On Tuesday, 23 April 2013 22:10:57 UTC+1, Roger Mills wrote:
On 22/04/2013 13:26, CadmannUK wrote:

'Roger Mills[_2_ Wrote:





Cut about 3mm oversize with a circular saw or jigsaw, and finish off

with a router - using a parallel cutter, and clamping a straight strip

of wood an appropriate distance in from the edge, to use as a guide.







Thanks Harry, Roger,



I think that these decor end panels are actually MDF with a melamine

facing surface.



I was thinking of doing just the things you said, cutting close and

finishing off with the belt sander.



Roger, if I used the router wouldn't it still chip the melamine finished

surface?





Not if you use a sharp cutter, and move the router in the correct direction.



I am also going to have to cut down a couple of doors. These are not

paneled, but flat melamine finished like the decors ends, but one need

to be cut to a triangle shape to fit under the stair slope. If I cut and

sand, what is the best way to seal and finish the cut edge as you will

see it when the top cupboard door is opened. (its above the double

oven).





Are these light-weight doors, made out of a couple of thin sheets with a

honeycomb filling? If so, the strips of wood down the sides and top and

bottom are fairly thin, and don't allow for much trimming. If you trim a

door beyond the edge strips (like cutting a corner off), you'll expose

the honeycomb, and you'll need to remove some of it and glue in a

suitable strip of wood.

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Cheers,

Roger

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