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Mike Marlow[_2_] Mike Marlow[_2_] is offline
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Default Making your own router plate

Jim Weisgram wrote:
On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:32:49 -0700 (PDT), Michael
wrote:

What kind of material do you prefer? 1/4 inch MDF, polycarbonate,
some type of sheet metal?

Thanks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti1o-QKriBM

$7 acrylic plate sold as trivet. Haven't tried it, mine is a Lee
Valley round phenolic plate:

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...=1,43000,51208

But that used to cost a whole lot less. Today I'd be looking
elsewhere.


Man - the prices on those has skyrocketed!

Here's an alternative that I found on ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROUTER-TABLE...item19d12aeed0


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