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One of the best ways to do this is to make cabinet carcasses out of wood and apply solid surface frames and styles. This is really very easy to apply. All that is needed is a good bead of silicone and proper set-up time while clamping.
Side Points One thing to keep in mind while boring or drilling into solid surface is to make sure your tooling is carbide-tipped. Most tools are, but it’s worth mentioning here just to be on the safe side. Also, an outstanding mechanical application for solid surface is the “squirrel fixing system” made by a fantastic company in England called Cutting Edge. This little device allows you to bolt directly to solid surface. You can find out more about it at www.squirrels-uk.com/index.htm. We have used this device many times while building solid surface cabinets, and it can be really useful. These are just some reasons and ways to use solid surface in millwork. Hospitals already understand the value of it and the movement is on. Now, with newer additives in different brands of solid surface that fight germs, I believe the demand will be even greater. I think that as we become more green aware, residential designers will start looking at alternatives to wood, and one of the different varieties of recycled solid surface might fill a need. It is worth your effort to take the time to learn all you can about this new emerging opportunity!
About the Author Jon Olson is the online marketing and sales, social media, market development and communications manager at Sterling Surfaces/ Kitchen Associates, in Sterling, Mass. A solid surface fabricator since 1982, he has gained experience in all phases of fabrication, specializing in 3-D solid surface thermoforming. Jon is a past recipient of the ISFA Fabricator of the Year award and the ISFA Innovator of the Year. He can be reached at jon@ sterlingsurfaces.com.
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