Check with you local building center to see if you can get scraps like sink
cut outs. I use em to make cheesy cutting boards.
D. Mo.
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> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:35:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I have never heard of a router table being made of Corian, but it seems
like
> >a good material.
> >Obviously there is a problem I am overlooking. Just cost, or is there
more?
> >
>
> If you can find some for cheap, go for it! I used ply (2 sheets glued
> together to make 1.5" thickness) and covered it with Formica using
> contact cement.
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:40:12 -0400, tefgaf <[email protected]> wrote:
> I work with corian now and then and imagine the it would make an ideal
> surface for a router table, but a large piece, unless well supported (or
> bonded to a more ridgid substrate), would sag under its own weight. In
> fact, this is a critical factor when using it for countertops. However, it
> would make for smooth table top for routing.
>
>
My sister redid her kitchen. When they priced it, granite was cheaper.
Talk about smooth and flat.
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:35:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have never heard of a router table being made of Corian, but it seems like
>a good material.
>Obviously there is a problem I am overlooking. Just cost, or is there more?
>
If you can find some for cheap, go for it! I used ply (2 sheets glued
together to make 1.5" thickness) and covered it with Formica using
contact cement.
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:35:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have never heard of a router table being made of Corian, but it seems like
>a good material.
>Obviously there is a problem I am overlooking. Just cost, or is there more?
>
thats what i used and it works great. i used 3 peices and spaced em
out for a miter slot on each side. i also made the fence universal so
it can be used end to end or side to side. the slots were a little
deeper than needed so i used formica to built up the slots so my miter
guage sits flush to the top. i used 1 1/2"
x 2 1/2" oak for support underneath in a grid pattern and spaced the
grid so it is under the slots. if you like i can post some pics. for
the base i just used up some scrap plywood to form a crude cabinet.
its a shop tool so it aint got to be pretty!
skeez
I work with corian now and then and imagine the it would make an ideal
surface for a router table, but a large piece, unless well supported (or
bonded to a more ridgid substrate), would sag under its own weight. In
fact, this is a critical factor when using it for countertops. However, it
would make for smooth table top for routing.
"toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > If you can find some for cheap, go for it! I used ply (2 sheets glued
> > together to make 1.5" thickness) and covered it with Formica using
> > contact cement.
>
> Why did you use the formica? Is the Corian too soft?
>
>
"U-CDK_CHARLES\\Charles" <"Charles Krug"@cdksystems.com> writes:
> My sister redid her kitchen.
We did the same.
>When they priced it, granite was cheaper.
> Talk about smooth and flat.
And nearly indestructable as well! No need to worry about burning the surface
with a hot frying pan, roaster pan, etc.
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Cost would be the major factor
John
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:35:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have never heard of a router table being made of Corian, but it seems like
>a good material.
>Obviously there is a problem I am overlooking. Just cost, or is there more?
>
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:35:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have never heard of a router table being made of Corian, but it seems like
>a good material.
>Obviously there is a problem I am overlooking. Just cost, or is there more?
>
corian is weak, soft and overpriced. damn yuppie bondo snot.....
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:29:17 GMT, "toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If you can find some for cheap, go for it! I used ply (2 sheets glued
>> together to make 1.5" thickness) and covered it with Formica using
>> contact cement.
>
>Why did you use the formica? Is the Corian too soft?
No. I used Formica because that was in the plans. After several
years of heavy use, I'm very satisfied and would use Formica again.
The use of contact cement is a downside--plenty of ventilation is
needed. I think the Formica is a tougher than Corian, perhaps less
expensive.