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  How do you cut out the ACM corners for making trays?

  Posted by Erdy Cem on 28 February 2021 at 11:23

  Hi Guys,

  I saw earlier on this board, quite a few people are making their sign trays with Festool. Can you share your experiences, how do you most efficiently and accurately cut the corners out and what method do you use to join the corners?

  Thanks

  Peter Cassidy replied 4 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies

  • ACM
  • composite
  • corner-snips
  • dibond
  • festool
  • fold
  • folded-sign
  • groove
  • notch
  • pan
  • pan-sign
  • rivet
  • router
  • shears
  • sign
  • snips
  • stanley
  • tray
  • v-groove
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  Kevin Mahoney

  Member

  1 March 2021 at 07:39

  Hi Erdy.

  The Festool is a brilliant bit of kit.
  The guide rail makes it idiot-proof, route all of the edges, cut out the notches with shears & strengthen with a 40 x40 aluminium bracket & a couple of rivets in each corner. Pays for itself in no time

  

  

  
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    Erdy Cem

    Member

    1 March 2021 at 13:56

    Thanks for sharing this and the images Kev…

    Where do you buy this tool? Is it adjustable for different return sizes?

    Thanks

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  Jeff

  Member

  1 March 2021 at 13:26

  I am not a fan of the envelope type folded corners.

  I prefer to just snip-out the corners after using my Festool. Then rivet aluminium L-shape corner supports in place.

  Nice snips tool, Kev!

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    Erdy Cem

    Member

    1 March 2021 at 13:57

    Thanks Jeff..

    How do you snip out the corner? With a tool or you just cut with a knife?

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  Kevin Mahoney

  Member

  1 March 2021 at 15:48

  Can’t remember where I got mine, they’re available on Amazon. We generally do 50mm returns so easy enough with these things. Any bigger than that I’d just use a straight edge & a stanley knife

  

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    Erdy Cem

    Member

    1 March 2021 at 16:38

    Thanks Kev.. ordered one from Amazon 🙂

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  Peter Cassidy

  Member

  4 March 2021 at 13:09

  Once you have routered your groove from the composite. A Stanley knife will cut the thin skin that’s left of aluminium. better with tin snips as mention by others though.

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