What is a laminate trimmer?
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laminate trimmer is a hand energy tool very similar to the router, except that it is smaller, lighter and less powerful, designed for a single task: trimming veneer or laminate as soon as it is glued in place. Because it is smaller and lighter than a conventional router, the laminate trimmer can be operated safely with one hand. Laminate trimming and routers have much in common with power drills, but instead of boring holes shape wood, usually cutting its edges with sharp blades incorporated into their sides. Laminate and veneers are applied to a wide range of surfaces. Cut the larger than the substrate into which they are glued, overlapping over the gluing process so that the veneer is perfectly flushed with the edge of the workpiece. For this task, a full -size router can be used, and many domestic workers have no budget to afford both the router and the laminate trimmer. Laminate trimming is drought normal work in places such as cabinet shops have become a priority that developmentThe tools that could be devoted to the task releases routers for other jobs. In addition, it had an economic sense of developing a tool more precisely suitable for this work; The laminate trimmer costs about half the price of a full -fledged router of comparable quality.
On the other hand, many domestic fans considered the use of a laminate trimmer for other work other than cutting laminate, for which the router would otherwise have to use. Since the efficiency of the engines has increased over time, it has become more able to handle mostly small routing tasks. In fact, it is a good rule that if the bit fits in the laminate cut-they have 1/4 inches (about 6.4 millimeter) Collet-Pak it can do a job.
The operation of the laminate trimmer is Similar for the operation of the router. For example, when cutting laminate is the best piece of trimmer withThe bearing guide best to use. Place the motherboard of the trimmer on the laminate with a bit protruding over the edge, turn on the trimmer and cut the laminate towards the edge of the workpiece. Once the bearing guides contact with the edge, simply use it as a guide, watch it until the entire overlap of the laminate is trimmed. The most important thing to remember is to keep the motherboard flushing with laminate.
Security considerations should not be discounted simply because it is a smaller, lighter tool. The fact remains that it is an energy tool that spins a very sharp piece at very high speeds of up to 30,000 rpm. Before the first operation of the laminate trimming, the operator should read, understand and observe the operator's manual and always wear safety glasses whenever it operates any energy tool.