Bending Formica Laminate

Keep your j roller in your other hand so you can firmly roll the strip as more and more of it comes in contact with the edge as you bend.

Bending formica laminate.

Belt sand the back of the laminate where it will bend around the corners. Formica is a plastic laminate used widely for countertops and cabinet doors. When putting edging on use a heat gun to make the strip easier to bend. Repeat for any additional cuts.

Transform spaces with our modern laminates that are as beautiful as they are durable. The original high pressure laminate by formica group. Use any flat cutter and cut away the back about half the thickness in the area of the curve. Make sure when sticking the edge you ve got the thinner section lined up with curve.

Now that one end of the strip is firmly in place begin slowly bending the rest of the strip around the curve. White light coloured laminates should always be formed at the upper end of the temperature range. Make sure nothing is under the strip so you re sanding flat. Clamp the laminate strips to your table before sanding.

Bend the laminate slowly. A wide variety of bending formica laminate options are available to you. Most tight formica curves are formed during the manufacturing process since it s difficult to bend and shape manually. Fred bending laminate is about half of the thickness of regular laminate.

Turn the laminate one quarter turn and align the square along the next cut line. Draw the knife across the surface applying firm pressure two or three times. Formica brand laminate offers a broader range of looks than ever before. When i need to do a tight curve i mark the pre cut piece at the area of the curve and thin the laminate with a router.

About 2 of these are decorative high pressure laminates hpl. Achieve the look you want for any design challenge or budget. Shift the score line to the table edge and break the laminate again. The recommended range for flame retardant postforming grade vfp is 170 c to 180 c.