Randy's Dinette & Corian Project

[ronmarabito2002]

Well done. I assume you used post forming grade of formica. What
adhesive did you use?

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson
wrote:
>
> Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed
project. This
> project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage
cupboard and a
> half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with
laminate work
> this became Randy's department and before long he figured out how
best to put
> the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that was loaned to
us. The stuff
> really doesn't like to go around corners without a little thermo
persuasion.
> Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was
new to both
> of us. We checked out the internet and found the stuff cuts and
shapes pretty
> much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and
shaping Randy was
> teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His automotive tools and
polishing
> compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with 320 and then
buffed the hell
> out of them with various abrasive grits and polishes. The results
speak for
> themselves. All in all it was a great project and we learned a
lot. If I did it
> again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router
table that was
> cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But that's another
story LOL.
> Here's the link John Finn has provided for the
> pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134
>
> Rob, Sue & Merlin
> 94 WLWB
>