Corner rounding system Ecko VZ 100 90F MFK 1

The Ecko system is mounted on an edge router. In the version offered here with the designation Ecko ...MFK 1, the Festool MFK 700 edge router becomes a corner rounder.

The Ecko system consists of 3 assemblies

• Swivelling stop
• Table unit
• Collar unit

Corner rounding is a success with the Ecko. The three main sources of error in corner rounding are avoided: vertical wobbling of the machine, horizontal wobbling and warping at the end point.

Assembly is very easy to carry out. The operating instructions are richly illustrated. The stops can be adjusted quickly and easily.

The swivelling stop 2 is fastened through a through hole in the machine table. The swivelling stop 2 has a large diameter so that it can be tightened by hand without tools. Like the other white components, the swivelling stop 2 is made of high-quality engineering plastic. In addition, the swivelling stop 2 is ground with extreme precision so that mechanical engineering accuracy can be achieved despite the light weight of the plastic.

Table 1 is slid onto the swivel stop 2. Table 1 contains the swivel bearings 8, 9 with a very precise bearing bore. The swivel bearings are aligned with each other via pockets milled into the slide plate 7. The table is fixed in place without tools using a spring-loaded locking bolt 12.

On the one hand, the table 1 can be safely guided with the handle of the table 32. On the other hand, the guide hand is fixed to the location of the handle and is far and safely away from the milling tool. In addition, the tool is prevented from engaging by a chip and engagement guard 10.

The edge stops 17, 33 prevent warping at the end point. In the case of a right-hand corner, the end point of the routing path is defined by the contact of the collar clamp on the workpiece. The edge stops 17, 33 are set so that they are in contact with the workpiece at the latest at the same time as the collar clamp.

The components of the Ecko system

1 Ecko VZ 100 90F MFK 1
2 Swivelling stop
3 Table unit
4 Collar unit
5 M8 grub screw
6 Nut M8
7 Slide plate
8 Bearing bracket right
9 Bearing bracket left

10 Chip and intrusion protection
11 Handle plate
12 Locking bolt
13 Right edge stop
14 Left edge stop
15 Edge stop holder
16 Spring-loaded thrust piece

17 Right edge stop
18 Star grip

19 Collar
20 Collar clamping, in contrast to the brake 25 Shortened at the end face
32 Handle
33 Left edge stop
34 Star grip
35 Stop side
36 Stop side

The collar 19 is inserted into the opening of the table and held by the collar clamp 20. The collar 19 ensures that the cutter is turned around the front support point of the machine table in the direction of the workpiece, which would otherwise immediately destroy the edge surface.

The Ecko system takes into account two further points that affect the edgebanding process on a workpiece. After gluing on the edgeband, the longitudinal edge is first processed on the top and bottom sides. The router is set for this. When changing to corner processing, the machine with the router is turned from vertical to horizontal. On the underside and top side of the workpiece, the contour of the previous longitudinal edge milling is also painted over again by hand during corner processing. There is a very high risk of unsightly milling marks appearing here due to asymmetry in the milling cutter and operator-dependent guide inaccuracies. For this reason, collar 19 can be ordered so that it protrudes slightly in front of the sliding plate of the machine, thereby retracting the milling profile. The edge is protected and there is no need to readjust the milling cutter.

Now you have created a right-hand corner, where you guide the machine with your right hand. Now what do you do with the other corner of the workpiece side, called the left corner? Especially with large workpieces that are not easy to turn. This is very easy with the Ecko. With one hand you press the table 1 onto the workpiece via the black handle 32 and with the other hand you swivel the machine from one side to the other, held securely by the swivel stop 2.

It is always routed in the opposite direction, i.e. from bottom to top for a right-hand corner. The front edge overhang should be trimmed. The shorter the overhang, the better the milling result. The router's thrust bearing is placed against the workpiece and guided upwards from the bottom to the top. The hand on the Ecko table follows the movement.

Corner rounding is easy with the Ecko.

The Ecko system is registered as a property right.

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