(Short version... looking for an aluminum (or other material) insert plate for my 1617evspk. Insert measures 14½ inches long, 11½ inches wide, and room for plate is ⅜ inches tall.)
Longer version:
I have a GMC Router Table (it was also made for many other companies... most known in the US is the Harbor Freight Central Machinery router table... the one that caught fire all the time. Lol) that I got for $25. However, I scrapped the router (for future, unknown project... disc/belt sander maybe??) And I am just using the tabletop, and base.
I spent dozens of hours cleaning, sanding, stripping old paint, cutting out weird lip on insert plate, etc and I've now decided to give up on the insert plate after several attempts to paint it and make it functional.
So now, I am hit with the reality that an insert plate might need to be built since I cannot find one. I considered aluminum but weary since I have ZERO machining skills. Plexiglass, and other plastics, are questionable in terms of durability to prevent sag. And wood... the easiest way, but I'm just not feeling it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I love the cast aluminum tabletop, and do not care for the router tables I see out there today (that I can afford lol).
Longer version:
I have a GMC Router Table (it was also made for many other companies... most known in the US is the Harbor Freight Central Machinery router table... the one that caught fire all the time. Lol) that I got for $25. However, I scrapped the router (for future, unknown project... disc/belt sander maybe??) And I am just using the tabletop, and base.
I spent dozens of hours cleaning, sanding, stripping old paint, cutting out weird lip on insert plate, etc and I've now decided to give up on the insert plate after several attempts to paint it and make it functional.
So now, I am hit with the reality that an insert plate might need to be built since I cannot find one. I considered aluminum but weary since I have ZERO machining skills. Plexiglass, and other plastics, are questionable in terms of durability to prevent sag. And wood... the easiest way, but I'm just not feeling it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I love the cast aluminum tabletop, and do not care for the router tables I see out there today (that I can afford lol).



