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The bed wasn't staying level and my spoilboard was skimmed probably 1 too many times, and had to be shimmed to stay level so it's time to do something.
Here's how it looked with the spoilboard.
This is with the spoilboard removed showing the Rockler T-Track I put in the original MDF bed.
This is with the original bed removed.
I added 80/20 T-slot extrusions -- the end pieces are single slot 1.5" wide and the inside pieces are 3" double slot 3" wide - all 3/4" thick. Pretty sturdy stuff.
Now, I can either fill the open areas with another row of the same T-slot, MDF, or just leave it open. It's pretty level but I will still need to have a spoilboard to do text and carving on the material surface without having to skim each piece.
Any suggestions?
Here's how it looked with the spoilboard.

This is with the spoilboard removed showing the Rockler T-Track I put in the original MDF bed.

This is with the original bed removed.

I added 80/20 T-slot extrusions -- the end pieces are single slot 1.5" wide and the inside pieces are 3" double slot 3" wide - all 3/4" thick. Pretty sturdy stuff.

Now, I can either fill the open areas with another row of the same T-slot, MDF, or just leave it open. It's pretty level but I will still need to have a spoilboard to do text and carving on the material surface without having to skim each piece.
Any suggestions?