I like the overlapping idea cutting it with a
router(http://www.cabinetmaking.com/laminate.htm )... the edges may
not be perfectly straight, but they will both be the exact same
shape...


"Dick Snyder" wrote in message ...
I am making Norm's Router Station.(
http://www.newyankee.com/getproduct3.cgi?813). The top has high pressure
laminate (like melamine) bonded to it. The dimensions of the top are such
that I would have had to buy a 4' x 8' sheet to have a single piece to bond
to the top so instead I got two pieces 2' x 4'. I need to cut both sheets
and here is my question.



I have searched the web and there seem to be two general approaches to
cutting this stuff. One is to score it deeply on the back and then cut it
with a jig saw maybe using masking tape to minimize the chip out. The second
approach seems to be to do it with a table saw taking care to prevent the
melamine from slipping under the fence (see
). I'd like some input from the
readers on this group as to the way that has worked best for you.



TIA.



Dick Snyder