Edge banding by heat gun-Melamine board
TOM GAULDIN
countertop. The design is easy, but I have never used Melamine board
before. I plan to screw it using Robertson screws and the plastic caps.
My question pertains to the edge banding. It can be purchased with
either hot-melt glue backing or unglued. I'd prefer to use the hot-melt
glue backed material and apply it while heating it with a hot air gun.
This would be similar to the technique seen on the edge banding machines.
Has anyone had experience doing this with a hot air gun? Does it work OK
and does it stick down tightly? Can I trim it with a laminate trimmer
after it is applied?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Tom
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>My question pertains to the edge banding. It can be purchased with
>either hot-melt glue backing or unglued. I'd prefer to use the hot-melt
>glue backed material and apply it while heating it with a hot air gun.
>This would be similar to the technique seen on the edge banding machines.
For straight surfaces you will probably be better off using a regular
household iron, although I have done it this way on some inside radii.
It is important to be able to apply pressure as the glue is drying
(un-melting?).
>Has anyone had experience doing this with a hot air gun? Does it work OK
>and does it stick down tightly? Can I trim it with a laminate trimmer
>after it is applied?
Yes, although you want to set the bit just deep enough that it cuts
through the tape so as not to scar the melamine in case you tip the trimmer
just a bit. It doesn't hurt to go over the stuff with a file as well so
as to remove any hint of a lip that the trimmer may have missed.
John Vifian
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>My question pertains to the edge banding. It can be purchased with
>either hot-melt glue backing or unglued. I'd prefer to use the hot-melt
>glue backed material and apply it while heating it with a hot air gun.
I am always ready to buy a new tool and I already have a hot air gun, but I
find that a regular Clothes Iron works the best.
The best way that I have found to trim is with a commercial double edge
banding trimmer ( Virutex - sp?) about $20. And then use 240g sand paper if
needed.
Practice with the heat settings and the pressure applied and speed and you
will get excellent results. You can even do some curved sections.
Good Luck
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TOM GAULDIN
Gary Peterson <gpet...@biggulp.callamer.com> wrote:
>scou...@katie.vnet.net (TOM GAULDIN) wrote:
Thanks Gary and all the others who gave me the good advice on using a
clothes iron. The project is done and delivered. It looks great and
works just fine.
I had been asked by my nephew, who works at an auto dealership, to build
a key rack that could hold about 150 keys and fit underneath a countertop.
I used melamine board and built a "cabinet" 13-1/2" wide, 21-1/4" deep
and 27-7/8" tall, plus an overlay door with piano hinge and lock.
Inside the cabinet, I used 20" full extension drawer glides (top and
bottom) to hold two VERTICAL shelves. Each shelf thus held 40 cup hooks
2" OC and 5-1/2" vertical. To use it, the dealer unlocks the door and
pulls one of the two vertical shelves out full extension. The unit
screws to the floor for stability and security. Darn am I tired of
screwing in cup hooks ;^>
The edge banding was so easy that it was almost embarrasing. I followed
your suggestions and used the wife's clothes iron, set to the cotton
setting. I had to run over to Woodworker's Supply in Burlington anyway,
so I picked up the little edge band trimmer. It's essentially a
right-angle plane with ceramic blades tucked up in the corners. It comes
in either bevel or square varieties and works like a champ!
The screw holes were covered with little "buttons," that I further
secured with hot melt glue.
ernf...@indirect.com
>scou...@katie.vnet.net (TOM GAULDIN) wrote:
>
>I am always ready to buy a new tool and I already have a hot air gun, but I
>find that a regular Clothes Iron works the best.
>will get excellent results. You can even do some curved sections.
>Good Luck
I have a small iron used for applying Monokote to model airplanes. It has a wood
handle and a teflon coated sole. the thing is real light and thermostatically con-
trolled. I don't know if they are still around but you might try a hobby shop. They
are neat.
ernie fisch
eric coyle
>
> A friend has asked me to make him a key rack that can be secured under a
> countertop. The design is easy, but I have never used Melamine board
> before. I plan to screw it using Robertson screws and the plastic caps.
>
> either hot-melt glue backing or unglued. I'd prefer to use the hot-melt
> glue backed material and apply it while heating it with a hot air gun.
>
> and does it stick down tightly? Can I trim it with a laminate trimmer
> after it is applied?
>
>
> Tom
for a small project, use an iron. takc it lightly in the centre and then
work towards the end heating and using a block of hardwood wrapped in felt or
cloth to press down behind the iron and absorb the heat.
Nix on using laminate trimmers for this. Too much risk of a tilt destroying the
workpiece surface. a sharp chisel riding flat on the panel and cutting in
a shearing fashion is faster and safer.
Eric