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  1. #1
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    Plasma to router table top?

    I have a PP plasma table with the HD gantry. It came with a router mount.

    We are looking to change out to a router for a long time job we bid on.

    The water tray slides out but what are people using for a table top so you have a flar surface to put spoil board onto? n

    Any ideas are welcome.

    Thanks in advance,

    Gary

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    Re: Plasma to router table top?

    Depends on what framework is left once you take off the water table. Commercial machines often have a phenolic grid but you can also do it in MDF (or layers of mdf) and then seal it with an epoxy sealer or similar (so it is air tight). You need it to be stable but you can get around the flat part (assuming it is close) when you mill the spoilboard down for use.
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    Re: Plasma to router table top?

    Here is a picture of the frame as we were building it.Attachment 297952
    As you can see not much there.

    Gary

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    Re: Plasma to router table top?

    thats a nice base you have there

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    Re: Plasma to router table top?

    Well easiest might be just more steel cross members, then mdf etc.

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    Re: Plasma to router table top?

    Thanks for the responses. I am going to add more supports and then plywood with a couple sheets of mdf. I will seal it up and see how it goes from there .

    Thanks

    Gary

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