Trim a little at a time off of the countertop with the dremel.
Can you cut laminate with a dremel.
Much like with the sanding bits you might be tempted to think that cutting bits for your dremel tool is only able to be used with wood but again you would be mistaken.
Regular cutting bits can be used for wood but if you need to cut things like thin metal aluminum or tile then you can use a fiberglass cutting bit instead.
Laminate flooring is made of a dense wood like material that cuts similar to wood.
One of the features of a dremel tool that is so fascinating is that it can be used to cut so many different materials and with the quick change of an accessory you can go from sharpening an ax blade to carving wood to trimming a piece of laminate flooring to size.
Plug up the dremel rotary tool turn it on and adjust the speed to its highest setting.
The dremel tool does not have the horse power or the rpm to do the job the bit will burn the edge you can rent a laminate trimmer you will need a bit with a roller bearing so you don t burn the laminate.
Turn your dremel rotary tool into a simple to use rotary saw.
Cut through the laminate with a flush trim router bit.
Gently touch the cutting wheel to the counter top to cut into the surface.
File toward the countertop to avoid cracking or chipping the laminate.
You can get a laminate trimming bit for a dremel.
You will want to have plenty of bits on hand because the laminate flooring is a dense and hard material and.
If you re forced to cut a laminate sheet from the front with a power saw you can avoid chipping by laying masking tape along the cutline sawing through the tape and removing it after you re done.
The dremel trio tool is a very cool addition to have when installing laminate flooring because it acts like a plunge router and can make quick work of circular square or rectangle or cutouts in some of your floor pieces.
Lightly file and round the cut edge using a flat file.
They don t have a ball bearing and i read quite some horror stories of burn marks due to friction with those bits.
That was enough for me to decide to shelve the dremel route for this type of jobs.
