go back with a sharp razorblade (picture 2) in order to get a clean non-waivy straight cut at the actual corner of the workpiece. Have had to manually trim every edge-banded panel by hand using a nice sharp razorblade for the cabinets i am building.The Band-IT edge trimmer is useful as a first-pass rough-cut prior to final trimming with a legitimate final tool (in my case a razor blade).If you're going through the bother of edge-banding then you're adding effort for a nice finished look. The waivy inconsistent and undulating protruduing edge that this edge band trimming tool gives you is not nice. Perhaps the results are better with wood edge banding.

Worked all right with the edgebanding I used. Not as clean/smooth as I was expecting but it did the job. Just required a lot more care and attention than I expected. It was easier than just using a razor blade but I expected it to be more effortless.

Wood pieces kept getting trapped between the blade and the tool. I had to keep disassembling the tool and removing the splinters from behind the blade. It caused the blade to push out and then create an even greater problem because it then snagged the wood that I was edge banding, chipping it out. I would not recommend this product. Next time I edge band, I will buy something different. It was a pain and almost ruined my work pieces.

Does the job right.

I've had to deal with cutting veneer to size before. I've used a simple blade on the inside while supporting the wood on the outside with a board; I've tried just a blade at an angle straight onto the edge, I've tried sanding on the edge to weaken the veneer into breaking right where it should. NONE of those techniques even compares to the ease of use, time savings and precision of this tool.I used thick, pre-glued veneer and while the veneer itself did put up some resistance, this thing was absolutely amazing. Can't recommend it enough.

It won't work in very slim situations where the tool is just too large to fit. You could make one up from small piece of wood and razor blade.