Melamine Usage Tips! Cutting, Drilling and Edge Banding (Fixit Fingers Fiver)

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#Melamine particle boards can be found in almost every home. If you have a kitchen, laundry, closet, wardrobe or bathroom #DIY renovation or repair to do, chances are your cabinetry will have melamine shelves at least.
In this Fixit Fingers Fiver, I'll take you through some #woodworking tips and tricks on how to work with this plastic-coated board, as cutting and drilling melamine without chipping out can be tricky. Usually, you'll also need to know how to apply iron on edge banding to get a good looking finish. Most of the tools and products I mention in the video are listed below as affiliate links that help support the channel.
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00:00 What is Melamine?
00:53 Cutting Melamine without Chip Out
03:09 Drilling Clean Holes in Melamine
06:13 Great Cabinet Hardware Jigs
09:57 Iron On Edge Banding Melamine
12:23 How to Clean Melamine

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10 июн 2024

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@CrudeButEfficient Год назад

The drill in reverse was a new one for me, gonna remember that one for the future!

@FixitFingers Год назад

Every tip is almost the same, trying to get the tool to push the plastic into the wood rather than lifting the skin is key to stopping chipout. Spiral Downcut theory ;)

@CrudeButEfficient Год назад

@@FixitFingers If possible, I tend to use round head screwes to hide the chipout... 😅

@Everythings_Adjustable Год назад

@@CrudeButEfficient And great big washers 👍😁

@47funnix 2 месяца назад

Brilliant tips. Especially the reverse on the drill. Thank you.

@FixitFingers 2 месяца назад

Cheers John. Yes that little reverse spin does wonders... Just watch the bit doesn't come out! 😅

@alphapacktrinidadltd5735 Месяц назад

Kept blowing the melamine on my screen. Quality vid 👍.

@FixitFingers Месяц назад

It can be tricky stuff to work, glad this helped!

@SujMenon Год назад

Now that's a proper instruction video, James. Very useful. For cutting sheets using a tracksaw, i have seen some people take a shallow pass backwards. That eliminates a lot of chipping. The concept is exactly similar to the reverse drilling example that you showed 👍

@FixitFingers Год назад

Cheers Suj, can't keep making popular pallet rubbish all the time, need some real woodworking :P Yes, I've seen that done. The Festool track saw has a dedicated function for this that sets the depth perfectly. I wouldn't try it with the accu-cut as a little too deep and kickback is very possible (setting the blade depth is tricky with this setup). Probably safer with a proper plunge saw.

@singhivan Год назад

Hi from South Africa. Awesome video and helpfully tips and tricks. Many thanks.

@FixitFingers Год назад

G'day mate, cheers! It always amazes me the reach YT gives us to find folks half a world away 🌍

@danielmcilroy7089 Год назад

I’ve just finished a three week project to build a 4m long reception desk for my wife’s new clinic. I used melamine. Some of the tips in here I learned the hard way! Funny that it came out the night I finished the project! I’m new to your channel but have learnt a lot already. Thank you!

@FixitFingers Год назад

Cheers Dan. I picked up a lot the same way, though must also pay credit to many other Aussie makers whom I have gleaned various bits off over the years. There is no such thing as new content ;)

@Everythings_Adjustable Год назад

A whole lot of good tips there Mate! 🔨👍😊

@FixitFingers Год назад

Cheers mate! A necessary evil in modern DIY and repair work.

@soniasosa8911 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Thank you!

@FixitFingers 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Sonia, glad it was helpful 👍

@THOUGHTLINES02 5 месяцев назад

Thank you,nice,good,practical tips!

@FixitFingers 5 месяцев назад

No worries! Glad they helped 😊

@sumosprojects Год назад

Brilliantly presented as usual mate, gotta love that shelf pin jig 😊

@FixitFingers Год назад

Cheers Sumo! They've actually just released a new version of it... not sure what has changed, there was little I can fault in the older one.

@anders.svensson 7 месяцев назад

With your advice - i all went perfect today :)

@FixitFingers 7 месяцев назад

Awesome to hear! No matter how many times you've done something there is always anxiety it won't work for other people 😅

@anders.svensson 7 месяцев назад

Excellent video! Cred!

@FixitFingers 7 месяцев назад

Cheers mate! My least favourite material, but it certainly has it's uses and it's nice and cheap...like me 😉

Год назад

Hello James, You are very practical and objective, congratulations on the excellent work and the richness of all the details.

@FixitFingers Год назад

If I could craft videos like you craft comments I'd be a happy man Mehmet 😊

@thehoginator1827 7 месяцев назад

brilliant video, or should I say it was heaps good, and a fellow Aussie as well. Thank a lot mate this was very handy.

@FixitFingers 7 месяцев назад

Cheers Hoges, glad it was handy. I actually hate using the stuff, but it's a necessary evil in DIY land.

@MrOffTrail 3 месяца назад

Good tips, thank you. FYI, it is pronounced “MEL-a-meen”, not “-mine” It’s a portmanteau name, and the final two syllables are derived from a chemical that sounds like “AM-meen”.

@FixitFingers 3 месяца назад

You know, as someone with an Honours degree in advanced analytical chemistry I should recognise an Amine when I see one ;) 😅

@BuiltByChris Год назад

I use melamine quite a bit. And you're correct, the right tools or jigs make the job so much easier. I actually have all the Kreg Jigs as well, and now, I would be lost without them. Great video by the way. 👍🍺

@FixitFingers Год назад

I think your early videos on the topic were some of the first I ever saw when you were making those big carcasses. Haven't had to do that yet...looked like heavy work. Festool has an automatic edge banding tool dont they? 😅

@Saw-IT Год назад

Cool tutorial. I actually have a big melamine panel given to me and am thinking of making it into a table saw cross cut sled. I never knew melamine edge banding was so easy, I will have to try it. I found a good way to avoid chip out is to use my drill press on the fastest speed but i will try that reverse drill trick next time for sure.

@FixitFingers Год назад

A Drill Press definitely helps, but not everyone has one so I avoided it in the video. (It can also be tricky to use with big sheets). Melamine is very stable and slippery and therefore a good choice for jigs and sleds! As long as you start it straight, edge banding is quite forgiving (and can be cut off and redone if you really stuff it up :P)

@jack91522 10 месяцев назад

Melamine is great. It's cheap and the surface is smooth and easy to clean and the boards are always flat.

@FixitFingers 10 месяцев назад

Especially with the spiralling price of ply, I've been using it more. Also, you can often find it free dumped in the gutter 😝

@mastrsk8 11 месяцев назад

Cheers mate!

@FixitFingers 11 месяцев назад

Hope it helps! I still dislike using the stuff, but it's a necessary evil in DIY stuff 😉

@mastrsk8 11 месяцев назад

@@FixitFingers it will for sure. I’m making some shoe racks built into some closets and only the inside and shelves will be seen, but it still has to look good. Or at least I want it too. Great tips! 👍

@FixitFingers 11 месяцев назад

@@mastrsk8 awesome, good luck 👍

@ArchEdge Год назад

Great Video! ... I have not had as much luck with the Blue Tape previously, but, im eager to try the scribe cut method next time!! Thanks for the Tip. I believe the professional saws have a second blade which does this automatically - so it makes sense.

@FixitFingers Год назад

Yep those big panel saws often have them. The Festool track saw also has a setting to run safely in reverse to do the same thing before your normal cut. Wouldn't try that with a regular circular saw though 😉

@ArchEdge Год назад

@@FixitFingers I recon ive seen Dave Stanton do that before.... you'd want it to be a REALLY shallow cut...

@FixitFingers Год назад

@@ArchEdge that's exactly where I saw it 😅

@Countryboy316 2 месяца назад

This video gives me confidence to work with this stuf. That guide you use with your saw, where does one get one??

@FixitFingers 2 месяца назад

G'day mate, that is the Kreg Straight Edge Guide. Nice cheap bit of kit. You can find them here via my affiliate link on amazon :) amzn.to/3VGDMGW

@diyforknuckleheads Год назад

Some good tips right there mate 👍👍 That slow close hinge was a little…. How do l put this delicately….phallic 😂 Good vid mate 👍😁🇦🇺

@FixitFingers Год назад

At least it can still stay up proudly! ;) I am sure a lot of this was osmosis from Uncle Knackers and others and has potentially been done to death, but when you've got paying work that takes away your private workshop time the content ideas tend to mesh with what is on the workbench currently! 😁

@diyforknuckleheads Год назад

@@FixitFingers Couldn’t agree more mate…work is such an inconvenience 😂

@cathwood1000 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this video. I'm about to build a walk in robe, so I will be watching it again, probably several more times :) FYI the link to carbatec is giving a Page not found error.

@FixitFingers 3 месяца назад

Thanks Cath, apologies on the delayed replay YT somehow found a blocked word in your comment above... I wish it told which it found offensive :P I'll check and fix the Carbatec link now :D Cheers!

@FixitFingers 3 месяца назад

All done, they'd changed the page :) Here is the correct link to all the cabinet hardware tools by Kreg - www.carbatec.com.au/brands/kreg/kreg-cabinet-hardware

@mam2szczury 9 месяцев назад

In my case, drilling holes in melamine was significantly improved just by switching to regular corded drill which spins quite faster than battery powered ones.

@FixitFingers 9 месяцев назад

Yep that'll help too! I could never go back though after using battery ones 😅

@adesignhouse 5 месяцев назад

Who has a shiny chisel like his at his workshop?

@FixitFingers 5 месяцев назад

I I'd like to say I keep them in great condition... But it was just pretty new 😅

@Edtopia_upcycling_ Год назад

G'day James. Nice to see another video of you😊I've already noticed Uncle Nick....why don't you use wood drills with a centering tip. According to my information, you have them at A from Bosch. Cheers and Check Square mate 👍🏻😊

@FixitFingers Год назад

We call those brad point bits, I showed one at the start of the drilling section 😉 Even with an expensive carbide set I still get inconsistent holes with them 😅

@Edtopia_upcycling_ Год назад

@@FixitFingers If I'm home tomorrow morning after my night shift, I'll go to my workshop and try it out 🤘🏻

@scottcates Год назад

Marlamine *loves* taking screws in the edge grain.

@FixitFingers Год назад

I actually try to avoid that, for melamine drawers and carcsses I've always used pockethole joinery, but this video had enough blue tools in it already 😉

@prestostimberfurniture Год назад

I don't mind reaching for a bottle of spirits at the end of the job, but I do try to avoid the metho 😉 I'm pretty sure I'll see some Kreg jigs in my shed soon 👍

@FixitFingers Год назад

I'm more of a fan of the brown spirits than the white ones... the melamine can keep those ;) Making the odd cabinet, the jigs are a luxury item. However if you are making a set or doing it more than a few times definitely worth it. You know where the links are when you need them 😋

@baz_k 26 дней назад

I know this is an old video, but is there a way you can prevent the edges splitting when screwing into it? Say when screwing two sheets at 90 degrees straight through the wood pieces

@FixitFingers 26 дней назад

Two ways, predrilling in melamine should help stop it but you are still going into 'end grain' which is really weak because of the way melamine is compressed. My go to is Pocket holes. They and melamine are good friends. The way the jig works means the business end of the screw is hitting the face of the mating surface, which has more strength. Always put them on the outside of the 90° joint with course screws and that should stop splits and be super strong 👍

@baz_k 26 дней назад

@FixitFingers Amazing response. Thank you so much. Im planning a wardrobe build, and this may have just saved me from having to use mdf and painting it

@FixitFingers 26 дней назад

@@baz_k best of luck! If you use pocket holes, do a few tests to get the clutch setting on the drill right. Biggest risk in melamine is over driving and stripping the thread. Low is usually the go 😊

@GreenLadyDV 10 месяцев назад

💚💚💚👍🏼

@FixitFingers 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@longsplinter-paul Год назад

Bonus tip, melamine glue, it’s very effective.

@FixitFingers Год назад

You know what, I've never found cause to use it yet! Hardware only usually for me...

@billysaunders544 6 месяцев назад

Are you best to cut your board with the top face down to prevent chipping?

@FixitFingers 6 месяцев назад

With a circular saw, yes. The circular saw blade spins towards you and upwards meaning the bottom face will be cleaner as blow out will occur on the face up side, hence the tape to help reduce this. Note that on a table saw this is reversed. 👍

@billysaunders544 6 месяцев назад

@FixitFingers cool beans, so face down produces a cleaner cut than taping? On a circular saw? So I'm better to cut with the seen face down and tape the back or unseen face of the board? ... if any of what i just said made sense 😄

@FixitFingers 6 месяцев назад

@@billysaunders544 If I read this right yes 🤣 You can tape both sides if notice chip out on the underside but usually it's not needed 👍

@FixitFingers 6 месяцев назад

In other words, I make the 'good' side face down with no tape, and the 'bad' side the taped top face my saw is sitting on

@billysaunders544 6 месяцев назад

@FixitFingers perfect, thanks very much... I think I'll just stick to welding 👍😄

@alumidoorswindows 5 месяцев назад

Why not using glue

@FixitFingers 5 месяцев назад

In which part mate? Melamine and glue are not good friends usually. That's why we make work surfaces with it, not much sticks to it 😊

@authortimwickenden 5 дней назад

The best tool for trimming edge banding is a planer blade - much easier to use than a chisel. The special trimming tools are rubbish, they don’t cut clean particularly if you’re using real wood veneer edge banding.

@FixitFingers 5 дней назад

But then I gotta take it out of the plane 😅 ...and make sure it's sharp. Yes, I've seen this done, good reference surface too especially on thicker veneer. If you're doing a lot of panels my friend The Wood Knight sets up a jig on the router table to zip through them

@barberspaddockwoodworking Год назад

I swear every time I watch a FF video, two things ALWAYS happen. 1.) I learn something new. 2.) Another blue jig gets added to my collection. Dam you.

@FixitFingers Год назад

As long as you are using my links I will say that is all part of the evil plan 🤣😋 Cheers mate. I do dislike melamine but it has one more redeeming quality... you can get a near unlimited free supply from dumped Ikea furniture! hahaha

@metcaelfe 17 дней назад

Saying a material has idiosyncratic properties is too humanising, how am i supposed to cut it if it has a personality!

@FixitFingers 17 дней назад

Hahahahaha not as bad as now I have put googly eyes on all my tools... and they have adopted personalities. Now I feel bad every time I drop or bash them 🤣🤣