Michael Drew
01-28-2010, 9:49 AM
Another stupid router table question…….
I grabbed a sheet of laminate at HD to cover the top/bottom of the router table top I’m putting together. They didn’t have the solid white in stock and I was in a hurry. I grabbed a sheet that had a pebbled off white multi flaked color to it. I actually thought it looked kinda nice for a shop table… Well, I just now realized that it has a pebbled finish to it along with the color. It’s not real rough, but it definitely is not as smooth as your typical solid colored laminate. If the hardware store wasn’t 300 miles away, I’d just take it back and get a smooth sheet, but now I’m trying to convince myself that this pebbled surface will be better. So far, my arguement is not very compelling.
So, once again, I come to you all asking for your input. I was on a mission to get this stupid table done today…. Dangit. What do you think? Should I just get some smooth laminate or does it really matter if it has a wee bit o’ texture to it?
I grabbed a sheet of laminate at HD to cover the top/bottom of the router table top I’m putting together. They didn’t have the solid white in stock and I was in a hurry. I grabbed a sheet that had a pebbled off white multi flaked color to it. I actually thought it looked kinda nice for a shop table… Well, I just now realized that it has a pebbled finish to it along with the color. It’s not real rough, but it definitely is not as smooth as your typical solid colored laminate. If the hardware store wasn’t 300 miles away, I’d just take it back and get a smooth sheet, but now I’m trying to convince myself that this pebbled surface will be better. So far, my arguement is not very compelling.
So, once again, I come to you all asking for your input. I was on a mission to get this stupid table done today…. Dangit. What do you think? Should I just get some smooth laminate or does it really matter if it has a wee bit o’ texture to it?