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

[Kevin Mahoney]

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

[Erdy Cem]

Thanks for sharing this and the images Kev…

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

Thanks

[Jeff]

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!

[Erdy Cem]

Thanks Jeff..

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

[Kevin Mahoney]

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]

Thanks Kev.. ordered one from Amazon 🙂

[Peter Cassidy]

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.