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| October 17, 2006 at 7:58 am #6451 | |
 big_bad_bob |
Dear Tim I’ve very much enjoyed browsing the site and picking up tips. I have a question about how to do a breakfront using a laminate worktop. To break up a long run of units we have opted to include a deeper draw unit that will protrude from the run of units, flanked on either side by quadrant pilasters (I think that is the term). My question is how best to get a postformed worktop to fit the run of units. My simple thoughts were to join two sections of normal width wortop to a wider section of wortop using straight joints, covering the exposed chipboard edges with carefully trimmed pieces of edging. I posted on another forum and got a couple of responses, suggesting that this was fine but I could also consider getting worktops factory machined to fit with a continuous postformed edge, or use a composite material instead which could also be supplied preformed. Both are options, but starting to get a bit pricey. It was also suggested that it should be possible to "scribe a roll onto the edge of the worktop" such that you only see the same line as on a butt and scribe joint – from the description I think it means mitring in a small block of the postformed worktop to link the two sections, fixing the new section with glue and biscuits. I would appreciate your thoughts before I commit to anything. Have I got the right idea about the last method? Thanks, Bob. |
| October 17, 2006 at 8:22 pm #6452 | |
 timfoley |
Bob, Have you considered ABS or Acrylic 2mm contrasting edging for your design? Regards, Tim. |
| October 18, 2006 at 12:27 pm #6453 | |
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big_bad_bob |
Hi Tim Thanks for the swift response. I’m not familiar with that edging – do you have any links? It perhaps wouldn’t look right as the design is fairly traditional, but I’m open to all options at this stage. Just to be clear, when you say "avoid shaping the edging to a square profile" do you mean don’t simply butt join the wide and narrow baords and cover the exposed edge (which strikes me as relatively easy to do), or are you referring to the alternative suggestion which, as I understand it, would involve cutting a small mitre in the narrow worktop to accommodate a triangular piece glued onto the side of the wider worktop. (I might have totally the wrong end of the stick, but that appeared to be the suggestion). This method seems tricky but would give a continuous postformed edge, meeting the narrow worktop at 135 degrees and the wider worktop with an outside angle of 225 degrees. I would be a bit concerned about the vulnerability of that small triangular section though. What would be your personal choice if the customer supplied the worktops and wanted a breakfront without using ABS edging? Regards, Bob. |
| October 23, 2006 at 9:50 am #6454 | |
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timfoley |
Bob, If you provide an e-mail I will send you a link. To have uniformity of profile on the return legs of a laminate breakfront means continuation of the postform and although I believe this is possible with certain fabricators I’m unsure where you will source them. Tim. |
| October 24, 2006 at 9:49 pm #6456 | |
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big_bad_bob |
Tim I’ve done a bit of searching and found out more about the ABS edging. Thanks again for your help, Bob. |
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