I am trying to make my first router table for my new PC 7518 router. Several books suggested "plastic laminate" on top of the plywood (I useed 3 sheets of 1/2' birch plywood). The closest I could come was some formica from Lowes.
The lamination seemed to go well but I edged the table with 1/4" birch strips. I made a "Flush-Trimming Baseplate" as described in Hylton's Router Magic book. Either I set the tolerance to close or the table was not quite flat ... when I tried to level the edging I took off some of the color layer of the formica. AARRGGH!
I tried touching it up with some enamel touch up paint and it doesn't look TOO terrible ...
I think I might have been better off to just varnish the surface of the birch plywood. Then at least I would be able to repair the surface. Would this work as well? Or is there a better surface material which is not so thin?
Is it possible to remove the formica? Its bonded to the plywood with Weldwood contact cement.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Wayne