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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: borals on October 30, 2011, 11:24:07 pm

Title: Routing laminate
Post by: borals on October 30, 2011, 11:24:07 pm

Hey guys,

I have a cocktail cab (taito space invaders) that I'm "restoring" and it's going ok.

I routed out the screen hole with a 45 degree chamfer bit to act as a monitor bezel. The top has some minor damage which I repaired, but even after this, I painted it and it looked like a bag of balls.

So, I was going to laminate it. I have some laminate and am comfortable with applying it etc.

My question is, once I have applied it, can I re-route out the screen bezel using the same 45 degree chamfer, or is it not suitable for laminate?

Pic in case I'm not articulating myself very well :P

(http://i.imgur.com/2jkl9.png)

Cheers, borals.

Title: Re: Routing laminate
Post by: yaksplat on October 31, 2011, 01:40:58 pm

http://www.amazon.com/85423M-4-Inch-Triple-Laminate-Bearing/dp/B000GYE1UK/ref=sr_1_2?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1320082787&sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.com/85423M-4-Inch-Triple-Laminate-Bearing/dp/B000GYE1UK/ref=sr_1_2?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1320082787&sr=1-2)

use a 45 degree laminate router bit

Title: Re: Routing laminate
Post by: BobA on October 31, 2011, 02:07:55 pm

Since you have already cut your 45 and then going to apply laminate you might get away with your existing 45 degree bit.  It probably has a greater cutting capacity then a 45 laminate cutter that can only do a 1/4 inch.  The only problem might be chipping of the laminate due to the much larger bit.   I would suggest using a piece of scrap with the 45 already cut, apply laminate and then test trim the laminate to see if your bit will trim the laminate without chipping.