How to cut particle board. The blade determines the efficiency accuracy and cleanliness of any cut. Particleboard has no grain and readily yields to almost any type of saw. Particle board comes in 4 foot by 8 foot panels. I will be doing so with a hand held circular saw as well as with a table saw.
Oriented strand board osb osb is an engineered wood product thats made with flakes or large chips of wood. Cutting particle board melamine laminate. Blade showdown and method comparison. If theres not a table saw handy circular saws can do the job.
12 to 1 inch thick precut shelving boards come in various sizes. To combat this chipping try scoring the particle board with a utility knife along the cut line. But first i will be comparing the quality of. You cut particle board the same way you would any other wood like material with a table saw circular saw jigsaw bandsaw.
The goal of this ible is to show you how to properly cut sheet goods such as particle board melamine laminated boards. Get free shipping on qualified particle boardcomposite plywood or buy online pick up in store today in the lumber composites department. But table saw is the best. I would not recommend using a hand saw.
The blade should cut through completely and cleanly leaving a smooth edge on your particle board. Cutting particle board can be frustrating and time consuming for the. Without changing the blade height run the board through the saw again. Particleboard typically is available in 34 by 48 by 96 inch sheets.
Step 6 cut the other side. Flip the board over and line up the groove from the last step with the blade.