Glue For Melamine To Melamine?

Sand/plane off the melamine?

You want to glue melamine to melamine? Like, the smooth surface to the smooth surface? I have to ask. Why?

I could understand the other way around, but what's the purpose? I'm not trying to be a smartass.

The opinions here:

I figured someone would ask. ;-)

I'm making a planer sled. Yes, I have other options, but...

I was given a 2' x 8' x 3/4" piece of melamine covered particle board. Perfectly flat and stiffer than the stuff you can buy in the home centers. I found it at one of those architectural salvage places. "Take it, it's yours."

I ripped it to 1' wide and will screw the 2 pieces together to make a

The method that "ads" linked to is what I had considered, but I figured I would ask about a possible direct-use adhesive to save myself the rough-up work. More of a curiosity than anything else.

Am Donnerstag, 17. Januar 2019 02:55:24 UTC+1 schrieb DerbyDad03:

regards Matthias

I'm guessing any polyurethane adhesive would work. A light sanding to roughen the surfaces a bit would help.

The same glue that works with Melamine, laminate cement. AKA rubber cement.

Make that Contact Cement.

Works pretty damn good.

I'll make an simple alignment jig to ensure the top piece drops straight do wn onto the bottom piece.

Thanks.

Melamine might work for a sled, but I found that it was not very durable when I used it as a bed extension for my planer. The thin surface wore through after just a couple boards, and has only gotten worse.

I already have an extension for my planer.

It's made from SWMBO. I know it's durable because we just celebrated