There are special blades for melamine, but one of the MOST important
things you can do to minimize/eliminate chipset out is to use a zero
clearnance insert. You can also score the cutline with a utility
knife to reduce any futher chipout, and a strip of masking tape over
the cutline can also help

John

On 13 Jan 2006 15:45:11 -0800, "
wrote:

Cutting melamine with a standard 60-tooth carbide blade in a tablesaw
is not giving
good results. Would it be asking too much of any blade not to chip the
surface
out on the bottom? Otherwise you have to make sure all the pieces you
cut are
done with the same surface facing down or one side will be quasi chip
free and
the other all chipped out.