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I would like to know if anyone knows of a source for waxed cheese cloth which I could put on the dry contact adhesive when gluing formica to prevent the two surfaces from coming in contact before everything is lined up. I currently use 1/2″ spacer boards but even then it is hard to line up a 4 x 10 sheet without having 1″ overhangs everywhere. Any suggestions on a better method or a source for the cheese cloth which I could pull out from one side would be helpful.
Mike
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i use dowells . whats wrong with triming it flush?
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Old metal venetian blind slats are a long time favorite. Use enough of them to prevent contact in between slats.
Joe
*Hey Mike, Just finished installing a 3x12 sheet today and this time used thicker wood strips cut from leftover finger jointed 1x2's. It seems that the thicker strips spaced about every 10 to 12 inches worked well. I used to use thiner stock for the strips and would sometimes have the problem of the plam sticking to the substrate in between strips, especially when working by myself with large sheets. I have heard of using extension cords and rope zig zagged over the substrate but have never tried it.
*Use paper, large rolled construction paper.
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Joseph FuscoView Image© 1999."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich W. Nietzsche
*Mike, When we would install 5 x 12's on the walls in the malls we would staple 4 mil visqueen at the top, pull enough back to register the sheet, then pull the visqeen out putting pressure on the plam on the way down. That, or we pulled it out to the side, it's been a while. It worked, no problem with the visqueen, just make sure there's no tack to the adhesive. Doing it on the flat, should be a heck of alot easier than on the wall 10 ft off the floor....if it works.I use old blinds for counter work and only hang over 1/2", haven't run into problems yet. You'll need plenty of them as the lam is held close to the surface. But that makes registration better. best of luck.
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I work alone a lot, so have to figure out helpers. What I do is use an old piece of plywood or osb as a workspace and screw 90 degree framing anchors down on one side and one end. Then, the piece of particle or plywood you are laminating to goes up against the anchors. Place a 1/8 piece of scrap between the anchors and the edge of the plywood or osb.
When you lay down the formica, let the formica edges run right up to the framing anchors. you then automatically have a 1/8 overhang, but the formica can't get away from you and one person can handle a full sheet.
*Great tip! Thanks.
*Hey 2 or 3" strips of cardboard works really well for just make sure their really clean. Use lots of strips about every 4 to 6" inchs then stick the middle and you know the rest.Good Luck
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I would like to know if anyone knows of a source for waxed cheese cloth which I could put on the dry contact adhesive when gluing formica to prevent the two surfaces from coming in contact before everything is lined up. I currently use 1/2" spacer boards but even then it is hard to line up a 4 x 10 sheet without having 1" overhangs everywhere. Any suggestions on a better method or a source for the cheese cloth which I could pull out from one side would be helpful.
Mike