In this material we will touch upon a topical issue for garage craftsmen who deal with furniture made from chipboard, the question of how to cut chipboard without chipping. In fact, the question is quite pressing, because professional equipment (format cutting machine) on which cutting is carried out in furniture shops costs about a million rubles, which not everyone can afford, and the area for its placement should be slightly larger than standard 18 sq. meters. A feature of such machines is the presence of two saw blades (the first is a small scoring one and the second is the main one, which follows exactly behind it). What can replace such a machine in an amateur workshop?

The most optimal replacement, in my opinion, is a plunge-cut circular saw complete with a guide bar. That's what we'll talk about today.

Personally, I use an Elitech plunge-cut saw - this is a domestic budget model, which, despite its simplicity, allows you to achieve good results.

Professional models (for example, Festool saws, they cut even better, but also cost 5 times more).

So, how is a plunge-cut circular saw different from a regular one? Firstly, with its spring-loaded working part with a depth limiter. Due to this, it is very easy to set and change the depth of cut; in addition, the “head” returns to its original position on its own without operator pressure. Secondly, there are mandatory grooves on the sole for integration with the guide rail. Thirdly, a rigid structure that eliminates backlash (the cut passes strictly in one place).

The tire itself is equipped with an anti-splinter tape (as a rule, it is a tape made of hard rubber - black stripe on the right)

The tape presses the laminate, preventing its pieces from tearing off at the points where the teeth of the saw blade exit. The tire also has grooves for fixing to workpieces with clamps and tapes for easier sliding (red stripes).

By the way, the Festool saw is equipped with anti-splinter inserts on the side opposite the tire, which makes the cut clean on both sides of the blade.

The tire itself is rigidly attached to the workpiece and does not move. Fixation is carried out with special clamps (their shape is somewhat different from standard F-shaped ones. The price, by the way, too).

All these features allow you to cut in “two passes”. The first one does not cut deep the top layer of the laminate. The second is through sawing to the full depth. At the same time, there is no longer any material at the point where the tooth emerges from the workpiece, so there is nothing to pull out, and accordingly, chips do not form. This is all in theory. Let's look at how this is all done in practice.

The markup is quite traditional. Using a tape measure, mark the start and end points of the cut (you can use a carpenter's square).

We draw a marking line connecting these risks.

We set the guide bar along the line so that the edge of the anti-splinter tape aligns with the markings.

Please note that the tire lies on the part that should remain (there will be no chips on it - the tape on the tire will help). On a suspended piece, they are possible due to the absence of an insert on the saw itself.

You can, of course, saw by laying a sheet of laminated chipboard on a workbench, but this damages the surface of the workbench and you need to use replaceable tabletops (I don’t do this, although with large pieces this may be the only correct method).

The tire is attached to the workpiece in pairs F-shaped clamps, inserted into special grooves on the tire.

We take the saw in our hands and set the depth regulator to 11-12 mm, which corresponds to 5-6 mm of cutting depth (the bar itself “eats” about 5 mm).

We place the saw on the bar, aligning the grooves on the sole with the protrusions on the bar.

We make the first shallow cut. The photo shows that there are a small number of chips on the part of the workpiece not covered with tape.

And one more photo from a different angle.

And a close-up

We change the depth to 35-40 mm and make a second through cut without changing the position of the tire.

Having removed the tire, we see a fairly neat cut that does not require additional processing.

I took a separate photo of the part after removing the tire from above

And from the bottom side.

By the way, the cut from below is traditionally cleaner, because in this place the teeth of the disk only cut into the material, they tear it out at the exit.

Let me also note one important fact. Use sharp discs when working. The disk used in this lesson is already quite tired and requires editing. I think that with a zero disk there would be no chips at all.

In addition to the sharpness of the teeth, the quality of the cut is greatly influenced by the material being cut. There are thornier coatings and stronger coatings. In this example, 16 mm Lamarty chipboard boards were used - one of the best domestic boards. Egger or Kronospan laminated chipboards are much more susceptible to chipping, and I most likely would not have achieved such a result with this disk.

All these points come with experience, all that’s left is to invest in the purchase of this device.

In principle, you can cut in “two passes” with ordinary circular saws with homemade guide rails, the main thing is that the sole does not dangle, but doing this is less convenient than using plunge-cut saws, primarily due to the inconvenience of rearranging the sawing depth.

Chipboard is a chipboard, a common material. Currently, it is widely used in the production of furniture, office and cabinet furniture, wardrobes, partitions, countertops, etc.

The main advantages of this material: affordability, ease of use, good thermal insulation properties, high strength, homogeneity of the material (no voids, cracks) Thanks to special additives, it becomes resistant to moisture, open fire, and fungi.

Chipboard can be sawed, planed, milled, nails or screws driven into it, drilled, cut. It can be used to make various parts of almost any shape. Possible use different ways: laminate, paint, veneer, plastic or paper. The material is mainly used indoors. It is not suitable for outdoor work; it is, after all, wood. Chipboard covers walls, decorates residential and industrial premises. But with all the advantages, there is one problem - chips that occur when cutting. Here we will discover how to avoid this problem and share some tips.

Preparing for work

Conditions

It must be remembered that for quality work Several conditions must be met.

1. Install the stove correctly. The surface must be flat, stable, without drops. The chipboard board must be fixed so that it does not “move out” during operation.
2. The tool must be in good working order.
3. It is necessary to saw the chipboard board only with a saw with fine teeth (this is important for coated boards, since a saw with fine teeth does not crumble the material).
4. It is best to apply masking tape to the cut line.
5. You must strictly follow safety precautions.

Compliance with all the above conditions will guarantee receipt good results from the work done.

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How to cut laminated chipboard without chipping?

laminated chipboard- this is a well-known particle board, finely sanded and covered with a paper-resin film. Lamination is carried out under a pressure of 25-28 MPa at a temperature of 140-210 C. The coating is durable, beautiful, resistant to mechanical damage and thermal effects, which makes laminated chipboard very attractive for furniture production and interior decoration premises.

Many home craftsmen prefer self-production furniture and buy high-quality chipboard in construction stores or from manufacturers. Fortunately, the wide range of colors of laminated coatings allows you to easily choose the most suitable one. suitable material. The surface texture is also varied: it can be smooth, imitating wood or a natural stone, embossed with shagreen or wood pores.

But to make with my own hands unique furniture or exclusive interior, it’s not enough to just buy laminated chipboard and cut it according to patterns. The thin laminated coating has a fragile structure. With rough, illiterate actions, the cut turns out to be torn, and deep cavities appear on the edges of the coating. To cut laminated chipboard without chips and cracks, you need to know some tricks of working with it.

Rules for sawing laminated chipboard

You can cut laminated chipboard at home with a hand saw with fine teeth, a circular saw, or a jigsaw. In order for the work to go without a hitch, you need to:

1. Secure the adhesive tape tightly along the cut line to prevent the teeth from damaging the front part of the coating.2. Using a sharp knife, cut through the laminated coating and the layer of chips underneath along the cut line. Thus, the saw will cut the inner layers of chipboard, affecting the coating only tangentially.3. When working, place the hand saw under very acute angle to the surface of the board.4. Perform cutting with electric tools with minimal feed.5. Using a sharp knife, cut off the resulting part thin layer coating edges at an angle of 45 .6. Grind the cut with a fine file, processing the cut in the direction from the edges to the center.

To prevent the edge of the sawn chipboard from forming chips and cracks during further operation, it must be protected with special overlays. This can be a self-adhesive melamine tape, a C-shaped overlay edge, or a T-shaped edge.

Do it yourself or order it?

A custom cut will be smoother

• Cut the slabs yourself using available hand tools

• Tools and materials
• How to cut chipboard without chipping?
• Figure cutting
• What not to cut chipboard

If you have at least once tried to cut chipboard at home, then you know for sure that this work is by no means easy and requires not only skill, but also the presence good tool. Laminated chipboard is especially difficult to process; when cutting it, many chips often form. That is why many craftsmen, faced with such a problem, come to the conclusion that it is better to cut chipboard when purchasing, especially since many trading organizations provide similar services and the price is quite reasonable.

Chipboard sawing is carried out using precise format-cutting machines, which will help obtain workpieces of a given size and shape.

Modern models allow smooth sawing of slab materials not only in horizontal and vertical directions, but also at an angle.

In addition to cutting sheets, they will help you calculate and provide several options for competent and economical cutting in the form of a visual video file. sheet material(using special computer programs) and, if necessary, perform edging. However, if for some reason you prefer to do this work yourself, you will have to do some preparatory work before cutting the chipboard.

Tools and materials

If possible, it is best to cut chipboard with a hand router using homemade guides. This method is not very convenient when cutting large sheets, because when working with this tool you need a table. In addition, with this method it is necessary to change cutters frequently. But as a result, you will get cleanly processed, “trimmed” edges.

An electric jigsaw is the most popular tool for cutting chipboard.

Some craftsmen use a jigsaw in their work, however, in the absence of skill, it is difficult to make an even cut, and chips may form.

You can try installing a bimetallic blade with teeth pointed inward, designed for laminate, on a jigsaw. When cutting with a jigsaw, you should increase the speed, with a small feed, so that breaks do not form.

If such methods do not suit you, then to cut chipboard at home, we will prepare for work:

• a hacksaw with fine teeth (the one designed for metal work is best). In this case, the teeth must be set apart by 1/2 the thickness of the blade and be hardened
• paper adhesive tape
• file for roughing cut line
• sandpaper to finish the cut line.

How to cut chipboard without chipping?

Before we start cutting chipboard, especially laminated chipboard, we cut a line along which we will cut with a sharp tool and glue paper tape with an adhesive layer along it. This will help minimize damage to the decorative chipboard layer.

To ensure that there are as few chips as possible, it is necessary to direct the movement of the hacksaw at an acute angle to the surface (no more than 30°). Movements should be smooth, without excessive pressure on the plate or sudden jerks.

If chips still cannot be avoided, we process the cut first with a file, working in the direction from the edges to the center, and then with fine-grained sandpaper. You can also mask all defects by using, where possible, a flexible profile.

Figure cutting

It is even more difficult to obtain curved surfaces of a given configuration at home, and you will have to spend additional money on purchasing a router that will help you get rid of chips and nicks formed when you cut chipboard.

Price for manual frezer may vary significantly depending on the manufacturer, power, availability additional functions. If you do not plan to produce furniture professionally, then it is advisable to purchase an inexpensive model.

To cut chipboard you need to follow these steps:

1. Having marked the contours of the required part on a sheet of chipboard, we cut it out with a jigsaw, trying to cut just a couple of millimeters from the intended cutting line
2. we make templates of the design radius from fiberboard or plywood and carefully sand the ends with sandpaper
3. Having attached the template to the part to be finished, clamp it with clamps and process it with a hand-held copying cutter with a bearing, removing excess material exactly to the intended line.

In this case, it does not matter which cutter (with two or four knives is used). The only condition is that the knives must cover the entire thickness of the cut being processed.

How to cut chipboard?

After processing, all that remains is to glue the edge onto the part. Watch the video to see how this is done:

What not to cut chipboard

If the volume of work is large enough and the quality requirements are low, some craftsmen advise sawing chipboard at home using a grinder (angle grinder, commonly called an angle grinder). In doing so, they use a disk designed for working with wood. To make cutting easier, a guide bar is secured along the cutting line using clamps. Cutting chipboard using a grinder can sometimes be seen in the video.

Attention, important! This method is absolutely unacceptable, since the likelihood of injury during operation is very high, especially if large-diameter discs are used and the protective casing is removed from the grinder.

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How to cut a pipe evenly with a grinder?

When working with construction or plumbing tasks, you need to know how to cut a pipe evenly with a grinder. In this article we will look at quick and easy ways of how to properly cut a pipe with a grinder so that the result is perfect.

Cutting pipe at an angle of 45 and 90 degrees

If you need to cut a pipe at an angle of 45 degrees, which is often required when laying water and heating pipes. Often steel and cast iron pipes that have a cylindrical shape are used. IN installation work Rectangular or profile pipes are used. However, you should cut the pipe correctly with a grinder so that you can easily connect it later. Therefore, you should carefully mark the pipe.

Some craftsmen try to mark the cutting area using a tape measure, but we warn you that the result will most likely be negative. And for positive result, consider the following recommendation from professionals.

Take a sheet of paper or cardboard, preferably A4, fold it diagonally and wrap it around the pipe where you plan to straight cut. The edges of the paper must be absolutely aligned with each other. And the side of the paper that is closer to the end of the pipe was perpendicular to the axis. Then mark a cutting line in a circle.

If you need to cut exactly at an angle of 90 degrees, then solve the problem quickly using paper or masking tape. Wrap it around the pipe so that the ends match. Make an even mark and saw off.

How to cut a profile pipe evenly?

Experts advise using it when cutting profile pipe square To do this, apply the square to the sides one by one, and smooth movements rotate and mark. After the steps, secure the pipe and cut. Prepare yourself a template that will be useful in the future and will save time. It is better to carry out the action with a grinder, so the cut will be smoother.

How to cut cast iron pipe?

When working with cast iron pipe, keep in mind that it is a fragile material. Therefore, we will find a way to cut such metal without damage.

Before starting work, make notes for the cut, as in working with steel pipes. Submit wooden beam for support. Run a grinder around the circumference of the pipe, making small cuts. Then take the chisels, insert them into the groove and hit them hard with a hammer. Please note that Bakelite-based cutting discs are used to cut cast iron pipes.

If you don’t have a grinder at hand to cut a cast-iron sewer pipe or other purposes, use a hacksaw, chisels or special pipe cutters.

How to cut a gas pipe?

Cutting a gas pipe is a dangerous action, so it is best to leave it to professionals. But if you are confident in your abilities, then use a grinder, welding, hacksaw, or gas welding to cut metal.

Trimming instructions:

• Before work, turn off the gas supply riser. Then release the rest of the gas from the pipe. To do this, light the gas in the burners and wait for it to go out.
• After these steps, cut. Using a welding method, the metal base burns when exposed to high temperature. The result is fast and effective. But remember that for pruning or rooting gas pipes Again, experience is needed.

Methods for cutting large diameter pipes

For cutting large diameter pipes, such as sewer pipes, there are a number of reliable tools available. Next, let's look at some of them in detail:

• The grinder is inexpensive and affordable option, but is considered not the safest to work with such materials. If you decide to use this method, be careful and use protective equipment.
• A roller machine (pipe cutter) is a tool adapted for such manipulations. The device is attached and material removal begins. The clamping force is adjusted using mechanical devices. It is important to note that machine models differ in shape, so before use, consider the size relationship with the pipe.
• Gas cutting is the most popular option for cutting larger diameter pipes, sheet metal. The cut occurs due to the action of a high intensity flame, the metal melts and leaves the cut zone with a gas flow. This method is convenient and effective.

How to cut a pipe lengthwise correctly?

A quick way to cut a pipe lengthwise using a grinder:

• Pay main attention to the markings.
• For this case, use painting thread, which is widely used when marking walls.
• Before starting work, secure the pipe and, using small movements, carefully saw the pipe.
• It’s better not to rush, but delicately and slowly process parts of the pipe, so cutting disc will not jump off the marking lines. Remember safety precautions.

How to cut thin-walled pipes?

Thin-walled pipes are made of non-ferrous metals: aluminum, copper.

How to cut laminated chipboard with a jigsaw without chipping

Such work should be done delicately, as there is a high probability of deformation of the material. For cutting, fillers such as sand are used. Actions can be carried out using a grinder or a special machine.

To summarize, we emphasize that cutting metal pipes The process is complex, but every willing master can strengthen it. Using the advice of professionals, you can easily cope with cutting pipes of various sizes and materials. Also, do not forget to process the edges of the pipes after cutting with a file or sandpaper. And the most important thing to remember when starting such actions is safety precautions. When starting work, wear a special suit (casing), mask or goggles closed type. Your hands should also be reliably protected from sparks, so use thick gloves.

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