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Hi All,

newbie question. When a worktop is cut and edge is exposed, what is the method for making good other than using horrible aluminium edge strips?

Do I buy a laminate edged strip from the vendor of the worktop that matches the worktop bought and trim with a router?

Thanks in advance.

yes you can trim it with a laminate trimmer or a laminate router blade
stanley blade as a sawing action into the edge flat to the surface and carefuly sand smooth at around 15 degrees untill the edge meets the surface and a touch more to remove any chips from the worktop edge

when im fitting kitchens i usually use a block plane to take away most of the excess laminate. and then a file to take it down a touch more and a little sand paper.

i dont have access to a small trimmer router. afre they worth buying? what are their other uses? routing out for hinges or something maybe?

Thanks for the info guys. So basically if I understood correctly, glue the edge on then trim down as far as I can, then carefully file or sand edge to meet surface.

Or just use a router.

hiya mate, you need to get some laminate that matches your worktop some worktops actually come with a nice long strip or two, and use only contact adhesive to stick the laminate on the edge of the worktop id'e recomend one by evo-stick, after cutting the edgeing strip to roughly the size you want it(with about 10mm extra, best to use a set square and stanley knife), apply some contact adhesive on the laminate and on the worktop edge, wait until it becomes tacky, stick the laminate on so its flush with the bottom, bang with a rubber hammer to make sure its firmly stuck, wait about five mins, then take a file(not one thats brand new) and start from the front and in strokes apply pressure toward the worktop and make sure the file is on a slight angle away from the worktop surface, make sure you don't apply too much pressure in the same spot though, give it a light sand afterwards with fine sandpaper, clean the adhesive off with turps, then finish off by going down the edge with a black permanant marker and rub the excess off with turps again, jobs a good one ;)

edit: and never use a router, thats not what the proffesionals use.