It looks good Andy and should serve you well.
Thankyou Chuck. Do you think it is worth leaving 2" overhang on the table top to be able to clamp things to it easily if need be?It looks good Andy and should serve you well.
I do...Thankyou Chuck. Do you think it is worth leaving 2" overhang on the table top to be able to clamp things to it easily if need be?
Thanks very much... I'll give the underside a coat! I had reservations using MDF at all to be honest. I really don't like the other reason being the dust is meant to be pretty harmful.. formaldahyde I believe. The upside is the the 9mm sheets came in the size I wanted and the thickness to allow the insert to pretty much drop in.Andy, terrific job on the top and fence and excellent start on the base cabinet as well. You might want to consider adding some kind of sealant to the bottom side of the table top. I had a top made from the sink cut out from a laminated countertop. I use the laminated top as the surface for the router table and after some time it developed a very slight dip which I am thinking may have come from the fact that the top was more or less impervious to moisture/humidity while the bottom was not. It would be relatively easy to do now before your project gets done. Just a thought.
Andy, terrific job on the top and fence and excellent start on the base cabinet as well. You might want to consider adding some kind of sealant to the bottom side of the table top. I had a top made from the sink cut out from a laminated countertop. I use the laminated top as the surface for the router table and after some time it developed a very slight dip which I am thinking may have come from the fact that the top was more or less impervious to moisture/humidity while the bottom was not. It would be relatively easy to do now before your project gets done. Just a thought.
You can get the whole "newbie" dust collection setup at the Orange store for under $150 bucks.Looks good Andy. Did you visit Timbecon yet?
You're a step ahead of me, I have yet to buy the dust port so I can get collection going. TBH, I really need to buy a proper dust collector setup, but I'm seeing shop vac alone at $1k and I just don't have that kind of cash spare.
So far my $50 Bunnings home vac is doing at least something, and as always a good dust mask.
Where did you get your vac and how much was it, if you don't mind me asking?