FastCap Quad Trimmer With Tungsten Carbide Blades, Red

Easy to use. Can cut both siders at once but I opted to do one side at a time. Worked well and, as a first-time user, I had no problems. Would recommend

I applied iron-on maple edge banding to the plywood lid of a toy chest I built. This was the first time doing this for me. I couldn't be happier. I did follow advise from other reviewers to pull the trimmer apart and trim only one edge at a time. As my pictures show, this trimmer worked flawlessly. It only took one stroke around the entire perimeter, including the 2" radiused corners. A light sanding on the edges is all it took make everything darn near perfect.

I use this trimmer for pre-finished edge banding on pre-finished plywood. You have to get the squeeze pressure just right. If you don't squeeze tight enough, you won't get a flush trim. If you squeeze too tight, it will scrape off finish from the material. I have tried another trimmer, this one seems to be the best one out there. One last point, you may not be able to remove enough material without scratching the wood. I found that having a very sharp chisel and using a light hand you can remove any remaining edge-banding. Before using this or any other trimmer, use it on some practice pieces so that you get the hang of it.

I have to edge band about 20 kitchen cabinet drawers that I'm making (honey do list) and I'm using 3/4" edge banding for 5/8" baltic birch plywood. I did some research online and discovered that there's normal steel blades for the edge trimmers that wear out quickly and then there's carbide blades that don't trim as well to begin with as the steel blades, but they last 5 times longer. Being a woodworker for over 30 years, I typically go for carbide blades over steel ones anyway, so I ordered this edge trimmer that came with the more expensive carbide blades.I've only completed edging 2 drawers and this trimmer works well in my opinion. Some people use razor blades, but I don't think I could do a proper job with just a razor blade, plus it'd take me a lot longer to finish the job. This tool makes the job very simple and error proof. The only problem that I could imagine is if you didn't press the two sides together enough while trimming the veneer, you would have an uneven edge. A second pass would fix that issue.

Sharp and did the job.

Recently built some cabinets that required edge banding. Have not really done much edge banding, so this was also a learning project. This design seems to be the most common, so many companies selling the same thing.It works pretty well, simple design and use. Slides along the board just fine and trims off the excess. Smooth enough action. Cuts just fine. Well sort of...Sadly, As other reviewers have mentioned, this tool randomly takes out small slivers of banding. Not big chunks, but just enough to see. Granted, other people probably won't notice, but I know they are there, bugs me. I read reviews and some people said to they did a light cut, then went back and did a final cut. I tried that a few times and still I got random slivers taken out.While it works, I don't think I will be using this often. I just got a single side quality cutter, I'll be trying that out.I like most fastcap stuff, have a bunch of their tools, but not thrilled about this one.

This thing is worth it's price. So much better than all the other options. First of all it will go down to just less than a half inch, unlike other brands. Second of all, it's so sharp compared to evderything else (I own way too many edge trimmers). Third of all, you can go in both directions without revesing the tool. The only comparison would be the Japanese-made ceramic trimmers (haven't seen them on Amazon), but they are only meant for melamine edging and they do one side at a time (similar to band-it for wood). I've found I need to be careful with my grip on it because it does have a tendency to cut into the plywood faces if not held precicely. I suggest a more precise and easier to squeeze mechanism. As some others have stated, it can be hard to squeeze the thing together, but I'm not docking it because it does such a perfect job most of the time. Practice makes perfect! I do sometimes pick up my Band-It to finish a section, but my other trimmers are no longer in use. A chamfer option would also be nice so as to not need to sand the edges (they end up very sharp) afterwards. Still, so superior to the other options! Look no further.

This tool takes some getting used to. I used it on my first ever banding job, using heat-activated-adhesive red oak banding on a cabinet I built. I tried the tool out on some edges that won't be in view to practice - I recommend you do the same :-). My first efforts were not pretty, but I got better at it. I recommend watching the videos on the manufacturer's web site - while there are no instructions for the tool printed on the package, the web site videos are quite informative. The URL for the Fastcap web site is printed on the packaging - you have to navigate to the part of the site that talks about this tool. It is worth the effort. The videos show how to use the tool on both wood veneer and plastic edging.It turns out you can take the tool apart and use it on a single edge at a time. You just pull it apart, separating the pneumatic plungers from their cylinders. The plungers act as springs if you have both jaws connected. Using one jaw was a nice feature for me as I had some clearance issues and could not slide the tool along with both jaws in place.I used an abrasive drywall "sponge" sander to clean up the banding edges. Sharp sewing scissors worked pretty well for trimming the ends of the banding. The company that makes this tool also makes banding cutters and an edge sanding device. I might consider buying the cutters, but the sponge sander was more than adequate. I used a laundry iron I bought at a junk shop to apply the edging.Anyway, the tools works well and I look forward to other cabinetry jobs using it.