This or the skil flooring saw? Installing about 1,000 sq feet of laminate, I have a table saw but rather not kill my feud blade with laminate on rips.
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I used mine for Vinyl laminate. 700 sf. It worked excellent. The angle guide is cheap made but it works, just use a square to make sure it's right. No dust & excellent cuts. Remember I was cutting vinyl. Wood over 1/8" May be a different subject.
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If you plan to do rips, this item is not capable. It will only cut on the short side at any angle you want but not for the length of your laminate. I would recommend this blade for laminate cuts be they diagonal or 180 degrees. Please see my review and use caution with this blade.
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I purchased this laminate trimmer for the same reason. I did not want to use an expensive blade for cutting this material because it takes a toll on the blade. It does a great job for cutting this material with no dust. Another advantage is that you can keep the trimmer and material right next to each other as you lay out your floor without having to go back-and-forth to the saw to do your cuts. For your ripping you still need to use your Skil saw but other than that the majority of your cuts will be made with trimmer.
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I've used both and prefer the laminate cutter. Less dust, very quick, and easier on old knees.
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This is a great time saver cutting ends off the boards unfortunately it doesn't rip in half
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I wouldn't think so. Laminate flooring is a softer material, and this cutter is intended for cutting brittle materials. This tool works by applying stress to the cutting line with the carbide wheel, then bending to finish the cutting process. I would imagine Laminate would need a sharp blade, or if you have an oscillating powertool, it works wonder for most material...except tiles.. :)
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Depends on the condition of your floor. I did not use a level compound, but had a newer home. The QW will cover slight dimples, minor recessed areas. Should be fine unless you have significant settling, cracks in some areas (in an older home for example). But you probably wouldn't be considering a composite or laminate floor if that was the case. The QW is quality underlament that will mask most minor imperfections in the subfloor.
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never cut laminate flooring but know there are cheaper options for that...that work pretty good. this saw is great for the $$ though
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I used a hand saw, but this material is quite strong. A table saw would be ok I'd think
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Of course the blade needs to be appropriate, but the saw has plenty of torque and certainly I have had no issue in up to 1" thickness in all the mentioned materials. That is not to say that you could not go thicker, just have not used it over 1".
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You will need 4 ea. 3/4 in ply...(I used Oak), 2 sheets of 1/4 in ply, in solid wood( poplar,pine, maple etc.) 3/4 x 1 1/2 in about 75 linear ft. You can do it with a good blade on circular saw with good straight edge. Kreg has one that hooks on to your saw for around $30.
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I have laminate flooring with rugs. No problem so far. I use the shark on the lower setting on the floor.
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I recently installed about 1,500 sq. ft. of this product. I found trimming straight lines to work best on a table saw with finish-type blade (lots of small teeth on blade). The saw provides a very clean cut edge. For a small job a heavy-duty utility knife and a straight edge will work...but it takes some effort and several passes with a sharp knife to finally get through the tiles. A fine-tooth jig saw also works, but requires a straight edge for cutting.
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As you've already heard, yes it can. You lock the saw in place on the two rails and tighten down the "rip fence." How well it makes rip cuts depends on the material. I cut both laminate and engineered hardwood flooring. I (and a few other reviewers) found that, if you're installing laminate, you'll get about one rooms' worth of use from the blade before it will slow down significantly and burn its way through your rip cuts. I used a new blade when installing the engineered hardwood and the blade was still good after two rooms' worth of cuts. The blade size is non-standard, so you'll need to buy replacements where you buy the saw if you decide to go this route. As you've already heard, yes it can. You lock the saw in place on the two rails and tighten down the "rip fence." How well it makes rip cuts depends on the material. I cut both laminate and engineered hardwood flooring. I (and a few other reviewers) found that, if you're installing laminate, you'll get about one rooms' worth of use from the blade before it will slow down significantly and burn its way through your rip cuts. I used a new blade when installing the engineered hardwood and the blade was still good after two rooms' worth of cuts. The blade size is non-standard, so... » Read More As you've already heard, yes it can. You lock the saw in place on the two rails and tighten down the "rip fence." How well it makes rip cuts depends on the material. I cut both laminate and engineered hardwood flooring. I (and a few other reviewers) found that, if you're installing laminate, you'll get about one rooms' worth of use from the blade before it will slow down significantly and burn its way through your rip cuts. I used a new blade when installing the engineered hardwood and the blade was still good after two rooms' worth of cuts. The blade size is non-standard, so you'll need to buy replacements where you buy the saw if you decide to go this route. « Show Less
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I used 1/4" cork underlayment bought in 200 square foot rolls. I taped the seems. Turned out perfect. Best floors ever. Seal with Bona Traffic. Even placed in my bathroom. No problems.
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I used a Fein MM to cut out a 3/4" plywood floor I replaced. Cut was quite fine and smooth. I didn't use a straight edge, but I did have to cut along the long side of a bathtub. Using the bathtub itself as a guide was easy so I think any straight edge would be similarly easy.
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I'm a hobbyist and have had the DW734 for about a year now. Most of my planning had been hardwoods, Maple, Cherry, Walnut and some Purple Heart. None of them have had complicated figure. The widest board I've run through the machine was about a 9" glue up. I've gotten very good results and virtually no tear out. For my purposes an extra 1/2" in width and 2 speeds wouldn't make any difference in my projects. For me, this was a great buy. Depending on your needs, your results may var :)
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I used it on a 1/2" thick MDO plywood. By the end of the cut, the friction heat build up was considerable. I think the problem would get worse if the material was thicker or harder. I would estimate for soft woods, up to 1" thick is the limit. Be sure to reverse the work piece and start from the other side when about half way through in order to get a clean cut on the reverse side. I initially used a Makita battery powered drill and I think it was too much for the drill. It went much easier with a heavy duty corded drill.
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Personally I wouldn't use the wood cleaner on laminate flooring. I would use the Swiffer WetJet Multi Purpose Solution instead.
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I just measured my saw 3 1/2" max thickness. That's from the table to the bottom of the saw guard/motor housing.
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I also have laminate floors, and it works great. I've been using it for a few months now and no ill effects, just clean floors.