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charlied
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Griffin
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Hi Charlied
Looking at your pics it appears that the edging is only damaged on the very front so (and this is just a suggestion) you could hire or borrow a router with a long straight cutter and carefully machine along the edge of your worktop to remove the damage, leaving you with a clean edge which could then be varnished leaving you with a new looking edge!
If this is something you don't feel up to, do you know anyone who could help you out if you offered them a few beers in return?
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Tryanything
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:22 am Post subject: |
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I dont think you will find an edging to match the original as this would
have been fixed to the work top at the factory
You will probably find that the edging is tounge and groove on
Use a block of wood and hammer on the underside of the work top
against the edging to break the joint and then lever it off with the claw of
the hammer or chiselsTo remove the edging
Or use a chisel on the underside to break the joint and lever off
Now you can router up a new peice or take a sample to a joinery shop
where they can make you a new peice, but l think this will work out
expensive
An alternative would be to plane down the the front edge back to the damaged part all the way round to form a different moulding
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Rossthedon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Use a block of wood and hammer on the underside of the work top
against the edging to break the joint and then lever it off with the claw of
the hammer or chiselsTo remove the edging |
carefull you dont blow the vinyl off the worktop, worktops are just chipboard with a vinyl and chances are you will blow the vinyl off the top and need to replace it.
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| Or use a chisel on the underside to break the joint and lever off |
this is what i'd reccomend but again be VERY carefull of the edge of the vinyl, safest option is to score the top where the edging meets the worktop with a stanley blade.
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charlied
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: thanks for all your responces |
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I think the best solution will be to sand it back and varnish, wont look great but at least it will be quick, safe and people wont get splitters. I think if I do anything else I run the risk of damaging the worktop surface.
Thanks again all of you.
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Rossthedon
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:10 am Post subject: |
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yeah that would be the easiest and you wont risk making an a*** of the whole worktop!
get yourself a good sharp block plane or a router.
best of luck
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