Undermount Sink Cutout with a Router | An oiled Macrocarpa Slab Kitchen bench for the Skoolie
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- How to make a Live Edge Countertop from a solid timber slab with a router cut undermount sink cutout.
We bought some Macrocarpa slabs for our rolling tiny home, this is how we turned them from old bits of wood into beautiful kitchen countertops.
In Part 3 we give the big Makita Router a workout and cut out our sink hole we also continue shaping the countertop
Oh and I wish i had found this super cheap router bit before I did this video s.click.aliexp...
Question, Any bright ideas how to attach my undermount sink? let me know in the comments below.
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very nice
Someone who knows what there doing👌🏽
Haha cheers, i didn't before the video but as I learned I thought sharing that learning would be a good idea :)
Top job man looks great
Thanks, very helpful
Thanks for posting this! Simple, elegant solution. Much appreciated!
Thanks for the video! I tried to use a jigsaw today.....which is now why I am stumbling across your video, lol. Buying a new piece of butcher block and a router tomorrow!!
That's a bit unfortunate mate. I hope it helps and everything goes well this time
yup that works. good job..
Great video, thanks for the detail you went into. Lovely result.
Well done! Very useful advice making a jig. Thank you!
Cheers mate, I'm sure there a better and more expensive ways but a simple jig works great. A router without one would be a very scary thing
Beautiful countertop and fantastic work! Thanks. I needed this video.
Thanks very much. Really glad you found it useful
Came out nice man, getting ready to do this today actually, wish me luck.
Thank you. Yeah it was pretty terrifying cutting a big hole in the slab but I'm sure you will be very happy when you are done.All the best
Awesome thank you!!!
I'm about to have to do this. I would have liked to see how you supported the waste piece. Wouldn't it be best to put the countertop on a flat piece of sacrificial material such as insulation board, to avoid issues with the waste piece dropping down and wreaking havoc?
Yes very good idea. I dont actually remember but I probably did support as you suggest or at least made sure it didn't drop far. I used the waste piece to make a nice chopping board
It seems to be the correct depth to cut each pass is between 6 - 9 mm and no more, so why supply bits with long cutting edges of various lengths, ie. 63mm and not just say a 10mm cutting edge and the rest shank?
Which router bit did you use to make this cut? I’m working on a walnut butcher block counter top and would like something this precise.... I could use a jigsaw, but I think the router method would be much better!
Yeah I considered a jigsaw, but the router did I beautiful job. The bit was just the longest straight bit I could find, 1/2 inch by I think 63mm. Got it from Linbide in Onehunga
Awesome bro!, what was the bit long size? I am about to do same project.
I got it from Linbide in Onehunga. It was just the longest one they had in their 1/2 inch range. I think is was 63mm. Probably most bit manufacturers will make a similar one, but its not the probably sort of thing you will find at bunnings
@@BusedAsNZ Thank you for fast reply. Damn I wonder if jigs saw will do wonder LOL
@@pimpcrypto6777 for sure mate jigsaw would do the trick, but it will need a whole heap more tidying up
@@BusedAsNZ The butcher countertop is 1-3/4 thick and I do have router but not long bit, even if I do have it. I am nervous to do it, I would feel more safe with the jigsaw but it will be difficult to cut. The butcher slab is very hard. Any ideas?
@@pimpcrypto6777 One way would be to jigsaw undersize and then tidy up with a router. You could do that from both sides using a frame on one side, and one of those bits that has a bearing on it from the other with the bearing running on the freshly cut surface. Or maybe... since its a bloody deep cut for a jigsaw. You could go in one side with the router, jigsaw from the other side kinda round the inside of the router cut making it a not so deep job for the jigsaw, then finish with one of those finishing bits with the bearing. Scary as hell either way I know mate :)
What did you use to protect the wood with water etc, and what kind of silicon adhesive?
Protected the timber with Osmo Top Oil all over, a good marine poly would probably do a better job but I really like the oil finish.
I hate silicon its so messy and unforgiving, instead I used closed cell foam seals, had some left over from sealing my windows. But I guess any basic kitchen/bathroom silicon in a suitable colour would do the trick
Which router did you use?
I used an old 1/2 inch Makita. Nice unit but lots of startup torque so a little scary but really nice once it is running, newer models might have a soft start