|Hello all, | |I'm about 60% done with my new router table, and realized that while I |bought myself some formica-style laminate for the top, I negected to |get any adhesive for it. I'm sure some of you guys have made these |before, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for |attaching the laminate to the top. I'm guessing that regular old wood |glue is not going to cut it, and I want to get it right the first time |so I'm not fiddling around with it too much. | |Thanks for any advice!
I covered the outfeed table on my table saw with laminate glued down with yellow glue ("adhesive" to my materials science friends).
The table is Baltic birch ply with a no name laminate scrounged from my cabinet maker neighbor.
I rolled on a coat of glue on each piece, let it dry and then ironed it on. Worked great.
I have not had as good luck with this technique when the substrate was MDF. Apparently the moisture in the glue and/or the heat causes the MDF to delaminate around the edges. Leaving the piece oversize and trimming off the edges works fine.