Manufacture of furniture with his hands brings considerable cost savings. Mainly used for this purpose chipboard - material glued sawdust.
The main task of the furniture edge is facing the end surfaces of chipboard.
After cutting the edges have an unattractive appearance and require further processing.
Worktop most vulnerable piece of furniture, and its edge is necessary to pay special attention.
Content
- 1 finishes
- 2 applied edge
- 3 Instruments
- 4 Melamine Feed
- 5 PVC strip
- 6 VIDEO: glue iron furniture melamine edge.
- 7 50 original types of tops:
finishes
At the moment there are several ways to make ends countertops aesthetic appearance. For the manufacture of edge only 2 of them fit in the home:
- Pasting melamine tape. The adhesive coated on the tape itself, simplifies the process, but the resulting edge afraid of moisture and resistant to mechanical stress.
To date, the most cheap and affordable, so it is often used in the furniture industry.
- PVC trim strip. It is more expensive, but more durable edge.
Quite popular furniture edges for facing end surfaces of chipboard. All thanks to the ideal ratio price - quality.
applied edge
Modern technologies allow to make various edges. However, not all are suitable for bonding in the home. Melamine release tape width of 19-54 mm. With a thickness of 0.2-0.4 mm, they allow to refine the edge of countertops different forms.
Large range of decors, which closely match chipboard in color.
PVC strip of the same width may be slightly thicker. For pasting ends countertop produce edge coated with adhesive and without.
The resulting extruded PVC plastic capable of withstanding temperatures from minus 10 to plus 50 degrees.
Instruments
If you decide to stick the edge of your own, check the availability of tools. Prepare before you start:
- Iron, which is needed for pasting melamine edge;
Furniture edges in the home can be bonded using a conventional iron.
- Building dryer, if you plan to use the PVC strip;
Hair dryer - this is the most convenient method for edge heating.
- Wallpaper roller or a piece of felt;
It will become a convenient device to press tightly against the edge.
- Fine sandpaper on the bar;
She smoothed processed ends.
- Scissors;
You will need a pair of scissors to cut off the edges of the desired length.
- Shoe knife or stationery;
They cut off the excess edge, hanging from the edges of the parts.
- Clay "88 Lux" or "torque" (using the edge without adhesive layer);
Use the glue, if your material is non-adhesive.
- Solvent;
Thinner you can easily remove the traces of glue.
- Rags for cleaning contaminants.
Cloth soaked in the solvent is conveniently remove the excess glue.
With the clamp and can be applied to fix the wooden bar edge PVC. If possible, use a hand router for edging edge.
Fraser is expensive for one-time pasting it to buy unprofitable.
Prepare the workplace, taking into account the space turning countertops. And, most importantly, buy the appropriate tape melamine or PVC edge.
Pick up the tape corresponding to the color of countertops.
Melamine Feed
The cheapest and most affordable way to ennoble edge. It does not require the purchase of specialized tools and adhesive. All you need there is in any economy, but the process takes a few minutes.
Thus treated edge looks very neat.
Apply to be inaccessible for finishing the edge of the tabletop. Do not forget about the humidity, which penetrates under the edge and break stuff.
gluing technology is quite simple.
- Turn on and heat the iron. Pick the temperature so that the paper base does not stick material and adhesive.
- Cut a strip 2 cm longer than the treated edge.
- Apply the strip to the end of melamine worktops side on which an adhesive.
Therefore, at this stage it is important to align it along one edge, as in the photo.
- Warm edge iron to soften the adhesive. It will provide adhesion to the end part.
- Laminated roller or rub the felt edge over the entire length.
Iron should not burn the edge, and good melt adhesive which is applied to its reverse side.
- Allow the glue to cool.
- Remove the protruding edge. Take a steel ruler and press it to the table top plane. Form a kind of scissors, one end of which is the edge of the next table, and the second - line. Short movements directed to the workpiece, cut edges and the excess adhesive.
Do not use a sharp knife, it would cut edge of the fabric and ruin the look.
- Treat the edges with sandpaper attached to the bar.
- Remove traces of glue solvent.
Soft cloth with a solvent to gently wipe the edge of the finished countertop.
PVC strip
More advanced and aesthetically attractive way. True, it takes some skill, but with practice on scraps, you can learn this method to implement it.
Abrasion resistant and moisture edge countertops provide continuous operation in any environment.
Pasting of PVC edge, adhere to the following sequence.
- Cut a strip of fabric 2 cm longer than the treated region.
- Warm edge hairdryer construction by adhesive or with iron from the front side.
For edge labels used industrial dryer, a heating temperature of 250 degrees.
In the event that the material used without adhesive, glue, use "88 Suite" or equivalent.
Spread the cut strip and soak the allotted time for instructions. 2-3 min. until expiry cover with a thin layer of adhesive end countertop.
- Attach to the table top and the rolled edge roller.
- After the glue has dried remove the protruding edge of the blade and chamfer it with the blunt side.
The blade of a knife should come detail plane, thus smoothly cutting a projecting edge portion.
- Treat the edges with sandpaper.
Edge treated with fine sandpaper, will be flat and smooth.
Correctly picked up and glued edge of the table top will give an attractive look, and it will serve you for years to come.
This smooth and neat edge can also be obtained independently.
VIDEO: glue iron furniture melamine edge.
50 original types of tops:
