
How to cut particle board ikea. Blade showdown and method comparison. Luckily there are a few easy tricks to get perfectly clean factory like edges. Cutting particle board melamine laminate. The particleboard is made from factory environment wood cut offs as well as old broken pieces of furniture and what ikea refers to as the foilthe melamine like veneeris produced from.
But first i will be comparing the quality of. Without changing the blade height run the board through the saw again. Flip the board over and line up the groove from the last step with the blade. Here is a picture i found online from the manual that shows the spot where the wood split as well the cubbystorage area i am speaking about.
However most traditional woodworkers are not familiar with the product and often get discouraged. The blade should cut through completely and cleanly leaving a smooth edge on your particle board. You cut particle board the same way you would any other wood like material with a table saw circular saw jigsaw bandsaw. This is a before and after shot of a piece of the ikea desk that twitter user james l.
Im just wondering if anyone has any tips on cutting and drilling holes into the particle board on ikea furniture or experience with having split boards and what you did. The goal of this ible is to show you how to properly cut sheet goods such as particle board melamine laminated boards. Interestingly theyre using a blend of both post manufacturing and post consumer waste. Melamine board is a material often used in modern interior design and it can be a real cost cutter.
Sutter decided to cut in half instead of trying to sell on craigslist for more than he bought it for like a normal person. The swedish conglomerate needs about 1 of the worlds wood supply to make the furniture sold in its roughly 300 global stores. Since melamine is a plastic resin its prone to chip and splinter. Nor can you use chisels as this material is not suitab.
I circled the place in red. Ikea is likely the worlds largest single consumer of wood. I would not recommend using a hand saw. Step 6 cut the other side.
I will be doing so with a hand held circular saw as well as with a table saw. Cutting particle board can be frustrating and time consuming for the.