From past projects, I am comfortable laminating plywood for countertops, and have the appropriate tools to do the work. Usually, when a big hole, such as one to accomodate a sink, is necessary, I will glue-up the entire countertop, and then cut the hole with my jigsaw. The problem is big pieces of laminated plywood cut-outs, too good to throw away, are accumulating in my shop.
My current Overlander project is new countertops. Since the new sink countertop will be identical in size to the old one, I know exactly where & how big the sink, and 3-burner cooktop holes will be. With so much advance information, I am hoping to rough cut the laminate to accomodate the two holes before gluing the sheet down. Unglued laminate pieces should be more versitale than glued up cut-outs.
Cutting laminated plywood is no big deal. But cutting loose laminate is (to me). Normally, the only cuts I make on loose laminate are long straight ones, scoring the laminate in repeated passes with a box cutter.
Does anyone have any hints or tips for cutting sink-sized holes out of a big sheet of loose laminate?
Thanks,
Tom