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Routing and folding plasterboard

Routing plasterboard
Plasterboard panels are ideal for use when lining roof interiors or non-load-bearing internal walls – and are also known by the name Rigips. The information below explains how to rout Rigips and how to then fold and bond the plasterboard panels with glue. This guide contains lots of useful information, with everything from precise cutting instructions to helpful routing tips. 

    Description

    When renovating buildings, in particular, living spaces need to be structurally adapted for modern requirements. This might include straightening raw brickwork, partitioning large rooms into smaller units or installing heat insulation. Plasterboard panels are often machined and used in all these structural tasks.

    Drywalling using plasterboard panels offers a range of benefits for plasterers, painters and drywallers: It produces hardly any dirt, has no moisture load and therefore needs no drying time. Machining is fast and easy, which means this material is cost-effective.

    However, almost all work runs into problems because plasterboard panels (PBP) need to be laid around corners (e.g. for wall projections, windows/jambs, pillars).

    To do this, PBPs are cut to size and placed directly on top of one another. The places where the panels meet must be filled and sanded. For windows, jambs and pillars, corner rails are usually also fitted, which increases both the duration and cost of the work. Festool’s system solution means that no corner rails or fillers are needed. This saves both time and money.

    The system solution consists of the OF 1010 router, guide system, V-groove cutter with flattened tip and a dust extractor. A V-groove is routed into the reverse of the PBP; the board layer underneath remains undamaged. The cut-out material provides sufficient space for folding over 90°. The V-groove is pretreated with primer and the two edges are then stuck together using wood glue or white glue. The folded plasterboard panel can then be fitted easily on the corner.

    The following material is required:

    • Wood glue/white glue
    • Primer

    Tools/accessories

    The following tools and accessories are recommended for use in this application example:

    Alternative tools/accessories

    The following tools and accessories are recommended as an alternative:

    Preparation/set-up

    • Insert the cutter into the router to the mark.

      Use the fine settings on the turret stop to adjust the routing depth. The depth must be adjusted so that the lower board layer is not touched or damaged.

      Important: The V-groove cutter used here is a special design with a flattened tip! 

      Fit side support A. 

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      Inserting the cutter

    Procedure

    • Marking the plasterboard panel

      Place the plasterboard panel on a flat surface and make a mark on the reverse which corresponds to the wall width plus the material thickness. (E.g.: 10 cm + 1.25 cm material thickness = 11.25 cm)

      The marked line (M) will be the centre line for the router.

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      Marking the plasterboard panel

    • Aligning the guide rail parallel to the centre line (M)

      Fit the guide rail adapter to the router table and tighten it.

      Align the centre mark on the router of the router table (see image, mark C) with the centre line (M) at both ends of the plasterboard panel.

      Fasten the guide rail to the panel using fastening clamps.

      Position the router on the plasterboard with the guide rail adapter on the guide rail. Position the side support (A) on the PBP and secure.

      Set the routing speed to 1.

      Connect dust extractor and rout the V-groove in one work step.

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      Aligning guide rail

    • Adhering the PBP

      The routed groove can be used to attach the PBP directly to a wall; additionally, glue can be used to create a stable angle or a box (e.g. for covering a pipe) using the groove.

      Procedure:

      1. Treat the V-groove with primer and leave to dry for approx. 2 hours.
      2. Coat the V-groove with wood glue/white glue and fold the plasterboard panels together.
      3. Leave to dry according to the glue manufacturer's instructions.

      After routing, it is not always necessary to glue the panel when constructing window jambs and pillars, as the plasterboard panel is screwed into the wall in this instance.

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      Adhering the PBP

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