I am curious, if some one were to manufcture granite router table tops would you be interested in buying one? I am thinking that they would be the perfect material, so sag like MDF tops and no rust like cast iron tops. What do you think. I am just looking for some opinions or ideas.
Seems like this was just raised no too long ago???
I have two thoughts, both tending towards the negative--cost would likely be moderately high and the material is brittle for the application.
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Engineered stone would be a better choice.. aka quartz. There are plenty of slabs available, usually end-cuts and sink/cooktop cut-outs. The main reason eStone would be better, is that it holds a variety of fasteners better, and can be machined to thinner dimensions while staying very strong.
That kind of material makes for great router table tops.
That is why Hanstone, Cambria, Silestone all would be better suited than granite...no brittleness there.
Do you know anyone who could make one to order?
I'll ask around..
There are problems with granite, concrete, fab. stone etc. but not with work transport or flatness. Would love to have a table with Black granite as the surface.
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Would 17 x 26, or sometimes 18 x 28 be a good size? They'd run from 55
- 70 pounds. Minus the cut-out for the router body. The body has to be brought up to a thinner spot than the customary 1.25" thickness. God forbid I'd tempt anybody to use a router-bit extender. Maybe a router plate would have to be used.. like a Lee Valley.
Sounds good to me, but you'd have to provide a fair bit of customization as people will probably want to use different lifts, plates, routers, etc.
JP
Miter slot, ....
Better a shaper, with a motor designed specifically for use with a thick top. That, or infill material for Spiers or Norris pattern bench planes. Green parrot's wing agate would be nifty looking, though costly -- assuming you actually care about cost.
Note that unless wrung, really heavy, really flat block-shaped things tend to glide across each other as if floating on air.
I don't foresee the need of a track. This top is slicker than anything else and flat.
To each his own, I guess.
Fri, Feb 15, 2008, 12:17pm (EST-3) snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com (Granitebear) doth walk in and mumble: I am curious, if some one were to manufcture granite router table tops would you be interested in buying one? I am thinking that they would be the perfect material, so sag like MDF tops and no rust like cast iron tops. What do you think. I am just looking for some opinions or ideas.
Let me guess. You want to start a conversation.
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That is the best drawing you have done yet. The wall with the pegboard and sawblades are particularly realistic! Good job!
An 18x28 would work for me, as my current 1-1/2" (2x3/4") MDF top is
20x30. My plate is a Rousseau, which has been fine for 5 years. The cutout for the plate has a 3/4" wide rabbet that the plate drops into.How do you cut and rout that stuff?
"Do you know anyone who could make one to order"
It seems to me that any counter top company could do that job as you are asking for a small counter top with a very small sink cut out!.
Why not Google the manufactures sites for local vendors and ask a couple of them.
It was kind of an inside joke.
With a 10 HP spindle, diamonds, and lots of water.
I had to poke all those holes, with an awl, (DigitalAwl V 2.0) A lot of work. The blades were SAWZcad version 14 for UNIX.
Oh... and thank you.
btw.. no comments on my skillls with BagCAD on the DC?
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