ToughButterCup Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I'm wondering if there is a tool for cutting slots for LED tracking. Made a right pigs lug'ol for a 2 meter track yesterday. Needs to be no more than 5mm deep.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Cutting in to what? I have used both a router and track saw in timber. Very easy.Some LED strips are top hat shaped so the edge of the slot can be a bid dodgy but it gets covered up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Walker Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 What material are you trying to cut into? If it's plaster, then better embed an LED profile channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Apologies ; into plaster.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Walker Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 embed an LED profile channel - https://taylorlighting.co.uk/led-aluminium-profile/recessed-profiles.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 After thinking about it - I realise that I have the perfect tool already (Shaadup @Onoff) An angle grinder guard with mm graduation settings on it. Now all I need is to screw a temporary guide to the wall and run the grinder along it for the requisite distance. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Router with dust extraction. Make a jig too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joth Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Sorry I offer no help (looks like you've solved it already), but do you have any example pictures of what you're planning to do with these tracks @AnonymousBosch? When I think of track LED lighting I think of things like this and this. It's clear from Adrian's link above we're talking something different (and less... overbearingly commercial), just keen to see what the final effect sought is? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Too late now but doesn't anyone make a channel designed a to be fitted and plastered up to? Perhaps with a cover strip to stop the plaster getting into it. Then just peel off an press in the LED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Check out @lizzie's install photos of recessed, plastered in LED strip on these two pages: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Temp said: Too late now but doesn't anyone make a channel designed a to be fitted and plastered up to? Perhaps with a cover strip to stop the plaster getting into it. Then just peel off an press in the LED. Yes. Here you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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