waynec
05-11-2006, 10:19 PM
I'm getting ready to do some cabinets that will have formica laminate countertops, and formica drawer faces over MDF.
I'd like to use the shopbot to cut the laminate and the MDF together for the drawer faces. Can I do this successfully? I plan to run a last pass to clean up the edge- will this chip the laminate? Since I use a conventional router to do this work normally, I can't see how the CNC router would be much different.
Also, I'd like to do a simple inlay of one color formica next to another. Can I get the shopbot to cut the inlay in formica, both part and recess? Does this work OK in laminates?
I dont hear much about using the shopbot for this purpose, but I assume it can do this. I just thought I'd ask before I waste material with experiments.
Thanks as always.
I'd like to use the shopbot to cut the laminate and the MDF together for the drawer faces. Can I do this successfully? I plan to run a last pass to clean up the edge- will this chip the laminate? Since I use a conventional router to do this work normally, I can't see how the CNC router would be much different.
Also, I'd like to do a simple inlay of one color formica next to another. Can I get the shopbot to cut the inlay in formica, both part and recess? Does this work OK in laminates?
I dont hear much about using the shopbot for this purpose, but I assume it can do this. I just thought I'd ask before I waste material with experiments.
Thanks as always.