Prometheus wrote:

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:52:03 -0700, David wrote:


Prometheus wrote:


On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:13:39 -0700, David wrote:



I'd bet you've never cut laminate flooring! That stuff is so tough it's
hard to cut with a brand new carbide tipped saw blade. Your post is
merely uninformed conjectures.


Well, David, you have to cut it with something. If you can't do it
with a power saw because it's too noisy, then you have to do it with a
handsaw. Might not be the way you'd like to see it done, and it may
not be easy, but a saw is a saw. Sure, it'll wear out the blade, but
that's true of the power saw blades as well. Either way, the flooring
has to be cut, right? FWIW, I have cut laminate flooring with a
dozuki, and continued to use it long after that project, until I cut a
nail in half with it by mistake and broke a bunch of teeth. Yes, I
did cut the nail in half- it's not hyperbole. Not the suggested use
for that tool, but even the cheap ones are tougher than you may think.





What brand of laminate did you cut? I use Wilson Art flooring which
makes me cringe each time I bring the blade down on my carbide
blade-equipped CMS. I'm still mulling over my options for cutting the
already-installed flooring for some new cabinets. I've got a carbide
blade for my 6-1/2" circular saw, but that will only do the long
straight runs. I'll need another tool to cut into the corners and up
against walls. Any ideas?


Pergo. It seemed to cut fine to me, but YMMV.

That's a sticky job you've got there... I don't know much about the
Wilson Art flooring, but perhaps you could remove the trim and use a
really cheap abrasive disc in a 4" angle grinder? That'd get you
really close, and then you could knock out the rest with a sharp
chisel (Use a cheap chisel, of course)
I do have an air powered angle grinder (it never has much "oomph", but
lots of RPM). I'll try it on some scrap laminate (and I could remove
the trim...DUH! (light bulb moment!)...I will HAVE to cut the trim
anyway, in order to install the wider cabinets.

(And here I was thinking I'd found the perfect excuse for a new
tool...but that's ok...I still need another Veritas plane [or 2])

Dave