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Cutting angled panels before or after laminating?

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whammoed:

No problem, my only concern would be that when the two pieces are joined there might be a small gap in the laminate since it was cut at a 90.  Just depends on how thick the laminate is i guess.  I Exaggerated the effect in the picture:

FractalWalk:

With laminate samdwiched between the two pieces, how would you line it up so that you are sure the edges are even?  In other words, with the laminate applied, you would lose the ability to see the edge.  Most likely, they wouldn't be lined up and and you would be trimming an uneven edge, biting into the wood.

I still think laminate first and then cut for beveled edges.

BTW: I believe there is a distinct difference between a bevel and a miter cut. As usually defined bevel cuts are not perpendicular to the long axis of a board. Mitre cuts are.  For example, a compund miter saw makes both bevel and miter cuts.  All the pictures shown above are bevels.

But you are correct that it is really a question of relativeness.  


Tilzs:

you can line up the ends easy enough and it should work out just fine. One might want to make sure your both boards are square however else you'll end up with undesireable results

depressd:

Yeah, I was planning on matching the ends and trying to do that. Of course I did overlook the fact of the laminate being routed at 90 degrees and possibly causing a gap. Essentially, I am building the box for the control panel. Which has several "beveled, mitered, and angled" pieces. ;D What to do, what to do....I went looking for laminate circular saw blades. They run about 50.00 U.S. and the jigsaw blades are about 6.00.  My biggest thing is trying to minimize the waste of laminate. Also I don't want to cut multiple times. For you guys that have laminated first and then cut. Did you cut the panel to size, laminate, and then cut the angle?

FractalWalk:


--- Quote from: depressd on May 25, 2004, 05:22:03 pm ---Did you cut the panel to size, laminate, and then cut the angle?

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All in one cut on a table saw. I basically laminated a large piece of wood and then cut it into 3 separate beveled sections. There wasn't much waste.

I don't think you would need a special blade to cut the laminate but I could be wrong. I didn't use one and mine came out fine.

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