Charnwood PFK04 Picture Frame Joining Kit - Yellow

I like the product

Some parts are in plastic and metal must be in

I bought this with the expectation of easily pushing fasteners into the joints. But, if you are using hardwood molding, it can't be done. You need a device that drives the fasteners in under power.

This really does the job and is much easier to use than I’d thought I make frames and usually glue is fine, but I bought this to secure a large frame for a wall mirror This did a fabulous job and I will now use it every time I make a frame, big or small

il fait ce qu'il doit faire et c'est déjà pas mal compte tenu du prix. Cependant la vis qui retient le bois me semble bien de piètre qualité et je me demande combien, de temps elle tiendra.

Overall a handy bit of kit. Its a bit fiddly at first, but after a few goes it gets easier and you get good joints. I have found that a little application of PVA wood glue prior to assembly and driving the steel wedges in helps to guarantee a strong joint. Fitting the steel wedges on the magnetic holder needs to be done carefully and rechecked constantly prior to driving the wedge in as often the wedge will "tumble" under the influence of the magnet meaning that the wedge is not driven in cleanly. The wedge needs to be absolutely perpendicular to the frame. I found that you need to firmly manipulate the wedge as high as it will go on the side of the magnetic holder to prevent the wedge from tumbling. A good tool but perhaps a little on the expensive side, if it was €60 to €70 I'd say it would be a fairer price. I found spare steel wedges elsewhere on Amazon and at a vastly cheaper price than going back to Charnwood for re-stocking.

La pose des V-nails est plus qu'aléatoire car la partie aimantée les positionne mal pas dans l'axe. Dès la première utilisation mon cadre a été sali par la plaque carrée comme si elle était rouillée. Le système de serrage des baguettes est en plastique et saute facilement donc la pression est souvent insuffisante pour bien les positionner à l'équerre.

Take your time to set this up properly (watch the video) then it's a great tool. I used it to secure box frames and even stacked 3 x 10mm staples on top of each other, which is one more than recommended, but worked well.