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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)

January 31, 2009
09:35 AM

Post #6074132

Somewhere I saw something about making a router table with a Corrion top. I stopped at my favorite countertop manufacturing shop. They had some remnant pieces. I picked out 3 of them. $50 total.
My son then took over & came up with this. We had a particle board, laminate top on here before. Of course everybody knows how particle board likes to warp. This is fairly easy to work with. Holes were drilled with a high speed bit. Plunge router with a carbide straight bit made the center hole. He sawed a patten from ½" plywood first.
Looks like it's going to work great. This one is 30" x 40". It is for using the panel raiser. Two more routers will be permanently set up. One for making glue joints. The other for doing the inside edges of the rails & stiles. Those tables will be 18" x 27".

Bernie, (I give away all my secrets.)

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Bubba_MoCity
Missouri City, TX

February 03, 2009
04:19 PM

Post #6088669

Why buy when you can recycle and make it yourself. Way to go - both of you.

Bet the boards slide very easy on that surface - and so much cheaper then the "new" granite table tops.
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)

February 03, 2009
07:03 PM

Post #6089350

It isn't that slippery. We treated it with a silicone spray & that helped.

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