> Many years ago when building countertops I found a Hyde (the putty-knife
> company) high-pressure laminate cutter. It's a rock-simple tool, just a
> flat piece of steel cut with a slight hook. The end is ground to a long vee
> . What you do is drag the flat end of the vee along the cut line like a
> plow - picture dragging a tiny beer-can opener along the line. It scores
> and cuts a vee-groove. If you scribe the laminate a few times with the
> tool, you'll actually cut all the way through to the substrate. The tool is
> made for cutting un-installed laminate when fabricating countertops, but
> I've used it to good effect in this application too, for cutouts, cut-offs,
> etc..
>
> Karl
I have one of these. I bought it at Menard's. I can't believe they are
difficult to find.
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Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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