Advice on cutting worktop please

[frembrit]

hi,

I have a new gloss style kitchen worktop and I need to cut a into 3 peices.

What's the best way to cut it? Do I do it face down or up? I just need to do straight cuts.

Tool-wise I have a circular saw, now, I am a bit confused as to what blade to use. one blade is 24 teeth and 2.5mm thick, and the other is 48 teeth and 2.8mm thick.

Thanks in advance.

 

[chappers]

I would use your finest blade ie'48teeth and cut it gloss side down, you may also want to put masking tape over the gloss where you are cutting but that is probably over kill

 

[frembrit]

Thanks.
would it make a difference depending on if I start cutting from the front (on view) edge or the rear (against wall) edge?

 

[TexMex]

As chappers says, Worktop face side down and start cutting from the good edge (finishing at the edge that goes against the wall)

Another tip. If you screw a batten to the underside of your worktop, you can use this to guide the edge of the soleplate on your circular saw to make a perfectly straight cut. Make a quick cut on a piece of scrap material first to find out how much you have to allow for the offset of the blade.

 

[frembrit]

thanks, all done now