Conventional laminate tends to be stiff inflexible horizontal sheets.
What is post form grade laminate.
Post formed laminate countertops are continuous and have no lines where two separate pieces of laminate meet.
Because the face of chemsurf laminate has a special resin formulation different than standard laminate.
The post forming grade can be easily formed around a 11 2 radius when using a heat gun to soften the laminate.
This allows the material to bend and adhere to particleboard.
028 0 7mm vertical grade material can be cold bent to a radius no smaller than 7 and formed with heat to a radius no smaller than 5 8.
This is the same grade formica uses for its general purpose type standard backing laminate and it can help fill in when there s a lack of vertical or horizontal specific grade formica on hand for the project.
The aim of the post forming process is to allow the laminate to bend offering a greater level of flexibility.
The laminate layer doesn t need to be as.
Formica brand laminate post forming laminate technical data recommended application grade 12 hgp.
However another type of laminate called postforming or post formed laminate is a grade of laminate that is a little thinner and more flexible than conventional.
The surface durability of vertical grade material is the same as thicker grades.
It can be bent to 9 16 on an outside radius at an optimum forming temperature of 275â f 135â c and the inside can be bent to 3 16.
By contrast traditional laminate tends to be stiffer and less easy to work with not to mention thicker.
Post formed laminate is created using a different process to conventional laminate.
Post form grade laminate.
We use all post forming grade unless we are doing cabinets or fixtures then we use vertical.
A 2 radius can be bent without heat and you should never need to clamp it if you are using the right glue.
Post formed laminate was first manufactured.
Formica brand general purpose postforming laminate grade 12 hgp is intended for application to interior horizontal or vertical surfaces requiring 1 2 12 7mm or greater outside.
Post forming is the process of applying laminate to a particleboard substrate using heat and pressure.
Chemsurf product type 390 may be successfully formed with conventional postforming machinery.
It is a little thinner than standard grade and thus a thinner line will be visible at the edges.
Horizontal or vertical post forming grade.