Freud EB100 Edge Banding System

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The Freud Difference
Freud manufactures some of the most innovative, technologically advanced saw blades in the world. To ensure that the highest quality products meet the toughest design standards, Freud owns and operates six manufacturing facilities in Western Europe. Freud is one of the few manufacturers of woodworking tools in the world that produces its own MicroGrain carbide with titanium, called TiCo -- a combination of titanium and cobalt. Freud develops different types of carbide for each application to maximize the cutting life and performance of the tool; and Freud also operates one of the most modern product development research centers in Europe. By overseeing the entire manufacturing process from start to finish, Freud guarantees some of the highest quality, most advanced products in the industry.

About Freud's Industrial Power Tools
Freud manufactures a wide assortment of quality power tools and accessories to suit any woodworking project. Freud power tools have gained recognition from several of the industry’s trade publications, including the coveted "Top 10 Innovative Tool" award from Workbench for our FJ85K Heavy Duty Variable Speed Jigsaw and the prestigious "Best Buy" award from American Woodworker magazine for our JS100A Biscuit Joiner.

About the Edge Banding System
The Freud Edge Banding System can handle hot-melt adhesive wood and polyester edge banding, and comes complete with a heavy-duty industrial heat gun. The guides are completely adjustable and will accommodate materials as wide as 2-1/4 inches. This system is capable of applying edge banding to straight and curved edges.

Warranty
The edge banding system is covered by Freud's 1-year limited warranty.

Product Description
The Freud Edge Banding System can handle hot-melt adhesive wood and polyester edge banding tape and comes complete with a heavy-duty industrial heat gun. The tape guides are completely adjustable and will accommodate materials as wide as 2-1/4 inch. It is capable of applying edge banding tape to straight and curved edges.

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• Shipping Weight: 28.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00004RJZQ
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: EB100
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,389 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The "Best of Breed" -- By Default, April 20, 2001

By	Timothy S. Rumbinas "canuman" (Sutton, VT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Freud edge banding system occupies a unique niche between the household iron and multi-thousand dollar (aka "real production") edgers. So far as I can tell, it's the only option for semi-professional production of heat-set edge banding.

I find it a highly compromised tool. As the old National Geographics used to say, it's in a land of problems and promises. Conceptually, it's a darn good idea. The execution could be a whole lot better.

Let's look at edge banding for a minute. It's not much thicker than a business card (exclusive of adhesive)and only fractionally wider than the wood it is applied to. It takes a fair amount of heat to soften the glue. The guide system on a bander needs to hold material flat, square and unbowed, although everything that is being done previously almost guarantees the opposite.

The EB100 sometimes does the trick. There's only so much precision one can expect from stamped steel guides. When the machine works, it's a lot faster than the household iron. When it doesn't, it's hard to resist the temptation to throw the sucker out the window. Although one can remove improperly applied edging, it takes more effort than to apply it by hand in the first place.

Freud should improve the guide system and the table on the EB100 to make it a truly useful machine. Machined, precision guides would are necessary for this operation. And they shoud re-think using heat-set banding on a machine table that is subject to high temperatures. After 20 minutes of operation, the front edge of the table peels up. This doesn't impair function, it just looks like hell.

I know woodworkers that get excellent results from this system. Despite significant experience with precision machinery, I can't duplicate their results. Maybe if I were more skilled, I could. I am uncomfortable with a machine that makes me guess continually.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great buy! Just be patient. 100x better then an iron!!, January 19, 2009

By	B. HOLM (south bay CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you do any kind of pre glued edgebanding with an iron and you dont want a huge machine or just cant afford one this is great. At just under $300 this paid for it self 10 times over in my first job. Yes it was tough to get it figured out lining it up perfect so your tape does not run off the edge of your panel, but once you get it its a snap. Do not rely on the rubber feet to keep it in place I press hard to make sure the tape is on there so I had to drill some hole just behind the fence and screw it down to the work bench. Also the rubber/polyurethane wheel with the skate board wheel bearings on it seems to be a little cheaply made. the bearing on one side is not perfectly in the center. maybe 1/32" off but causes the tape to run up the wheel instead of strait. so I took it off and flipped it upsidown. works great. I also set the machine back on my work bench and extended the table so that i could band wider panels. I do think its still faster to edgeband 24" x 96" panels with the iron. just to big for this machine. Oh and one more thing, when I first started using it I noticed that the tape did not stick really really good every now and then so just to make sure after every panel I pull it off the machine and roll it with the same roller I use with the iron ( takes only 2 seconds but well worth the time for insurance.) And if I were you, if you dont already, get a laminate trimer to flush trim the tape. dont mess with the knifes you slide on there. I use the Bosch Colt and love it. I use a 1/16 or 1/8" roundover bit and set it so that the radius just barely touches the top of the tape. Gives it a flush trim and a slightly eased edge the just hit it with some 320 sand paper and your done.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Put that iron down!, June 16, 2008

By	Nathan Barnard (Saint John, NB, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just started using this today. I have edge banded many kitchens by hand (iron and "J" roller), and have been looking for a step up in terms of productivity. Overall, this edge bander feels well built and sturdy. It had sustained some damage (legs bent, corner of table). However, after some adjustments, and removing a washer - I am now able to keep the banding properly aligned. I have done some shelving with white mel. banding, and veneered banding. Gun seems to be able to melt glue at a quick rate and roller works well to set it. I like that the banding is almost cool by the time it is off the bander. A standard shelf can be done in well over half the length of time to do it manually. Overall a good purchase, but won't work optimally "out of the box".