Cutting Countertop Laminate Sheets

Making straight cuts in laminate countertops.

Cutting countertop laminate sheets.

A table saw is the best tool for cutting laminate. Using a handheld power saw. Plastic laminate is used to cover countertops and cabinet panels including door fronts and drawer faces. Cutting curves holes and.

Measure the counter space you want to cover. Since all plastic laminates are essentially the same cutting formica with a utility knife is identical to cutting most laminates. This method works well for one or two shorter cuts but is too time consuming and inconsistent to use for larger projects. Formica is a leading brand whose name has been synonymous with laminate for decades.

Installers often cut full sheets into manageable pieces with a table saw which requires the extra. Laminate the raw material is a sheet good made with layers of paper bonded and compressed. Cutting countertops to fit with a circular saw 1. After countless times of ruining a brand new counter edge when trimming the top down to the final dimension i came up with this trick to provide consistent.

Laminate countertop comes in stock sizes from 4 12 ft 1 2 3 7 m long in. The best way to cut laminate sheets using a table saw. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop i went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. Cutting becomes a little more complicated when the laminate is already.

Things you ll need formica tape measure pencil or pen masking tape circular saw or laminate shears jigsaw belt sander with 100 grit paper sandpaper or flat metal file optional router with laminate trimming bit. Buy a stock piece of laminate countertop. Once adhered to the substrate laminate makes a rugged long lasting surface. Use a measuring tape to find the length and width of the space and write.

Contact cement 4 foam paint roller laminate roller 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop table saw.