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"Mr Fixit eh"

11/03/2005 3:26 PM

Can't Find a J-roller for Laminate

I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.

Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
on-line and just wait the extra few days?

Steve


This topic has 6 replies

b

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

11/03/2005 6:04 PM

On 11 Mar 2005 15:26:46 -0800, "Mr Fixit eh" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
>but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
>door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.
>
>Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
>on-line and just wait the extra few days?
>
>Steve



I have had good results with a rubber mallet. small taps, lots of
them....

AV

Allyn Vaughn

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

12/03/2005 3:16 PM

On 11 Mar 2005 15:26:46 -0800, "Mr Fixit eh" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
>but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
>door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.
>
>Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
>on-line and just wait the extra few days?
>
>Steve


I used the bread pin roller from the house and it worked fine. Had to
use it on the laminate for the SWMBO's sewing table so as not to get
too much grief!.

Allyn

CR

Chris Ross

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

12/03/2005 8:23 AM

Mr Fixit eh wrote:

> I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
> but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
> door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.
>
> Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
> on-line and just wait the extra few days?
>
> Steve
>

I used to use what was called a wallpaper seam roller. It had a straight
handle and a wooden roller.

Rd

Robatoy

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

11/03/2005 7:17 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Mr Fixit eh" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
> but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
> door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.
>
> Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
> on-line and just wait the extra few days?
>
> Steve
>

Mr. Fixit, (IF that's your real name)... I saw J-rollers today at Home
Despot. Not in the tool dept though...near the edge-banding tape.

btw... the triple-headed laminate rollers, do not apply as much pressure
as the single ones (too much distribution over area)

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

11/03/2005 5:56 PM

On 11 Mar 2005 15:26:46 -0800, the inscrutable "Mr Fixit eh"
<[email protected]> spake:

>I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
>but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
>door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.
>
>Can I apply enough pressure without the J-roller, or should I order one
>on-line and just wait the extra few days?

Go to Google Images, look for pics, make a wooden roller on a
handle shaped like that in under an hour. What's the problem?

I made a couple small kitchen countertops, about 2'x2', without
one using a piece of tubafore and a rubber mallet. If you make
sure you use solvent-based contact cement and let it flash
properly, I doubt you'll have a problem.

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Ba r r y

in reply to "Mr Fixit eh" on 11/03/2005 3:26 PM

12/03/2005 12:16 PM

On 11 Mar 2005 15:26:46 -0800, "Mr Fixit eh" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I've been to all the hardware stores and flooring stores in the area,
>but nobody sells a simple J-roller. I will be applying 1/8" red oak
>door skin on the sides of exposed kitchen cabinets.

Every BORG and hardware store in Central CT has them.

Skip the flooring area and head towards the plastic laminate. The J
rollers are often right next to the contact cements comarketed near
the sheet laminate rack.

Barry


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