Hello

i have a very old Brandt Homag KTD53 Edgebander. Lately I’ve been having two issues with the machine:

1.  With darker coloured edging, I always get a visible glue line between the edging and laminate board. I can’t seem to overcome this. Not sure if this is a common problem with Edgebanders and dark coloured edging? 

2. There is a snipping motor which slices the edging off once the board has fully gone through. For some reason the snipping motor is engaging too early and chipping the end of the board. I can’t work out how to adjust this so it doesn’t hit the board when it attempts to cut the edging.  I’ve attached a photo of the damage and a photo of the motor that does the snipping.

Also attached is a photo of the bander.

Definitely a long shot asking this since the machine is so old. Hoping someone has used this bander or knows about it and how to adjust it. The owners manual is very difficult to understand.