laminate worktop

[tommythefox]

hi when cutting the sink hole in a laminate worktop,do you cut from the laminate side or turn it over and cut from under side.

cheers tomthefox

 

[caffreys]

if its a slot in sink, i just cut from the laminate side as the lip of the sink will cover any chips,
also don't forget to seal the exposed wood after cutting with silicone

 

[dave1953]

Top to Bottom

 

[kirkgas]

all the joiners on the last contract i was on cut them from the bottom using circular saws as near the corner as they could go then turned them over and finished the cut with a jigsaw, they said it was by far the quickest and most accurate way as circular saws cut straighter

 

[foxhole]

Using a jigsaw with a blade which cuts on the down stroke there is no need to turn them over.

 

[tommythefox]

thanks everybody for your answers.

cheers tommythefox.

 

[big-all]

do not cut from the bottom with a jigsaw
if you do and the blade wanders you may finnish up with the hole bigger by 10mm or so

also with pendulum on on a good machine cutting from underneath will be several mm bigger on the face side