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Cutting the Sink Hole

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What happens here

Using a sink template from the dual-mount granite sink, carefully mark the cut-out area on the countertop. It's crucial to measure the template's position accurately, especially in relation to features like windows and cabinets. Use a circular saw for long, straight cuts and a jigsaw for precise corner cuts. Always cut *inside* the marked template line, as it's easier to sand down excess wood than to add it back if the cut is too wide. Cleanup sawdust using a shop vac. The video illustrates an instance where the circular saw blade slightly overran the mark in a corner, necessitating further sanding and adjustments.

Goal: Precisely cut the sink hole into the live edge countertop

Tools and materials

  • Circular Saw Makita — Making straight cuts for the sink opening
  • Dual-Mount Granite Sink — The sink to be installed, providing the template
  • Jigsaw DeWalt — Cutting corners and intricate curves of the sink opening
  • Oscillating Tool Milwaukee — Fine-tuning cuts and sanding in tight corners
  • Pencil — Marking the cut-out lines on the countertop
  • Shop Vac — Cleaning up sawdust during and after cutting
  • Sink Template Tuscany — Guiding the cut-out for the sink hole
  • Painter's Tape — Protecting the countertop surface around the cut-out area

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to to twist the right way. Okay, guys. This is where things get interesting and Frankie gets nervous. Don't you, Frankie? I don't like doing it. He does not like this part cuz it's a one shot. You got one shot to get it right. So, we're attempting to mount the sink. And when I say attempting, hopefully we will be successful. Okay, so let's take a look at the sink. It's a dual mount. Now, this is something you want going to want to be aware of. If you're going to mount the sink underneath, you're going to want the dual mount. And if you get a chance to get an open box, don't do it because you may not get the template. The template is really important. Now, we've actually marked off the dead center of the sink here in relation to where it's going to line up with the window with the cabinets below. Now, here's a bit of a challenge that we got. This thing is this is a live edge countertop, meaning it's not true and flat. So, it took forever to get this thing down so that it was actually flat, which you guys probably have seen and watched by this point. The sink should be mounted. The countertop should be flipped upside down to mount the sink. Right, Frankie? Yep. We should actually take this off, turn it upside down or mark mark our opening underneath to take it off, flip it upside down, mount our sink, mount our sink, but it's secured in place and it's anchored. I mean, it's anchored. It took forever to get it in place. So, we're going to attempt to do it the pol the Polish way. Yeah. All right, fingers [Music] crossed. Another thing to note is when Frankie is making his cut, he's cutting inside the line of the template, not outside. Because if you uh cut too wide, you can't go back with this. There's zero forgiveness. And if we're if we're too uh narrow, we can always sand our way out, right? Woohoo. Crawled, hammered, went at an angle. Okay. So, but we can do the same over here if we have to. Okay. So that's the that's part of the challenge for an undermount sink. You're going to see that, right? Well, so we Yeah, we can angle this. We can angle this side. We can match this side to that side. Yeah. You know. Yeah. We'll just have to fix that with sanding, right? Yep. And bonus, we got a breadboard out of it, right? Cool. Or fish cleaning station. Yeah. That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah, this blade must run in at an angle, but like I say, we'll just match this side and it'll be all right. Okay, so our sink cutout didn't go exactly the way we wanted it to, which is…

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