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Forum topic by cmaeda posted 54 days ago 203 views 0 times favorited 4 replies Add to Favorites
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cmaeda

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54 days ago

Hello, I have an extra tablesaw and it has a cast iron top. My friends and I were thinking about what we can do with it and I got the idea of turning it into a router table.
I have a blade on my recipricating saw that was made to cut cast iron but I have no idea how to make the lip for the base plate.
Anyone done this before?

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fredf

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54 days ago

A machine shop??? one concern is that I think if you start cutting cast iron, it may warp from the changes in stress. you might want to talk to someone over on http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/ or a similar site

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

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cmaeda

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53 days ago

Thanks for the link. I asked a machine shop and they would charge in the neighborhood of $100 to $150.
That’s why I thought I could give it a shot.

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dsb1829

178 posts in 164 days


53 days ago

Guy over on sawmill creek has done just this.

Here it is…
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=87792

-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama

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cmaeda

99 posts in 91 days


52 days ago

That’s awesome. I’ll try this on the weekend. I didn’t think about making it like that. I was thinking about fitting the base plate onto the top. You’re awesome. Thanks.

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