Hi ALL!
Bruce here…in need of some expert advice!
I recently put together some decking for a sink vanity (bathroom) and will mount some from-underneath-style sinks. If someone could walk me through the process of cutting out for the sinks or reference a FW article, I would be most appreciative. My memory somewhat foggily tells me to cut to the transposed pattern outline as close as possible with my jigsaw, then lay a pattern made from, say MDF, on top for the final cut with a bearing’d router bit.
My problem is: how do I accurately cut out the pattern?
thanks!
HELP!!!!
-Bruce MacMaster Robinson
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While some of us may have installed one or two under-mount sinks, the folks over at Breaktime do this every day and are probably better equipped to answer your question.
Good luck,
-Jazzdogg-
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Bruce
No need for breaktime on this one. You've already got your answer. Make the template out of 3/4" mdf (for sturdiness), and use the pattern supplied with the sink for the pattern. Sandpaper on a block of wood, or patternmakers rasps ( what I use) will allow you to remove material to the line. When you're happy with it, use it.
Jeff
Jeff,
Thank you!
Bruce
Why not just dig out the article from yer public library.
On a job that went south when the clients BOTH lost their jobs, I had scoped out a system which involved a wider than normal opening, epoxy to fill it back up and create an impervious substrate, over which the laminate was laid, and then a template used to cut the hole.
If I recall, this was essentially what was described in the article, but I cannot for the life of me recall if it was FHB or FWW.
It was a rather clever methodology, at least to my mind.
Eric in Cowtown.
With an under mount sink the top over hangs the sink, remember to cut a slot around the under side of the top to act as a drip bearer just like on window sills.
Jack
gibby ,
As Jeff has said when cutting a template for a pattern of irregular shapes leave the line with the jig saw or whatever then we sand to the line . In this case perhaps a drum sander on the drill press to clean up the inside of the hole .
dusty
cannot thank you enough for the response!
If the sink you will use is a new one ,then a template is supplied. Usually there are two or three dotted ,dashed or solid lines on the template. Pick the line that suits the sink model you use. Cut the template with a pair of scissors. Tape the template to the top, cut out with a sabersaw. The sink will overlap the cutout by at least 1/2".
I cut to the paper template line, no need for a mdf template unless you are cutting many tops.When cutting many tops of the same size an outside template speeds things up. The router is inside the template.I use a sabersaw at the back towards the splash where a router won't fit, the rest of the top is cut out with a plunge router in four passes.
mike
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