Where Can I buy High Pressure Laminate???

[Neomorph]

I'm in the middle of building my first router table and I've been following Norms tips from his Deluxe Router Station. One of these tips is to use high pressure laminate sheets to make the surface and fence face friction free.

I've looked everywhere and all I can find locally is streaky grey HPL which isn't what I want. I want a white or cream colored top to show up the work easier. Online I find companies that show their ranges but no apparent way to actually BUY the damn stuff lol.

Help??

 

[paulm]

I had the same problem a couple of months back John.

Couldn't find anybody who stocked it locally, nor anybody to mail order from.

Ended up having to place a special order at the local Jewsons who took a week or two to get it in.

Comes in a standard size which I think was 10' by 4' and cost around £40 I think.

Don't forget to order some contact adhesive as well as I found that just as difficult to get anywhere if you wanted anything bigger than a small tube of it !

 

[jonny boy]

HI,

The yellow pages will list many kitchen manufacturers or specialist plastic and laminate suppliers who will point you to a source.

cheers,
jon.

 

[LyNx]

I got some biggish offcuts if you want to travel down the road.

Andy

 

[Neomorph]

I had the same problem a couple of months back John.

Couldn't find anybody who stocked it locally, nor anybody to mail order from.

Ended up having to place a special order at the local Jewsons who took a week or two to get it in.

Comes in a standard size which I think was 10' by 4' and cost around £40 I think.

Don't forget to order some contact adhesive as well as I found that just as difficult to get anywhere if you wanted anything bigger than a small tube of it !

Ouch... that's a bit big for what I want lol. Mind you I suppose that I could use the rest for jigs and such. I'd also forgotten about the contact adhesive. Damn that :norm: for suggesting stuff that's readily available in the US! (hammer) It was the same when I was sourcing jig parts in the UK. Pain in the backside to say the least.

 

[Neomorph]

I got some biggish offcuts if you want to travel down the road.

Andy

I've PM'd you Andy...

 

[Neomorph]

HI,

The yellow pages will list many kitchen manufacturers or specialist plastic and laminate suppliers who will point you to a source.

cheers,
jon.

Well if Andy can't help me I've found a company specialising in surfacing products not far away by using the Yellow Pages website. I don't use Yellow Pages that often and completely overlooked them.

Thanks..

 

[Vormulac]

Don't forget to order some contact adhesive as well as I found that just as difficult to get anywhere if you wanted anything bigger than a small tube of it !

It's just Evo-stick isn't it? Your local diy shed will do big tins of the stuff - or is it something special? The one piece of Norm's 'sticking stuff to other stuff' kit I've never been able to find anywhere is the much vaunted 'J-roller'.
Good luck with the project.
Cheers,

V.

 

[StevieB]

J Rollers as in like this?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/name/rol...duct-Axminster-J-Type-Veneer-Roller-22404.htm

:twisted:

Steve.

 

[Paul Chapman]

Does anyone use anything other than impact adhesive for sticking down laminate? I used to use lots back in the 1970s (first the original EvoStik then the thixotropic ones which allow some movement before it sticks)when Formica and Wareite were all the rage but with varying results. Most of the time it was OK but occasionally I would find that the laminate would start lifting after about 6 months or so for no apparent reason :? I would take the laminate off and re-do it but the same thing would happen again :? :? This would be on a base of chipboard. I had particular trouble on a breakfast bar but the rest of the kitchen worktops were OK :? :? :?

Used to find the same sort of thing when mounting photographs. Before I had a dry mounting press I used Cow Gum which was another sort of impact adhesive similar to EvoStik. After many years it would all dry out and the photographs would fall off the mounts Although to be fair I think Cow Gum was only ever intended to be a temporary fix.

I haven't used any impact adhesives for years now and just wondered what the current thinking was. If I were making a router table with a plastic laminate top I think I would prefer to use another sort of adhesive, although it might need quite a bit of clamping because of the area involved.

Paul

 

[LyNx]

I use Contact Adhesive for all laminating that i do.

Andy

 

[George_N]

J Rollers as in like this?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/name/rol...duct-Axminster-J-Type-Veneer-Roller-22404.htm

:twisted:

Steve.

They look a little fancier than Norm's but I think they should do the job. I take it that 40 and 90 mm size refers to the actual roller length, in which case the 90 mm one would be best for larger areas like counter tops.

George

 

[Vormulac]

J Rollers as in like this?

http://www.axminster.co.uk/name/rol...duct-Axminster-J-Type-Veneer-Roller-22404.htm

:twisted:

Steve.

Similar Steve, similar, although I was thinking more of the big ol' industrial-looking jobbie Norm uses. Those ones (whilst very nice) look more like posh wallpaper seam rollers. Although I reckon the 90mm ones would probably do the trick

Ah, I remember CowGum, happy days spent glueing all Dad's stationery to the desk.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

One of these tips is to use high pressure laminate sheets to make the surface and fence face friction free.

Help??

What I used for this

Comes in 1mtr squares. It was more than twice as thick as normal laminate.

It is laminate but it's made for firebacks, it's two sided, the side I actually spread the evo-stick on had a marble effect. I think it cost about £25. Most diy places sell it.

 

[LyNx]

big ol' industrial-looking jobbie Norm uses.

I use a block of walnut and my own weight, have used this method for years

Andy

 

[Neomorph]

Similar Steve, similar, although I was thinking more of the big ol' industrial-looking jobbie Norm uses. Those ones (whilst very nice) look more like posh wallpaper seam rollers. Although I reckon the 90mm ones would probably do the trick

How about this one that I came across in my research...

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/DKVR1

On the situation with the laminate, LyNx has been a wealth of ideas offering solutions that I never considered. I'll let you know what the final results of some of my test pieces that I'm currently in the process of doing without even using laminate.

I'm going to try the following test pieces:-

1. MDF Sealer (white) -> several coats of danish oil -> couple of coats of clear beeswax.
2. MDF Sealer (white) -> several coats of lacquer -> -> couple of coats of clear beeswax.
3. Watered down PVA (to seal MDF) -> several coats of danish oil -> couple of coats of clear beeswax

My main hope is on MDF sealer -> danish oil finished with clear beeswax. I'm just hoping the white MDF sealer doesn't go a yucky colour heh. If it does the PVA sealing may be better.

 

[Vormulac]

By Jingo! That's the one! Well found

V.

 

[Neomorph]

By Jingo! That's the one! Well found

V.

Not being able to sleep (bad weather = pain for me) means I sit in bed with my laptop scouring the web for the stuff I need to complete my projects. I actually came across that roller by accident would you believe heh.

 

[Vormulac]

A silver lining to insomnia - woodworking just gets better and better!

 

[bramers]

what is the router table like to use?

looks good, great job.