250mm plastic flap formers

Working width: 255 mm
Slices:
- sliding
- plastic (flexible, joined to a block)
- thickness of 1.3mm
Use: tracing profiles and reproducing shapes
Compatible materials: wood, laminate, composite panels, plastic
Use: quick shaping of complex forms (moldings, sculptures, etc.)
Instructions for use: Press the former onto the shape to be reproduced and you will immediately obtain its outline in positive and negative.

Colour may vary depending on availability

Copying of profiles for moldings, baseboards, frames and rounded cutouts.
Transfer of shape onto the workpiece before cutting with a saw, router or jigsaw.
Precise tracing around obstacles (pipes, inside corners, irregular parts).
Support for repetitive templates when several parts need to be identical.
Restoration or manufacture of furniture, musical instruments for vaulting, woodturning, sculpture

The 250 mm plastic strip former is an essential marking and measuring tool in carpentry, cabinetmaking, and joinery. It allows you to copy the shape of a profile (molding, rounded edge, curve) and transfer it onto a piece to be cut or adjusted, without making rough estimates.

The tool consists of a series of parallel plastic blades mounted on a rigid body. Pressed against a profile to be reproduced, the blades move individually to faithfully replicate the shape of the contour. Once the shape is captured, the configuration is simply transferred to the workpiece to obtain a cut or fit very close to the original.

This type of former is particularly useful for tasks such as:
- copying of complex moldings before cutting,
- adjustment of parts with rounded joints,
- tracing of decorative or irregular profiles,
- Layout around obstacles (corners, pipes, frames).