Laminates & Post-forming 

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Laminates
Please see opposite the presentation that I showed you in class.

You will need to know what laminates are and describe how they are made. 

List the advantages of laminates over other materials. 


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Why is core preparation crucial for laminating?

Describe how to lay a laminate using contact adhesive and know what safety precautions should be observed.

To see some really unusual Laminates visit Makerslam.com and look at their door range.


Across is some of the properties that we expect of Laminated Kitchen worktops. 


Videos 

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Wilsonart How we make Laminate 10.33Mins 

Wilsonart Laminate Range 2023 2.15Mins
Post-forming
Please see opposite the presentation that I showed you in class.

You will need to know how Laminates are post-formed over edges. 

List the advantages of using laminates on curved edges.  

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Videos on Post-forming

VT Postformed Laminate Countertop Tour Video 3.24Mins 

How Countertops are made Episode 1.

Post-forming laminate over edge 2.54Mins 

Simple Laminate Worktop process 

Countertop Tour Video 0.59Mins 

How Countertops are made Episode 2 Flat-lay laminate

Post-forming laminate over edge 2.52Mins 

Alternative Worktops 
Please see opposite the presentation that I showed you in class.

Having a look at this material should help you understand better the advantages laminates have over other materials. 

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Revision Test on Laminates & Post-forming

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In Class Revision 
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Laminate Flooring Boards

Watch the video to see how Laminated flooring is made. How laminate is made 4.26Mins

Medium Density Fibreboard 

MEDITE SMARTPLY production and research plant in Clonmel, Ireland supply a wide range of MDF (medium density fibreboard) products to meet the diverse needs of users, specifiers and designers across Europe and beyond. 

Their extensive range of MDF products offers standard, speciality and technical variants, to meet a multitude of specifications. Click the link to bring you to Medite Smartyply website.

Watch the video across to see how MDF is manufactured. 

How It’s Made - MDF 3.12Mins

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