Will an air nibbler cut formica efficiently and neatly?
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i don't know, never even thought of using a nibbler, but it sounds like a good idea for rough trimming. larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
chips a lot....
straight is only a word that applies else where...
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Don't know about a nibbler, but shears will do a nice job.
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I would think it would work. I'd want to try it first, though -- could be too agressive and tend to shatter the Formica.
My thoughts exactly. Good thinking.
long billed straight shears is the best approach. ( been there, done that.)
it does and it creates fractures that show up latter...
this is not good....
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If the shears are sharp enough and you don't cut all the way to the tip of the blades, it works pretty well. Cut it oversize but test it first, in case that particular brand/finish/sheet is susceptible to fracturing. If it is fracturing, it usually won't be at only one spot, it will be along the whole cut. Anyone tried an air reciprocating saw? You can use a regular hacksaw blade and if you need to make tight turns, you can trim the back of the blade with tin snips. Northern Industries sells one for about $59 and if you need to slow it down, they have an air valve (just a little brass regulator) for about $8.00 that works fine for this saw. I got my saw about 15 years ago and haven't done anything to repair it. I don't even oil it on a regular basis.
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tyler, wondering about your question. I find the use of a circular saw, free hand cutting on a marked line to be the most efficient way for me to cut laminate. I do drill a 1" hole first at all inside corner locations and cut to that hole. This eliminates the tendency of lam to split out of a sharp inside corner cut. For the nosing pcs, I'll use a slitter to rip goods to size, tho you can rip a wider pc with a circ saw and finish up with sized rips on a table saw.
A circ. saw blade will chip slightly so I cut with the bottom up if concerned, usually cut on the face and oversize the cut enough the chips don't come into play. With the table saw, rip with topside up. 24 tooth on the circ saw, 40 tooth on the TS. For a good cut on nosing, I use a mitre box, or lam shears and file a bit.
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