Thread: Cutting Formica
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Old 09-04-2004, 12:08 PM   #2
diesel
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COArgosy78,

Use a hand held carbide crooked necked cutting / scoreing knife. They are available were ever laminate is sold for less than $5. Also use a straight edge to aline the cut. Score a few times, then snap the laminate apart. No mess or dust, Be careful, snapped laminate can be very sharp. I usually aim for a quarter of an inch or less of over lap to make it easy for the router to trim.

Don't forget, as a final touch, to smooth the laminate edges with a file once you are done with the router.
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