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May have found an easy way to laminate wood.
caykroyd:
Have a professional do it! I just went to a local lumber yard and they will put any color laminate on 3/4" industrial grade partical board for $50 per sheet. That includes the wood. Now comes the hard part. How do I cut the stuff without screwing up the laminate? I don't have a tbale saw which they suggested. All I've got is a circular saw, jig saw, and router. Has anyone laid the laminate before cutting the wood? If I can't cut it without ruinind the laminate, it's not so cheap after all. Any ideas?
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: caykroyd on April 03, 2003, 06:21:38 pm ---Have a professional do it! I just went to a local lumber yard and they will put any color laminate on 3/4" industrial grade partical board for $50 per sheet. That includes the wood. Now comes the hard part. How do I cut the stuff without screwing up the laminate? I don't have a tbale saw which they suggested. All I've got is a circular saw, jig saw, and router. Has anyone laid the laminate before cutting the wood? If I can't cut it without ruinind the laminate, it's not so cheap after all. Any ideas?
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I actully cut with laminate first..my uncles store..he laminate the counter top and all and now needed some cutting but its already laminate..i used circular saw and worked..its was only a minor cut so if you wanna take you chances do it..
Piece of advice..just get the wood seperate,laminte then sand the wood and then laminate it yourself..you do have a router already so cutting your laminte wont be hard to do..
Thats what I would do...honestly I wont try to cut laminate and wood all together no matter how good the saw is..
AX:
Roto zip with a straight edge would be my guess. The router MAY cut it also with the laminate bit but i dont know. I would say that the circ saw is too slow and it will chip.
SNAAAKE:
--- Quote from: AX on April 03, 2003, 06:35:00 pm ---Roto zip with a straight edge would be my guess. The router MAY cut it also with the laminate bit but i dont know. I would say that the circ saw is too slow and it will chip.
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well he doesnt have any other saw...circ would be better the jigsaw atleast..
I would still say dont try it...laminating the cabinet yourself would be best..(common sense if you ask me :))
AX:
well yeah but he already has it laminated so. he is better off with the fast speed router with a laminate bit then he is with the circ saw. One wrong move and the blade will jump and chip the laminate. i agree he shoul dnot have bought it that way but what can ya do.