On Mon, 24 May 2004 17:22:59 +0100, "Bob"
wrote:





Quite. And in any case, a decent cutter is still relatively cheap when
compared to the cost of the materials being cut.
I'm intrigued by the "laminate trimmer" - is that for cleaning up the edging
strips? I had planned to cut roughly to shape and then file the last bit
down, but if there is a proper tool...

Bob


Basically, yes.

Normally a laminate trimmer is used when you are laminating something
yourself. You cut it oversize and stick with contact adhesive.

The laminate trimmer then has a bearing guided cutter, where the ball
race runs on the edging. It then cuts the laminate precisely.

I'm not sure about using it the opposite way on edging. You should
be able to with care but bear in mind that the router base is only
supported on the worktop edge.

I would definitely practice this before attempting it......


..andy

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