Posted by Matt on January 16, 2002 at 20:24:31:
In Reply to: t-moulding when using laminate and MDF posted by Joe on January 16, 2002 at 12:49:33:
Finally a subject i know about!! I am a cabinet maker and have put miles of tee-mould on (figure of speech) use wider tee-mould and yes you can easily cut the tee-moulding down, after its installed anyways, set your router so all the overhang is to one side (if your cabinets already made it better be the outside :) and let the tee mould overhang and there are tools to trim it after its installed, called simply tee mould trimmers, the ones to do curves with are basically razor blades held at a 90 degrees to the laminate that the body of the cutter limits cutting into the laminate but I have had good luck before using a good sharp (new) stiff utility knife razor blade , laid against the laminate and slid around the laminate, try on scrap first to get the hang of it, its the way we do it alot of the time. Also a hint, rub pariffin on your blade and on the side of the laminate, the cutter will slide much better, and it will keep the blade from gouging into the laminate, thats also what we lube our router bases with to keep from scratching any laminate as well. There are verticle grades of laminate also, generally cheaper priced as well, or use a product called Tru-Pan Light a lighter weight MDF board for the substrate, its metric and runs thinner than regular MDF and Particle board.