Need saw / blade recommendation

kevhed72

I need to cut 6 laminated stock shelves...I imagine they are particle board under the laminate. The boards are 36" by 12", and I need to cut 3" off the length. What blade / saw do you all recommend as to keep a super-clean cut.

I own a miter saw, circular saw, and jig-saw....the miter saw will not make 1 clean cut due the blade is smaller than 12"....
???

treitz3

IME, I have never had a super clean cut on particle board as it's not made for that. Not quite sure what you are asking, really...

Circular saw I'm guessing would be my answer but a table saw would be more precise.

seeclear

I would expect the cleanest cut with a blade with a lot of teeth, and go slow.

txcoastal1

Tape down your cut area with painters tape helps keep laminate intact on the bottom side of the cut, use a fine tooth blade

greyford1979

Also tape the cuts that you will be making and it will help keep the laminate from chipping. I always do this when cutting veneered ply and does the trick to keep it from chipping:biggrin: oops I guess I was too late:redface:

kevhed72

Thanks folks...this is one of the last steps in a custom shelf unit for HT room.
Here's the link to when the project started:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114645

The shelves are going in the cubby in the first pic

DON73

kevhed72 wrote: »

I need to cut 6 laminated stock shelves...I imagine they are particle board under the laminate. The boards are 36" by 12", and I need to cut 3" off the length. What blade / saw do you all recommend as to keep a super-clean cut.

I own a miter saw, circular saw, and jig-saw....the miter saw will not make 1 clean cut due the blade is smaller than 12"....
???

A circular saw with a fine (many) tooth blade. You'll need to clamp a guide on the shelf material for the saw to rest against.

gdb

Try a triple chip blade on your circ saw using a guide/fence to run the saw's shoe against. P.S. 71/4" triple chip blades are rarer than 9-10-12s the one below is a little expensive but will give the best possible cut with a hand held saw.

http://www.amazon.com/Oldham-725P7260-4-Inch-Carbide-Surface/dp/B000LOIK0C/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304881085&sr=1-1-fkmr0

TNRabbit

txcoastal1 wrote: »

Tape down your cut area with painters tape helps keep laminate intact on the bottom side of the cut, use a fine tooth blade

greyford1979 wrote: »

Also tape the cuts that you will be making and it will help keep the laminate from chipping. I always do this when cutting veneered ply and does the trick to keep it from chipping:biggrin: oops I guess I was too late:redface:

DON73 wrote: »

A circular saw with a fine (many) tooth blade. You'll need to clamp a guide on the shelf material for the saw to rest against.

gdb wrote: »

Try a triple chip blade on your circ saw using a guide/fence to run the saw's shoe against. P.S. 71/4" triple chip blades are rarer than 9-10-12s the one below is a little expensive but will give the best possible cut with a hand held saw.

http://www.amazon.com/Oldham-725P7260-4-Inch-Carbide-Surface/dp/B000LOIK0C/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304881085&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Ditto to the above.

In my experience, you get the cleanest cut by cutting from the bottom so the saw teeath are coming UP into the taped laminate side.

seeclear

txcoastal1 wrote: »

Tape down your cut area with painters tape helps keep laminate intact on the bottom side of the cut, use a fine tooth blade

DON73 wrote: »

A circular saw with a fine (many) tooth blade. You'll need to clamp a guide on the shelf material for the saw to rest against.

Yeah, FINE tooth, that is what I was trying to say!

FTGV

Thin kerf 60 or 80 tooth.

jamesfreak9

kevhed72 wrote: »

I need to cut 6 laminated stock shelves...I imagine they are particle board under the laminate. The boards are 36" by 12", and I need to cut 3" off the length. What blade / saw do you all recommend as to keep a super-clean cut.

I own a miter saw, circular saw, and jig-saw....the miter saw will not make 1 clean cut due the blade is smaller than 12"....
???

Buddy i think rip saw will be best in this case for you as it make a rip cut across the wood.

And we can use these blades to cut the wood across the surface and over the stock.

Your 6 laminated stock shelves can be cut down by rip saw.

If you are good in woodworking then you can make super-clean cut using it.
you can check this blog to get idea about Buying guide before purchasing it.

Best regards

audioluvr

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FTGV wrote: »

Thin kerf 60 or 80 tooth.

This is what I used to cut countertops and cut it from the bottom with a circular saw. I usually clamp a board with some scrap boards to the bottom so the base of the saw has something to ride against for a straight cut.

TEAforONE

If you go the circular saw route,use a carbide tooth blade. 60-80 tooth as mentioned above,and use the painters tape as well.

ken brydson

You guys know this is a 9 year old thread revived by a spammer, right?

pitdogg2

Party pooper 😹😂

msg

Good tips though. And Kev might still be in the planning phase.

TEAforONE

Now I really feel silly!

txcoastal1

https://youtu.be/0YAcoDkj_dI

kevhed72

For the life of me I cannot remember what project this was....

msg

haha, looks like you started it when it was the old forum.

Here's an adjusted link
https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/114645

Ring any bells?

maxward

But I’m sure you used the right blade.

kevhed72

Ahhh. My idea at the time turned out to be a bust. I would post a current pic but the room is piled high with the hoarder/wife stuff due the flooded office. I'll update with a pic soon....

audioluvr

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