OPR table repair questions/comments
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OPR table repair questions/comments
I have a table from the new OPR setup that I purchased off ebay that will be needing some repairs. I got it "as is" and while the description did not match what I got the price was good. I don't intend to ever use it on an OPR but I do want to be able to mount it like it a OPR and use it much like the OPR but minus the router part of it.
Here is a picture collection of the damage. All four corners are damaged, as is one spot along the back edge. The back edge is not pictured nor are all four corners but it will give you some idea as to how it looks.
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My first thought was to use the old OPR I have and take the damage off as needed with a router bit then fix that with epoxy. I've done that sort of thing before. My second though was to take it to the table saw and trim off the damaged areas and put some wood trim along the raw edges...
Well maybe someone has a better idea or has a preference to how they might do it... so lets here what you have to say.
Ed
Here is a picture collection of the damage. All four corners are damaged, as is one spot along the back edge. The back edge is not pictured nor are all four corners but it will give you some idea as to how it looks.
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My first thought was to use the old OPR I have and take the damage off as needed with a router bit then fix that with epoxy. I've done that sort of thing before. My second though was to take it to the table saw and trim off the damaged areas and put some wood trim along the raw edges...
Well maybe someone has a better idea or has a preference to how they might do it... so lets here what you have to say.
Ed
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Ed,
You may want to ask help from the Friendly Elf whose feet are in one of the pictures....
I gravitate toward an epoxy fix. This past year I have been trying out various epoxies including J-B Weld for numerous handyman jobs. They fascinate me, but as yet I don't have a very structured plan for which epoxy does which types of jobs the best.
You may want to ask help from the Friendly Elf whose feet are in one of the pictures....
I gravitate toward an epoxy fix. This past year I have been trying out various epoxies including J-B Weld for numerous handyman jobs. They fascinate me, but as yet I don't have a very structured plan for which epoxy does which types of jobs the best.
Chris
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As stated, you could repair the damaged areas using epoxy but that will not deal with the damage to the edge material (looks like a venier tape that was probably heat sensitive).
To make all four sides the same, I would trim the table as necessary to eliminate the damaged edges and then apply a hard wood trim all the way around; making it as thick as necessary to get back to the desired overall dimension.
To make all four sides the same, I would trim the table as necessary to eliminate the damaged edges and then apply a hard wood trim all the way around; making it as thick as necessary to get back to the desired overall dimension.
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The slippers have a story. My wife got them for her Dad, (now 93) a few years back. He didn't like them so I got them. This winter I finally put them on and since we keep the house at 64 degrees in the winter they feel really warm... so I'm happy. I do have two flannel shirts but I dress in hooded sweatshirts most of the winter. Got to save that money to buy tools ya know.
Now keep the ideas coming in, so far it is about a tie between a patch job and a cut and glue job.
Ed
Now keep the ideas coming in, so far it is about a tie between a patch job and a cut and glue job.
Ed
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Reiblereible wrote:The slippers have a story. My wife got them for her Dad, (now 93) a few years back. He didn't like them so I got them. This winter I finally put them on and since we keep the house at 64 degrees in the winter they feel really warm... so I'm happy. I do have two flannel shirts but I dress in hooded sweatshirts most of the winter. Got to save that money to buy tools ya know.
Now keep the ideas coming in, so far it is about a tie between a patch job and a cut and glue job.
Ed
64!!!!! That is the temp where we turn our heat on!!!! I guess living in 94 degree temps thins your blood out, but at 64 I start to lock up.
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I trade my t shirt for a long sleeve henley and my shorts for long pants at about 64 degrees.Ed in Tampa wrote:Reible
64!!!!! That is the temp where we turn our heat on!!!! I guess living in 94 degree temps thins your blood out, but at 64 I start to lock up.
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