Tips For Cutting Laminate Sheets

If you re cutting laminate flooring add 1 4 inch 6 4 mm to account for possible expansion.

Tips for cutting laminate sheets.

This will allow the saw to cut cleanly through the whole countertop. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. Cutting becomes a little more complicated when the laminate is already. However if it makes sense and you can fit more pieces on your lamination by cutting first by all means go for it.

Measure the thickest part of the countertop and set your saw to just a bit deeper than that thickness. So i just laminate the entire sheet then cut out my pieces. Installers often cut full sheets into manageable pieces with a table saw which requires the extra. Push the template snugly against the wall as well.

Handheld power saws cut on the upstroke so you ll minimize chipping by placing the laminate. Set the depth on your circular saw to 1 8 in 0 32 cm deeper than the countertop. A table saw is the best tool for cutting laminate. The countertop will probably be the same thickness everywhere.

Once adhered to the substrate laminate makes a rugged long lasting surface. Making straight cuts in laminate countertops. Cutting curves holes and. Don t drape laminate over a tabletop since it could damage the finished surface.

1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. Step 5 remove the clear packaging tape from the laminate strips. 4 foam paint roller.

So far i ve only had a few instances where the lamination pulled off of the paper after cutting them. How to cut laminate countertops cutting laminate sheets. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. Using a handheld power saw.

Cut the wilsonart or formica laminate into strips with a table or circular saw. No chips and no need for a special 150 laminate cutting blade. Cut from the back of the laminate to prevent chipping. The best way to cut laminate sheets using a table saw.