Randy's Dinette & Corian Project

[Rob Robinson]

Used contact cement. Not sure what 'post forming' means. Like I said earlier,
my experience with laminates is limited.
Rob, Sue & Merlin
94 WLWB


Quoting ronmarabito2002 :

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> Well done. I assume you used post forming grade of formica. What
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> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson
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> > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed
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> > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage
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> > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with
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> > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was
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> > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and
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> > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router
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> > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the
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