How To Best Cut Laminate Countertops. Here's another tip, and also how I cut the laminate for this project: I used a fine-tooth blade installed backwards in a table saw. Cutting plastic laminate and laminate countertops is not difficult and can be done with ordinary power tools and hand tools, but you must be careful not Laminate, the raw material, is a sheet good made with layers of paper bonded and compressed with resin and topped with a protective clear coating of.
This step by step woodworking project is about how to cut laminate countertop. You can buy countertop coatings at home improvement stores that will seal the laminate and help it resist future stains. I only had a jig saw but if you have a skil saw you should use that on the long cuts and the jigsaw in the corners it will make it a lot easier.
In this video, senior editor and old-school carpenter Andy Engel takes on cutting a sink opening in a laminate countertop.
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Here's another tip, and also how I cut the laminate for this project: I used a fine-tooth blade installed backwards in a table saw. Laminated countertops are low maintenance and are available for purchase at your local home improvement store in a variety of designs and color schemes. Cutting a laminate countertop with a jigsaw is one of the few ways to deal with this challenging material.