I got a request to cut out some basic shaped for my grandfather on Markerboard.
Not sure if anyone hast cut anything like this before, I am concerned with the top chipping. Any suggestions would be great.
I’ve never cut that stuff, but I definitely would start with a downcut spiral bit. It will push the laminate down onto the substrate while cutting, hopefully reducing/eliminating chipout. Good luck and keep us posted.
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I was thinking about cutting it upside down so the laminate section is pressed up against the spoil board to try and keep it from chipping, but I’m not 100% if that would make a huge difference.
try sticking masking tape all over the surface. It helps.
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I cut 3 of those already with a regular router.
its basically MDF with a coating for dry erase markers.
You can cut it like you do regular MDF and the coating doesn’t chip/crack either.
I made a bunch of these for my horse trainer. She had these cheapo ones that degraded.
So I made 12 cutouts from one sheet. They are used to put the horses needs on them as well as the horses name. Dimensions are just less than a sheet of 8x11 paper with rounded corners.
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Yeah I just screwed the top down and used the downcut bit with standard settings, no fuss, no chipping. Thanks for the advice everyone.
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