I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. It is an
island counter that has a curved edge. I bought a laminate trimmer
today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
where it curves with the trimmer. How do I do this ?
Picture:
http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
Thanks in advance
Brian
On May 4, 5:46=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On May 4, 5:43=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. =A0 It is an
> > island counter that has a curved edge. =A0I bought a laminate trimmer
> > today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
> > where it curves with the trimmer. =A0How do I do this ?
>
> > Picture:http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> > Brian
>
> The left edge is what I am referring too that is difficult. =A0The top
> will be easy.
You take off as much as the laminate trimmer will let you, then use a
laminate file (a mill ) till you get there. It is surprisingly quick.
On May 4, 5:52=A0pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 4, 5:46=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On May 4, 5:43=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. =A0 It is an
> > > island counter that has a curved edge. =A0I bought a laminate trimmer
> > > today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
> > > where it curves with the trimmer. =A0How do I do this ?
>
> > > Picture:http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>
> > > Thanks in advance
>
> > > Brian
>
> > The left edge is what I am referring too that is difficult. =A0The top
> > will be easy.
>
> You take off as much as the laminate trimmer will let you, then use a
> laminate file (a mill ) till you get there. It is surprisingly quick.
What is a laminate file? Would I find one at Home Depot? I have a
bastard file and that's it for files.
On Tue, 4 May 2010 15:43:49 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"GarageWoodworks" wrote:
>
>What is a laminate file? Would I find one at Home Depot? I have a
>bastard file and that's it for files.
>-----------------------------
>I use a 10" flat bastard.
>
>Works for me.
>
>Others may like a mill bastard, I find them too fine.
>
>Enjoy.
>
>Lew
>
>
...the one's I buy at the cabinet supply are course on one side and
fine on the other...Lew's right, tho, if you have nothing else, just
sneak-up on it...done it several times...
cg
In news:0f5978b5-52e1-4574-b93e-5cd5f18d5f84@n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com,
Robatoy <[email protected]>spewed forth:
> On May 4, 5:46 pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> On May 4, 5:43 pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. It is an
>>> island counter that has a curved edge. I bought a laminate trimmer
>>> today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
>>> where it curves with the trimmer. How do I do this ?
>>
>>> Picture:http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>> Brian
>>
>> The left edge is what I am referring too that is difficult. The top
>> will be easy.
>
> You take off as much as the laminate trimmer will let you, then use a
> laminate file (a mill ) till you get there. It is surprisingly quick.
What he said
On May 4, 5:43=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. =A0 It is an
> island counter that has a curved edge. =A0I bought a laminate trimmer
> today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
> where it curves with the trimmer. =A0How do I do this ?
>
> Picture:http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Brian
Ok. Thanks everyone. The file did the trick in the areas I couldn't
get with the laminate trimmer. This was my first re-lamination job
on a counter top. I must have had the flush trim bit extended to far
because with the right light I can see where the bit tapped into the
lamination (top) that I was referencing off of. Next time I think I
will tape off the region the bearing rides on to prevent this in the
future ?. Not sure where I went wrong other than bit being extended
to far. If it were wood, I'd just sand the sucker.
On May 4, 5:43=A0pm, GarageWoodworks <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. =A0 It is an
> island counter that has a curved edge. =A0I bought a laminate trimmer
> today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
> where it curves with the trimmer. =A0How do I do this ?
>
> Picture:http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Brian
The left edge is what I am referring too that is difficult. The top
will be easy.
GarageWoodworks wrote:
> I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. It is an
> island counter that has a curved edge. I bought a laminate trimmer
> today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
> where it curves with the trimmer. How do I do this ?
>
> Picture:
> http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Brian
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On Tue, 4 May 2010 14:43:29 -0700 (PDT), GarageWoodworks
<[email protected]> wrote the following:
>I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. It is an
>island counter that has a curved edge. I bought a laminate trimmer
>today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
>where it curves with the trimmer. How do I do this ?
>
>Picture:
>http://www.garagewoodworks.com/pictures/_MG_5244.jpg
The picture doesn't show any limitations, but I guess there are.
You go as far as possible with the trimmer and use a file for the rest
of it. VERY carefully, Brian. I use black tape on the countertop. It
resists the file a bit more than masking tape.
Hmm, if you can't get a trimmer in there, how do you get a file? OK,
reset to new answer: Get out your dremel and be very careful with it
from the countertop side. If you're really good, use your Bosch
vertically.
That's my SWAG and I'm stickin' to it.
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On Tue, 4 May 2010 14:43:29 -0700 (PDT), GarageWoodworks
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I had a piece of laminate pull apart from a counter top. It is an
>island counter that has a curved edge. I bought a laminate trimmer
>today (Bosch) and realized that I will not be able to get the region
>where it curves with the trimmer. How do I do this ?
Looks like you could trim most of it from the bottom edge, (the convex
side).