"pete" wrote in message
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Hi all,
I am just about to bond some formica (plastic laminate) to plywood
using epoxy. Am I right in assuming that because the surfaces are flat
and smooth, I won't need to add microfibres or other fillers? I
anticipate coating both surfaces and I intend pressing the surfaces
together under a veneer press.

I'd appreceate any input on this as I have never used epoxy like this
before, nor bonded formica using epoxy.

Neither have I

On similar point, someone mentioned to me that formica had a grain in
its construction; if this is correct, does it have an effect on the
way it pulls? I ask because normally when pressing veneers, they
should be cross grained at 90 degrees to the veneers below.

Formica is basically papers pressed together and impregnated with resin, so
there is no grain as such since the fibres are pulped and run in all
directions. A bit like MDF fibres. What appears to be grain on the reverse
is the marks of the abrasives used to finish the back for keying adhesives.

Tim W