Was looking at Home Depot for new bathroom flooring and took home a sample of “LifeProof Luxury Vinyl Planks.” It is available in several wood like versions and has a solid PVC core. The 4" square free sample looked interesting and I decided to throw it on the X-Carve.
Since it is waterproof, pre-finished and has sort of a non-skid backing I thought it would be ideal for coasters. My daughter in-law is into owls and I had just finished making her a coaster set out of white oak so I decided to try another out of this stuff. Had to scale it down a little to fit the sample but it went well.
Used a 60 degree V bit in F-Engrave to cut the inner lines and then Easel to cut out the outline through the 1/4" material. It cut fairly well and left only a little “fuzz” that was easily cleaned up with a needle file. The edge ended up with some black residue but it cleaned off with a cloth and some solvent.
All in all interesting. Nice that there is no finishing needed yet it is waterproof. No idea how rough it will be on bits over the long haul. To me the biggest downside is cost. The roughly $3 a sq ft isn’t that bad BUT you have to buy a box of 20 sq ft.
