Best Way To Cut Sink Hole In Countertop

Remove any leftover tape and admire your clean cut.

Best way to cut sink hole in countertop.

The single screw allows me to pivot the cleat as needed to finish the cut. For best results make a score cut on both sides of the countertop. The countertop will probably be the same thickness everywhere. Cut a laminate countertop for a sink.

Set the depth on your circular saw to 1 8 in 0 32 cm deeper than the countertop. Finally adjust the blade to the proper height for a through cut and complete this final cut. How to cut laminate countertop diy this is a short video demonstrating how to cut laminate formica countertop without chipping with a circular saw. This will allow the saw to cut cleanly through the whole countertop.

Measure the thickest part of the countertop and set your saw to just a bit deeper than that thickness. If it doesn t fit i may need to do a little trimming with the jigsaw. Set the blade height to barely touch the material make the cut and flip the countertop over to repeat this score cut on the other side. In that case you must make the cut with the countertop upside down so make the sink cutout after testing the fit but before joining any miter joints or attaching the countertop.

You can order your countertops pre cut including a hole for the sink but do so only if you know that all your measurements are absolutely positively dead on with. I lift out the cutout and then test fit the sink. If the sink fits i m done.