One of the most important parts of the bath is the bath panel a rectangle piece of material that is used to hide the underside of the tub and pipes they come in all kinds of sizes and effects such as wood and ceramics depending on the style of the bathroom.
Best saw for cutting plastic bath panel.
So far i ve had suggestions from a saw to a stanley knife.
In both of these situations use a hacksaw instead.
Panel saw blades there are specific blades made for cutting panels of materials.
Hello all has anyone ever cut a bath panel when tiling.
These are used to create larger boards or sheets like for cabinets and signs.
But sawing is the best method i think for you cut slowly have the panel supported you can spit on the blade or use parafin to stop it snagging.
What s the best way to cut a plastic bath panel down to size.
These blades can cut through melamine plywood aluminum plastic wood laminates and veneer.
Cut with the finished side up.
If it s too soft the plastic will stretch a little when cut with tin snips.
How about sticking some masking tape down the line you want to cut and cut through it with a jig saw.
If you have a metal straight edge you could score snap it.
The best means of testing the panel for cutting is to take a scrap piece of the plastic wall panel and try the tin snips first.
Fig 5 bath panel fitted to bath.
You can either use the saw blade in a gloved hand or rotate the hack saw fixings 9o degrees.
Once the bath panel has been trimmed down use a router to cut a rebate in a strip of timber.
If the panel is too hard it will quickly snap or crack.
I have a fein but dont think i will be able to get a nice straight line on the cut with that.
It s important to know how to fit a wooden bath panel or how to fit a plastic bath panel depending on the material you have chosen.
If so cold some one please point me in the right direction as to what saw is best to use for cutting it.
Very easy use a fine tooth saw blade.