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How best to cut a piece of melamine shelving so it doesn't chip?
Hello,
I have the need to cut a piece of melamine shelf into about 16-inch pieces. The shelf is six-feet long and 12-inches wide and it is a bit unruly for me to hold on the table saw by myself. So I figured I should make 18-inch wide piece with my circular saw then cut them down to final size on the table saw. I have three questions: 1. I do not have a melamine blade on either saw. Do you think I can keep chipping to a minimum by running a piece of masking tape over the line I am cutting? 2. Which side is facing up for the circular saw? 3. Which side is facing up for the table saw? Thanks! ray |
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On 3/18/2012 7:02 AM, busbus wrote:
Hello, I have the need to cut a piece of melamine shelf into about 16-inch pieces. The shelf is six-feet long and 12-inches wide and it is a bit unruly for me to hold on the table saw by myself. So I figured I should make 18-inch wide piece with my circular saw then cut them down to final size on the table saw. I have three questions: 1. I do not have a melamine blade on either saw. Do you think I can keep chipping to a minimum by running a piece of masking tape over the line I am cutting? 2. Which side is facing up for the circular saw? 3. Which side is facing up for the table saw? Thanks! ray Ray, the masking tape isn't going to hurt, but probably won't help much either. You will get a good cut if the blade is fairly sharp. The chip out will be on the back of the cut. It is possible to use the table saw, set the blade VERY low to cut the bottom of the melamine, then raise the blade and make the usual cut. This will work if you have a good solid fence to allow duplicating the original cut line. 2. Good side up on the table saw 3. Good side down on the circular saw So you don't need to ask again - You want the sharp teeth entering the good side, so the table saw will be driving the teeth down -- ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also.
Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny |
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On 3/18/2012 8:16 AM, Sonny wrote:
I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Melamine sheet goods will be bonded to something - particle board or MDF are typical. The raw edges will need some type of finish. There are heat bonded edging, t-mouldings, or paint finishes. Router bits will give clean edges. -- ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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"DanG" wrote in message ... Melamine sheet goods will be bonded to something - particle board or MDF are typical. The raw edges will need some type of finish. There are heat bonded edging, t-mouldings, or paint finishes. Router bits will give clean edges. I don't need the cleanest edging as the edges will not be exposed. I am using the melamine as a base to some fly-tying benches and I have cut a rabbet about 5/16" deep around the side boards and the melamine will sit beneath and inside the side boards. I don't need a beautiful edge and I can live with a very small bit of chipping. That said, I could use the router table--I just thought the router might chip more. Thanks |
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"busbus" wrote in message ... "DanG" wrote in message ... Melamine sheet goods will be bonded to something - particle board or MDF are typical. The raw edges will need some type of finish. There are heat bonded edging, t-mouldings, or paint finishes. Router bits will give clean edges. I don't need the cleanest edging as the edges will not be exposed. I am using the melamine as a base to some fly-tying benches and I have cut a rabbet about 5/16" deep around the side boards and the melamine will sit beneath and inside the side boards. I don't need a beautiful edge and I can live with a very small bit of chipping. That said, I could use the router table--I just thought the router might chip more. On your table saw cuts you could score the cuts before making the through cuts. To do this set the blade height so that the teeth just cut through the surface of the melamine and then,without moving the fence, raise the blade and make the through cut. That should all but eliminate the chipping on the bottom of you table saw cuts. John |
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How best to cut a piece of melamine shelving so it doesn't chip?
On Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:47:58 AM UTC-7, busbus wrote:
"DanG" wrote in message ... Melamine sheet goods will be bonded to something - particle board or MDF are typical. ... ... I could use the router table--I just thought the router might chip more. A router bit that does well in wood, might make fur in MDF (the cutter angles aren't ideal); if you use spiral solid carbide, the cut direction should push the melamine surface into its substrate (upcut spiral mounted upside down in a router table would pull the work DOWN, so should cut with melamine surface on top). It is sometimes the case that adhesives and laminates gunk up a blade, so you'd want to inspect the cutter frequently and keep your brass brush and cleaner solutions handy. |
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:47:58 -0400, "busbus" wrote:
"DanG" wrote in message ... Melamine sheet goods will be bonded to something - particle board or MDF are typical. The raw edges will need some type of finish. There are heat bonded edging, t-mouldings, or paint finishes. Router bits will give clean edges. I don't need the cleanest edging as the edges will not be exposed. I am using the melamine as a base to some fly-tying benches and I have cut a rabbet about 5/16" deep around the side boards and the melamine will sit beneath and inside the side boards. I don't need a beautiful edge and I can live with a very small bit of chipping. That said, I could use the router table--I just thought the router might chip more. Thanks I have always had much better luck finish cutting melamine with a router. __________________ Bill Waller New Eagle, PA |
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How best to cut a piece of melamine shelving so it doesn't chip?
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busbus wrote: Hello, I have the need to cut a piece of melamine shelf into about 16-inch pieces. The shelf is six-feet long and 12-inches wide and it is a bit unruly for me to hold on the table saw by myself. So I figured I should make 18-inch wide piece with my circular saw then cut them down to final size on the table saw. I have three questions: 1. I do not have a melamine blade on either saw. Do you think I can keep chipping to a minimum by running a piece of masking tape over the line I am cutting? masking tape will help. "Better" is to make a 'sandwich' with a couple of pieces of sacrificial stock surrounding the shelf 'middle'. use _double-sided_ masking tape to hold the pieces of the sandwich together. 2. Which side is facing up for the circular saw? 3. Which side is facing up for the table saw? Generally you want the leading edge of the blade cutting from 'outside' the board, into the melamine, and thence into the shelf substrate. This means that the melamine would be the side "away" from the saw table, or away from the baseplate. |
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Sonny wrote:
I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Yes. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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On Mar 18, 1:10*pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
Sonny wrote: I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Yes. Like he said. In my experience, a router is the only way to get a perfect edge on melamine without a scoring blade on your saw. Even the melamine blades have not given me perfect cuts. YMMV Luigi |
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"Luigi Zanasi" wrote in message ... On Mar 18, 1:10 pm, "dadiOH" wrote: Sonny wrote: I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Yes. Like he said. In my experience, a router is the only way to get a perfect edge on melamine without a scoring blade on your saw. Even the melamine blades have not given me perfect cuts. YMMV I have cut it quite successfully with a 50 tooth combo blade. Raise the blade about 1/16. Run the board threw the saw to score the melamine. Flip it over and score the other side. Raise the blade so it will just cut threw the thickness of the board. Cut again. The first cut does the same job as a scoring blade. Depending on how sharp the blade is, you may not have to score the second side. Just keep the scored side down. I scored the second side as I didn't have any extra and didn't want to take the chance. Probably overkill. Works well for plywood too. |
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The Festool track saws are very good at cutting melamine covered sheet
goods. The circular saw blade comes up from underneath the melamine. So the melamine is not chipped. That is the bottom of the melamine. The top of the melamine is covered by the track. The track has a rubber edge along it. That rubber edge restricts the top melamine from chipping as the blade comes up through the melamine. On a table saw zero clearance blade inserts/surrounds help to prevent chipping on the bottom of the melamine. On Mar 18, 7:02*am, "busbus" wrote: Hello, I have the need to cut a piece of melamine shelf into about 16-inch pieces. The shelf is six-feet long and 12-inches wide and it is a bit unruly for me to hold on the table saw by myself. *So I figured I should make 18-inch wide piece with my circular saw then cut them down to final size on the table saw. I have three questions: 1. I do not have a melamine blade on either saw. *Do you think I can keep chipping to a minimum by running a piece of masking tape over the line I am cutting? 2. Which side is facing up for the circular saw? 3. Which side is facing up for the table saw? Thanks! ray |
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On Monday, March 19, 2012 3:07:06 PM UTC-4, wrote:
The Festool track saws are very good at cutting melamine covered sheet goods. The circular saw blade comes up from underneath the melamine. So the melamine is not chipped. That is the bottom of the melamine. The top of the melamine is covered by the track. The track has a rubber edge along it. That rubber edge restricts the top melamine from chipping as the blade comes up through the melamine. I don't know if I have enough, ah, GOOMPA (as my grandmother would have said) to ask the wife if I can buy one a Festool anything just to make a few melamine cuts...but it may be worth a try. What the heck, I am too old to be raising a new kid and it should only hurt for a somewhat short time. |
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As somebody already mentioned:
Make the cut with the best you got and then trim it with a router. A Freud 96 tooth blade does a pretty fair job on melamine. http://www.freudtools.com/p-23-singl...nebr-nbsp.aspx or http://www.freudtools.com/p-24-doubl...nebr-nbsp.aspx Note that one blade does good on a single side and the other does "both" sides..... If you can get one edge good, you are making real progress with melamine. This is cheaper than the Festool options... On 3/20/2012 5:28 AM, wrote: I don't know if I have enough, ah, GOOMPA (as my grandmother would have said) to ask the wife if I can buy one a Festool anything just to make a few melamine cuts...but it may be worth a try. What the heck, I am too old to be raising a new kid and it should only hurt for a somewhat short time. |
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I want to thank all of you for helping me. I think the advice of raising
the blade just high enough was the ticket. Well, that and telling me what side to place face up and face down. I ended up using masking tape put on really tight and there was barely any chipping. It was amazing. I was so scared to cut the pieces but it turned out great. Thanks. "Luigi Zanasi" wrote in message ... On Mar 18, 1:10 pm, "dadiOH" wrote: Sonny wrote: I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Yes. Like he said. In my experience, a router is the only way to get a perfect edge on melamine without a scoring blade on your saw. Even the melamine blades have not given me perfect cuts. YMMV Luigi |
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On 3/23/2012 9:59 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/23/12 9:16 AM, J. Clarke wrote: In articlecfWdnWbhpYdsQfvSnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@earthlink .com, says... "Luigi Zanasi" wrote in message ... On Mar 18, 1:10 pm, wrote: Sonny wrote: I don't recall ever cutting melamine, so I have a question, also. Would sawing it proud, then finishing the edges with a straight bit/ router produce a better job than using a saw? Sonny Yes. Like he said. In my experience, a router is the only way to get a perfect edge on melamine without a scoring blade on your saw. Even the melamine blades have not given me perfect cuts. YMMV I have cut it quite successfully with a 50 tooth combo blade. Raise the blade about 1/16. Run the board threw the saw to score the melamine. Flip it over and score the other side. Raise the blade so it will just cut threw the thickness of the board. Cut again. The first cut does the same job as a scoring blade. Depending on how sharp the blade is, you may not have to score the second side. Just keep the scored side down. I scored the second side as I didn't have any extra and didn't want to take the chance. Probably overkill. Works well for plywood too. Slapping forehead I've done that for melamine. Never occurred to me to do it for plywood. A fresh-to-the-blade zero clearance insert helps matters, as well. I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. -- Free bad advice available here. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/23/12 11:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote:
A fresh-to-the-blade zero clearance insert helps matters, as well. I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. You are such an ass. I get so sick of feeling like an idiot because you or Karl or Rob, etc. come in here and describe a simple, yet ingenious, technique that would save me a lot of effort and should've been obvious to my feeble mind.... yet you've waited so long to share such a gem. :-) -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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On 3/23/2012 9:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote:
I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Oh my...a woodworking topic and a really great idea all in the same message. Shame on you for breaking the chain. |
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On 3/23/2012 12:49 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 3/23/12 11:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote: A fresh-to-the-blade zero clearance insert helps matters, as well. I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. You are such an ass. I get so sick of feeling like an idiot because you or Karl or Rob, etc. come in here and describe a simple, yet ingenious, technique that would save me a lot of effort and should've been obvious to my feeble mind.... yet you've waited so long to share such a gem. :-) Well yeah, it should have been obvious so that's why I've never mentioned it. ;-) Hey, I've gotta hold back a little bit because my great ideas aren't infinite, and every once in a while I've gotta pop in here and act like I know what I'm talking about. :-) -- Free bad advice available here. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/23/2012 1:24 PM, Pat Barber wrote:
On 3/23/2012 9:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote: I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Oh my...a woodworking topic and a really great idea all in the same message. Shame on you for breaking the chain. Don't worry, somebody else will epoxy that chain back together. :-) -- Any given amount of traffic flow, no matter how sparse, will expand to fill all available lanes. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/23/2012 2:06 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 3/23/2012 12:49 PM, -MIKE- wrote: On 3/23/12 11:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote: A fresh-to-the-blade zero clearance insert helps matters, as well. I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. You are such an ass. I get so sick of feeling like an idiot because you or Karl or Rob, etc. come in here and describe a simple, yet ingenious, technique that would save me a lot of effort and should've been obvious to my feeble mind.... yet you've waited so long to share such a gem. :-) Well yeah, it should have been obvious so that's why I've never mentioned it. ;-) Hey, I've gotta hold back a little bit because my great ideas aren't infinite, and every once in a while I've gotta pop in here and act like I know what I'm talking about. :-) Oh yeah, while we're on the topic: If you now (for whatever reason...) happen to have an extra phenolic zero-clearance insert, you can use my method to reset the openings, then use one insert for your thin-kerf blades and the other for your full-kerf blades. You're welcome. :-) -- Free bad advice available here. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/23/12 2:14 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 3/23/2012 2:06 PM, Steve Turner wrote: On 3/23/2012 12:49 PM, -MIKE- wrote: On 3/23/12 11:27 AM, Steve Turner wrote: A fresh-to-the-blade zero clearance insert helps matters, as well. I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. You are such an ass. I get so sick of feeling like an idiot because you or Karl or Rob, etc. come in here and describe a simple, yet ingenious, technique that would save me a lot of effort and should've been obvious to my feeble mind.... yet you've waited so long to share such a gem. :-) Well yeah, it should have been obvious so that's why I've never mentioned it. ;-) Hey, I've gotta hold back a little bit because my great ideas aren't infinite, and every once in a while I've gotta pop in here and act like I know what I'm talking about. :-) Oh yeah, while we're on the topic: If you now (for whatever reason...) happen to have an extra phenolic zero-clearance insert, you can use my method to reset the openings, then use one insert for your thin-kerf blades and the other for your full-kerf blades. You're welcome. :-) I don't see why it wouldn't work on the plywood ones I make. Jerk. :-p -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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"Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) |
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On 3/23/2012 7:02 PM, Max wrote:
"Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) Seriously? Out of phenolic? Rough-cut to general size on the bandsaw, milled to actual size with a flush-cut bit on the router table, drilled and tapped for leveling screws, drilled for a finger removal hole, a small hole drilled in just the right spot on the back edge to insert a roll pin to prevent the blade from lifting the insert out of the slot, and perhaps extra drilling or cutting for a splitter or riving knife? Mine also requires extra milling on the underside so the insert clears the blade stabilizer and/or arbor nut. All that so you can avoid the smell of epoxy? Whatever... -- Free bad advice available here. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/23/12 7:18 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 3/23/2012 7:02 PM, Max wrote: "Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) Seriously? Out of phenolic? Rough-cut to general size on the bandsaw, milled to actual size with a flush-cut bit on the router table, drilled and tapped for leveling screws, drilled for a finger removal hole, a small hole drilled in just the right spot on the back edge to insert a roll pin to prevent the blade from lifting the insert out of the slot, and perhaps extra drilling or cutting for a splitter or riving knife? Mine also requires extra milling on the underside so the insert clears the blade stabilizer and/or arbor nut. All that so you can avoid the smell of epoxy? Whatever... Jeez Steve, of course all that is easier than squirting out some epoxy, mixing it up, pushing it down into the slot, going out on the back deck with a good beer and waiting all those minutes for the epoxy to cure. sheesh. What were you thinking? -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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"Steve Turner" wrote in message ... On 3/23/2012 7:02 PM, Max wrote: "Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) Whatever... Thanks........ |
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:18:14 -0500, Steve Turner
All that so you can avoid the smell of epoxy? Whatever... Well, I like your tip. It's fast, easy and convenient. |
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Max wrote:
"Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) What smell? My epoxy is pretty odorless. Polyester maybe? That's what I use (in the form of Bondo). -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:02:50 -0600, "Max"
wrote: "Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Steve's idea was great. I'm gonna send it in to XYZ magazine and get the big bucks! Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) So do it on the back porch, fer pity's sake! -- Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. -- Jimi Hendrix |
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How best to cut a piece of melamine shelving so it doesn't chip?
On 3/24/2012 8:21 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:02:50 -0600, wrote: "Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Steve's idea was great. I'm gonna send it in to XYZ magazine and get the big bucks! Go for it. You can buy me a beer next time you're in Austin. :-) -- "Our beer goes through thousands of quality Czechs every day." (From a Shiner Bock billboard I saw in Austin some years ago) To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/24/2012 6:39 AM, dadiOH wrote:
Max wrote: "Steve Turner" wrote I have a phenolic zero-clearance insert for my Unisaw (wouldn't have any other kind) that I periodically "refresh" by covering the top side of the blade opening with masking tape, then turning it upside down and filling the opening with epoxy. It beats spending $25 (or more) a pop for a fresh zero-clearance insert. Hmm. Interesting. *I* think it's just as easy to make another insert. Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) What smell? My epoxy is pretty odorless. Polyester maybe? That's what I use (in the form of Bondo). Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I have about five different kinds of epoxy around here, and only one (Bondo marine epoxy, which you can't buy any more) has any significant odor (the hardener smells strongly of ammonia), but even that's not noticeable unless you stick your nose right in it. -- See Nad. See Nad go. Go Nad! To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/24/2012 2:16 AM, Dave wrote:
On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:18:14 -0500, Steve Turner All that so you can avoid the smell of epoxy? Whatever... Well, I like your tip. It's fast, easy and convenient. Thanks. "Fast" of course depends on what kind of epoxy you use. In my experience, the strongest epoxies tend not to be those that cure quickly, particularly those of the "5 minute" variety, so I would normally expect this to be an overnight operation. I recently bought some of this stuff: http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/prod...171342237 206 and it cures about as quickly as I could expect without sacrificing any strength or adhesive qualities. It also has relatively low viscosity, which I prefer for good penetrative characteristics on materials like wood. It's pretty good stuff, and it would work very well for the phenolic insert application. -- Any given amount of traffic flow, no matter how sparse, will expand to fill all available lanes. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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"dadiOH" wrote: Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) What smell? My epoxy is pretty odorless. Polyester maybe? That's what I use (in the form of Bondo). ------------------------------------- Bingo. Epoxy is oderless but a total waste of good epoxy for this application. 1/4" tempered hardboard and some double backed tape works for me. Lew |
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On 03/26/2012 01:51 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
"dadiOH" wrote: Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) What smell? My epoxy is pretty odorless. Polyester maybe? That's what I use (in the form of Bondo). ------------------------------------- Bingo. Epoxy is oderless but a total waste of good epoxy for this application. 1/4" tempered hardboard and some double backed tape works for me. Lew A waste of good epoxy? To renew a zero-clearance insert? It takes all of about 1/2 ounce of epoxy to get the job done. Sometimes I have more than that left over from most of the woodworking tasks I use epoxy for. -- Free bad advice available here. To reply, eat the taco. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/ |
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On 3/26/12 3:50 PM, Steve Turner wrote:
On 03/26/2012 01:51 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote: "dadiOH" wrote: Max (hate that epoxy smell) ;-) What smell? My epoxy is pretty odorless. Polyester maybe? That's what I use (in the form of Bondo). ------------------------------------- Bingo. Epoxy is oderless but a total waste of good epoxy for this application. 1/4" tempered hardboard and some double backed tape works for me. Lew A waste of good epoxy? To renew a zero-clearance insert? It takes all of about 1/2 ounce of epoxy to get the job done. Sometimes I have more than that left over from most of the woodworking tasks I use epoxy for. Plus, you're doing your part to help out the epoxy industry during these trying times. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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Cut half the thickness on table saw, and then flip it on the other side
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