Cory filder
11-08-2023, 10:27 AM
I have 18 mm plywood that I intend to use as a bandsaw table on top of my existing aluminum table (12" delta). reason for doing this, is the existing table is is not flat, and dips in in the centre on both sides of the blade. no good. Also the table is a little small
I was planning on dadoing 1/2" so that I can use a uhmw plastic slider. It only just occurred to me that I would only have just under 1/4 inch material left at the bottom of the plywood slot.
as part of the build, there is a front and back edging of ~2" red oak. also 2" on the right, and 1" on the lieft. there is to be at cut on the right to allow the table to be removed. I will probably use a bolt and not to hold the cut end flat.
the question is, am I going to have a stability/ dimensional issue routing out 1/2"? I could do 3/8 routing instead and skip the aluminum extruded mitre slot. I really don't want to do thatIf at all possible. I'm hoping the 1 1/2 edging (2"- 1/2 slot) will be enough.
in addition I was also considering routing a horizontal slot for accurate fence movement as seen in the wood magazine video online, but have not committed to this yet.
what do you think?
I was planning on dadoing 1/2" so that I can use a uhmw plastic slider. It only just occurred to me that I would only have just under 1/4 inch material left at the bottom of the plywood slot.
as part of the build, there is a front and back edging of ~2" red oak. also 2" on the right, and 1" on the lieft. there is to be at cut on the right to allow the table to be removed. I will probably use a bolt and not to hold the cut end flat.
the question is, am I going to have a stability/ dimensional issue routing out 1/2"? I could do 3/8 routing instead and skip the aluminum extruded mitre slot. I really don't want to do thatIf at all possible. I'm hoping the 1 1/2 edging (2"- 1/2 slot) will be enough.
in addition I was also considering routing a horizontal slot for accurate fence movement as seen in the wood magazine video online, but have not committed to this yet.
what do you think?