Another Worktop Topic.. Sorry Guys
- Thread starter Gary-GMC
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You'll need a 1/2in router (deWalt, Makita, Festool, Bosch), 30mm guide bush with centring mandrel, replaceable-tip TCT straight cutter and a decent sized jig in either aluminium (Titman) or solid laminate. The RT cutters are turned every second or third cut (so you get 2 to 3 joints out of a set of cutters - but the edge is superb). Always do your cut so that you're cutting into the laminate to avoid break-out - this translates to a left hand end cut being done with the jig on the underside, for example. Make a roughing cut then do a single final pass (the jig's manual will explain what I mean) and seal your joints with Colourfill. Best joiners I've come across are made by Projoin in Dover. They screw on flat and have a cam tightening mechanism. You'll also need a laminate trimmer and a fine metal file to deal with end strips, as well as a heat gun if you need to form the end trims at all.
Scrit
You'll need a 1/2in router (deWalt, Makita, Festool, Bosch), 30mm guide bush with centring mandrel, replaceable-tip TCT straight cutter and a decent sized jig in either aluminium (Titman) or solid laminate. The RT cutters are turned every second or third cut (so you get 2 to 3 joints out of a set of cutters - but the edge is superb). Always do your cut so that you're cutting into the laminate to avoid break-out - this translates to a left hand end cut being done with the jig on the underside, for example. Make a roughing cut then do a single final pass (the jig's manual will explain what I mean) and seal your joints with Colourfill. Best joiners I've come across are made by Projoin in Dover. They screw on flat and have a cam tightening mechanism. You'll also need a laminate trimmer and a fine metal file to deal with end strips, as well as a heat gun if you need to form the end trims at all.
Scrit
Why? Has it changed that much?
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Well you can still get the old ally joiners, but almost nobody asks for them these days unless they're doing a retro kitchen! Seriously! 
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