How to Cut Lengthways with a Laminate Floor Cutter?

12th August 2021


	How to cut lengthways with a laminate floor cutter


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			Before starting to cut laminate it is best to know what you are doing so that you don’t waste any material. In this guide we walk you through how to cut laminate lengthways:

			Step 1 – Stabilise cutter Make sure the laminate floor cutter is placed on a sturdy surface.

			Step 2 – Measure and mark Measure and mark the piece of laminate to be cut.

			Remove the board stopper and angle lock if present. These should unscrew and be removed easily.

			Step 3 – Insert laminate Lift the blade and place the laminate, finished side up.

			Step 4 – Align laminate Align the marking on the board with the edge of the blade. It is important that you have the side to be used on the outside of the blade. The sliver the blade removes must be taken into consideration.

			Step 5 – Begin cut Hold the laminate with one hand and the handle with the other.

			Lower the blade all the way.

			Step 6 – Adjust and begin second cut Lift the blade and push the laminate forward, as far as the incision will allow. Lower the blade again

			Repeat the lift, push and lower motion, until you reach the end of the piece.