Cut a Corian Solid Surface Double Cut Seam for a Perfect Fit

I’ll walk you through the steps to double cut a Corian solid surface seam to create the perfect joint, ready for adhesive.

The process takes a little bit of time to setup, but with a steady hand and a consistent cut, you can achieve invisible solid surface joints.

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Scratch Removal – Corian Solid Surface Countertop Scratch Removal Sanding

In this video I will show you how to quickly fix a crack in a Corian solid surface countertop. The process will perfectly match the surrounding material perfectly.

It should also be extremely strong and you will not have to worry about it cracking in the same spot in future. The epoxy used will chemically bond the insert piece to the material.

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Crack Repair in a Corian Solid Surface Countertop

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135 Degree Inside Cove Corner on Corian Solid Surface

Cove inside corners are often a breeze with the correct tooling and a bit of experience. But for most fabricators, we don’t typically get the oddball corners that can stump any of us.

I have created a sample of a 135 degree inside, cove corner using solid surface material. Obviously this is not the only solution so if you have any ideas or input, please add your feedback to the comment section below.

Glue the cove build up stips in place as usual. Then use the countertop to set up and glue your backsplash pieces together. I used a piece of cellophane tape between the top of the cove strip and the splash so that it wouldn’t stick. The cove insert piece at the corner needed to be 7/8″ x 2-1/8″ set into a 1/8″ dado.

Set up a router with a 3/4″ core box bit. On the base, I have hot melted a guide block that will guage off of the back edge of the counter. It should just leave a flat surface wide enough to glue your verticle splash onto. I have marked the inside limit of the cove cut. Run the router into the corner from both sides, stopping at the lines. Start from about 8 or 9 inches from the corner. This should be far enough away that your Betterly router can get at the rest.

Go into the corner right up to the lines. This should leave a nice smooth corner.

Once you get to this point, I would sand the cove in the area that you can’t get to with your sander. Be careful not to sand the corner off of the cove strip. A scraper makes this fairly easy.

Make a simple jig that you can run a top bearing, flush-trim bit against. I didn’t get it lined up quite right and it left me with a bit of a shoulder.

After using the top bearing bit, turn your backsplash assembly over and use a bottom bearing flush trim bit to finish out the corner. The length of your bits will be the limit of how tall you can make the splash. This splash was 4″ including the cove.

After flush trimming, I used a scraper and hand sanding to finish sand the corner. Be careful not to sand too much at the edges or it will change how it fits on the countertop.

Before gluing the splash to the countertop I applied cellophane tape right up to the edges of the splash and the cove. This allowed me to wipe out most of the squeeze-out. When the glue had cured, I removed the tape leaving just a slight glue line to scrape and sand away.

I wouldn’t want to do 20 tops with 2 corners each. You would probably develop tendonitis in your hands. I would estimate that doing this one example took between 45 to 60 minutes (not counting glue curing time).

All Finished.

About the Author: John Christensen is a long-time solid surface fabricator, repair specialist and owner of Solid Surface Technologies in Springfield, Oregon.

PHOTO COURTESY: JOHN CHRISTENSEN of SOLID SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES

No-Drip Outside Corner Fabrication Technique

Learn the steps to create a nice, contoured outside corner on a solid surface countertop. Many times the outside corner is just mitered and routed with a 3/8″ radius. However, some customers want a larger radius.

This video shows how I created a larger outside radius using a square block on the corner with the no-drip molding strips bumping up to them.

Watch the video below to get a better understanding of the process.

Lotte Staron Solid Surface Shower Surround – Video Series

Finally finished the five-part series of the Lotte Staron Shower Surround. In this video series, I show the steps involved to fabricate and install a complete shower surround.

From the prep work to the final accessory installation, these videos will give you a great starting point to start fabricating your own tub and shower surrounds.

Solid surface is the perfect material for tub and shower surrounds, it’s not just for countertops.

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Karran Sink Installation

Karran stainless steel sink being mounted into a Formica laminate countertop. This step by step article shows how easy it can be with results that most don’t relate to a laminate counter.

Link to Article – READ MORE

How to Use a Styrofoam Cutter on Solid Surface Shower Pan

I made a wide wire cutter to cut styrofoam that is used on the bottom of solid surface shower pans.

Corian, Staron, HI-MACS, Livingstone and Stonia shower pans are thermoformed on the bottom. The gap is filled with foam to create a solid floor that lays flat on the sub floor.

Samsung Staron Table Fabrication – Time Lapse

Watch the entire fabrication process through this time lapse video. This unique table showcases complete CAD and CNC work, a solid surface inlay of the Samsung logo, full bullnose and finishing.

Custom Solid Surface Sink Fabrication

Last week I worked with a lady that wanted a nontraditional vanity sink. Using her ideas I provided her with a concept of what I thought she wanted. Once she approved I began building.

Pencil sketch for approval.

Detail drawing for confirming measurements.

Form for thermoforming the bottom of the basin.

Material clamped in form

After the bottom cooled I routed the rabbet for the cove build up strip.

This shows better the slope of the bottom and the rabbet. The bottom is slightly over sized and will be trimmed after the sides are attached.

Cove build-ups are glued into rabbets in the side pieces and then pre coved. The front and back of the basin are rabbeted to accept the pre-assembled and coved end panel. Here they are set up for dry fitting.

I used a bridge router set up to trip the top of the sink to a flat plane.

Tile backsplash with a full-width mirror will be installed by the contractor.

The really weird thing was that the contractor said that the inspector was going to insist on an overflow. I told him that this was a custom sink and that he should make a case for not having an overflow since most vessel sinks are not designed with one. Dupont now offers a line of their vanity sinks without overflows. Kitchen sinks seldom (almost never) have an overflow. All that combined with the fact that this sink holds so much water that the chance of it ever being filled up is slim to none.

It has been a week and I have not gotten a call back yet.

Johnny C

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