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Mitre joint in lightweight worktop with cardboard middle!
Questions about fitting kitchens in here please
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Mitre joint in lightweight worktop with cardboard middle!
Hi, I am about to join my worktops together and hoping to do this by a mitre joint. My plan was to do this using worktop joining bolts but the worktop i have, has a cardboard middle and am sure thats its not going to be strong enough to use the joining bolts? Can anyone suggest how to do this another way? Have alook at the picture to see what i am on about if you dont understand. thank you
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Post by dewaltdisney »
I think you have to use these connectors for honeycomb worktops http://www.locksonline.com/acatalog/max ... -7590.html
I have no experience of these so I cannot offer any other advice
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I have no experience of these so I cannot offer any other advice
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alot of the thicker tops such as 50mm+ are hollow core now for weight reduction. but generally the 40mm hollow tops are just a money/green issue thing really, less material used = more profit for the manufacture, and less chipboard used allows them to make more tops with the same
amount of waste products coming in, so better for enviroment!
amount of waste products coming in, so better for enviroment!
IF IT WERE EASY ITD B BORING!
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Post by dewaltdisney »
These honeycomb worktops are very popular in Europe, where the style is for thicker profiles. I suspect that the green reasons Marc has given above are behind the trend.
The fitting is a cam locking system that is quite clever. See page 15 in this PDF http://www.hafele.com.vn/vn/en/documents/section02.pdf
If you read on it shows you how to fit them.
I am sure that this will become more common in the UK as the thick profiles catch on.
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The fitting is a cam locking system that is quite clever. See page 15 in this PDF http://www.hafele.com.vn/vn/en/documents/section02.pdf
If you read on it shows you how to fit them.
I am sure that this will become more common in the UK as the thick profiles catch on.
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Post by dewaltdisney »
For those of you following this thread this is worth a look through. It shows the worktop jointing process and the need to buy a shiny new worktop jig with Eurolight fitting templates.
http://www.nikpol.com.au/pdfs/Nikpol%20 ... ochure.pdf
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http://www.nikpol.com.au/pdfs/Nikpol%20 ... ochure.pdf
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