Office furniture edgebanding (PVC, T-profile)?

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I want to make a desk with a laminate top and treat the edge similarto what you see 				  (a manufacturer?)The T-profile mouldings sold by Outwater Plastics are prettystraightforward.  Cut a slot with a router and push it in.I'm curious about the PVC products.  Are those just applied likelaminate and trimmed/rouneded with a router?  Is it practical do tothis for a few desks or are there specialized tools required?(I know wood is a perfectly good edge treatment too, but the end userdoes not want wood and given the curves I'm not inclined to argue!)

Paul Franklin · Answer

Woodworkers hardware  has it (t-edging)  and acouple other alternatives, and even Rockler's has it (t-molding)I've used it on some utility shop stuff.  If you need to bend a tightradius, you may have to notch the pronged part in the area of thecurve.  If you do that, it will bend a tight radius.HTH,Paul F.

Robatoy · Answer

tricks to that stuff.Make sure the slot is not too tight. You don't want the insertion towiden/split the edge.Also, make sure the T-moulding slot is set just a wee bit high, sothat the edge peeks out a little bit from the top. 1/64 th if you canget it, 1/32 if you must. But not below the surface.Take a very sharp chisel and trim the excess...the word is SHARP.Approach with the chisel leaned back on the laminate as a guide.Also, make sure the stuff isn't too warm when you cut it to length.Most will shrink a wee bit when cooling. It is always better to be alittle bit long.

Pat Barber · Answer

boys have all that and more....Several others have commented on the correctinstallation... Remember..plastic will shrinkand expand with temp changes.Ben Jacks

Pat Barber · Answer

I have got to start reading a little better...You wanted T-mold, which FastCap doesn't sellbut their edging is quite good and I do recommendthat.For T-Mold, I would go to Hafele:

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