How to cut particle board ikea. But table saw is the best. Flip the board over and line up the groove from the last step with the blade. I would not recommend using a hand saw. He discovered that the particle board is only used for endcaps that require fasteners and the interior is actually honeycombed cardboard.
I will be doing so with a hand held circular saw as well as with a table saw. Without changing the blade height run the board through the saw again. Ikea is likely the worlds largest single consumer of wood. Step 6 cut the other side.
You cut particle board the same way you would any other wood like material with a table saw circular saw jigsaw bandsaw. This month ikea released their kungsbacka line of cabinet faces which are made from 100 recycled materials. The particleboard is made from factory environment wood cut offs as well as old broken pieces of furniture and what ikea refers to as the foilthe melamine like veneeris produced from. Cutting particle board melamine laminate.
Sutter decided to cut in half instead of trying to sell on craigslist for more than he bought it for like a normal person. Im just wondering if anyone has any tips on cutting and drilling holes into the particle board on ikea furniture or experience with having split boards and what you did. This is a before and after shot of a piece of the ikea desk that twitter user james l. However most traditional woodworkers are not familiar with the product and often get discouraged.
Cutting particle board can be frustrating and time consuming for the. Later today ill show you how i used melamine to create a custom ikea hacked desk but first i wanted to share a few tips for creating perfectly clean edges when you cut. Melamine board is a material often used in modern interior design and it can be a real cost cutter. Blade showdown and method comparison.
But first i will be comparing the quality of. The goal of this ible is to show you how to properly cut sheet goods such as particle board melamine laminated boards. Luckily there are a few easy tricks to get perfectly clean factory like edges. The swedish conglomerate needs about 1 of the worlds wood supply to make the furniture sold in its roughly 300 global stores.
Interestingly theyre using a blend of both post manufacturing and post consumer waste. Since melamine is a plastic resin its prone to chip and splinter.