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Forum topic by Jim K | posted 11-13-2009 06:48 AM | 1238 views | 0 times favorited | 7 replies | ![]() |
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11-13-2009 06:48 AM |
Hi All First of all. I have to confess this site is addictive i find my self looking around here at night looking at the projects asking a few questions. Learning? There are so many people here sharing knowledge. I’ve been looking at different router tables. My question to any body out there is. If I buy a table/top with mdf. Do i have to worry about moisture warping the table? i’m in Michigan and i don’t plan to heat my workplace all the time. Only heating it when I’m working. There are really nice metal tables/tops out there. Yes another drawback is rust. Any thoughts? Jim |
7 replies so far
#1 posted 11-13-2009 07:29 AM |
I have a router table from woodpecker and love it. I would not go with metal. -- “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” ― Thomas Sowell |
#2 posted 11-13-2009 09:17 AM |
Made mine with a Corean Top. Works good for me. Scrappy -- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess! |
#3 posted 11-13-2009 02:06 PM |
Jim: -- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC |
#4 posted 11-13-2009 03:20 PM |
Thanks I still want a metal top. Mlcs has 2 very nice ones that are cadilac in size and features. I think I’ll try one from the router depot or there is a nice one from wolfcraft too. The wolfcraft has a full size small Table with self on the bottom and has guides for dovetails and box joints. I think that will be a nice start in wood working. Making a few small boxes first. I want to work my way up to making new book selves in my living room. Every time i look at those cheap chipboard ones i have now. I sit in front of them and watch the shelf sag more and more. Most bookcases are like everything else in life. the cheap is not good and the good is not cheap. So i want to make it my way! |
#5 posted 11-13-2009 03:33 PM |
Jim -- Jim, SE Tennessee, "Don't spare the kindling Dear, we have plenty" |
#6 posted 11-13-2009 04:35 PM |
MDF is “OK” for a router top. I don’t think moisture would be much of a problem unless you soaked it, which is not likely on a router table. I believe then you would have more serious issues. LOL |
#7 posted 11-13-2009 05:31 PM |
I had a metal router table … climate here in Wisconsin is petty much the same as lower Michigan, and my shop is insulated but not heated. Any scratch, ding, or exposed metal edge would rust during colder months and during times of higher humidity. And the vibration and noise were ear-splitting. I donated it to Habitat for Humanity, and bought a used BenchDog (benchtop design) off Craigslist. I outfitted it with a router lift from WoodPeckers, and am really happy with it. It is made of a composite material but is rugged and with the aluminum tracks and fence there is no rust to mess with. -- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!" |
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