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Cutting Corian
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05-01-2009, 04:42 PM
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Cutting Corian
What's the best way to cut a corian counter top?
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05-01-2009, 05:15 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
Table saw? Skill saw? Jigsaw? A fine tooth laminate/melamine blade will leave a nice cut.
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05-01-2009, 05:17 PM
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Lack Of All Trades
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Re: Cutting Corian
A reversed plywood circular saw blade works fine.
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05-01-2009, 05:22 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
A Festool TS-55 with a solid surface blade in it.
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05-01-2009, 05:25 PM
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05-01-2009, 05:34 PM
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05-01-2009, 05:47 PM
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Re: Cutting CorianQuote:
 What exactly does reversing it accomplish? How does it "cut"? |
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05-01-2009, 05:54 PM
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05-01-2009, 06:25 PM
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05-01-2009, 06:37 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
a carbide tipped fine tooth blade is all you need. keep the feed rate slow and even/constant pressure applied (as in support the material fully-not flopping off the side of the table). You're not trying to achieve a 'buttery' edge-that's what the router is for after you build it up.
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05-01-2009, 06:46 PM
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05-02-2009, 08:22 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
Corian is just plastic, it cuts pretty easy and there's no special tricks to it. Just think like a finish carpenter, fine tooth blade, nice easy motion.
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05-02-2009, 08:36 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
CHEW IT
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05-02-2009, 10:36 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
How about from the bottom side with a circular saw. Cut 1/32" oversize and belt sand to finish line
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05-02-2009, 10:45 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
Yup, lots of good answers. Just treat it like a hardwood. I use carbide saw, router with carbide bits.
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05-02-2009, 11:12 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
Mr 4 x 4 has it. saw with fine blade and cut it oversized, use a router to finish cut the edge. When I took the course we were told to NOT leave a sawed edge, it will void any warranty. NO square corners!!!! radiused only. If cutting in a cooktop, template it, rout the hole, LINE the hole with the selfstick metal tape for ductwork.
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05-02-2009, 11:36 PM
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05-03-2009, 05:22 AM
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Re: Cutting Corian
Did you google it? http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/i...idsurface.html
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06-05-2009, 10:34 PM
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Re: Cutting Corian
I normally cut it with my eyes open. Always worked for me.
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06-06-2009, 12:03 AM
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Re: Cutting CorianQuote:
 easy way to become a casualty.
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