I'm E' Scared of epoxy.
OPR table repair questions/comments
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pinkiewerewolf
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My vote is for the hardwood edges as well.
I'm E' Scared of epoxy.
I'm E' Scared of epoxy.
John, aka. Pinkie. 1-520, 1-510 & a Shorty, OPR. 520 upgrade, Band Saw, Jig Saw, scroll saw, Jointer, Jointech Saw Train.
Delta Benchtop planer, Makita LS1016L 10" sliding compound miter saw, Trojan manf. (US Made)Miter saw work center, MiniMax MM16 bandsaw.
Squire of the Shopsmith. ...hmmmm, maybe knave, pawn, or wretch would be more appropriate for me.
Delta Benchtop planer, Makita LS1016L 10" sliding compound miter saw, Trojan manf. (US Made)Miter saw work center, MiniMax MM16 bandsaw.Squire of the Shopsmith. ...hmmmm, maybe knave, pawn, or wretch would be more appropriate for me.
Jig for Precision Trimming
Here is a neat flush trim jig written by (you know who), Nick.
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/A_Jig_for_Precision_Trimming/
This would be great for the hardwood trim around the table.
Al B
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/A_Jig_for_Precision_Trimming/
This would be great for the hardwood trim around the table.
Al B
Al B
Shopsmith Greenie (my late Dad's); My 520, 6" Belt Sander, Bandsaw, Jointer, pro planer, scroll saw, Jig saw, strip sander, router table, OPR, dust collector, power station, & power stands
Shopsmith Greenie (my late Dad's); My 520, 6" Belt Sander, Bandsaw, Jointer, pro planer, scroll saw, Jig saw, strip sander, router table, OPR, dust collector, power station, & power stands
Hi,
Might have to build something like that just for the fun of it. I happen to have several trim routers and one is designed to do trim work like this already... yea it pays to have a lot of options.
This also reminds me of a jig I built for trimming dowels and kreg plugs. You can see the post at:
http://www.routerforums.com/portable-ro ... plugs.html
I think you need to be a member to see the pictures so I will post them here.
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Might have to build something like that just for the fun of it. I happen to have several trim routers and one is designed to do trim work like this already... yea it pays to have a lot of options.
This also reminds me of a jig I built for trimming dowels and kreg plugs. You can see the post at:
http://www.routerforums.com/portable-ro ... plugs.html
I think you need to be a member to see the pictures so I will post them here.
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Ed
albie wrote:Here is a neat flush trim jig written by (you know who), Nick.
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/A_Jig_for_Precision_Trimming/
This would be great for the hardwood trim around the table.
Al B
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Like I have always said you can not have too many tools or jigs for them.
Ed
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Like I have always said you can not have too many tools or jigs for them.
Ed
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{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]
Back in 2005 when I was upgrading my OPR to a router system the table I got was damaged. This is the post I did on another forum at the time:
One of the lost post I had submitted was about a router table I got off ebay that had either fallen or gotten wet along a front edge. This table is for a Shopsmith overarm router table and is rather special.
I was looking for a quick repair and had several replys on ways to fix the problem. You may find this interesting but I just completed the repair and have a few pictures that you can look at.
I sanded the high area down to table level (to be honest I went a little into the tables top..... think .002" or so). I then used my router to take off .003" in the damaged area. I then flaked off the loose material near the edge. I mixed some machinable epoxy and covered the area. After it had hardened I sanded it flat. I got a little to close to the thickness of the laminate in one spot but overall I was happy. Even in the bald spot the epoxy is still there but very thin. I then waxed the table and I think it is ready to use, at least for now.
1) damaged table
2) start of sanding
3) end of sanding
4) routed area
5) epoxy
6) router setup
7) patch on
8) finished
I later found a table in better condition and upgraded to that. I still have this table just in case.... just in case of what I don't know.
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One of the lost post I had submitted was about a router table I got off ebay that had either fallen or gotten wet along a front edge. This table is for a Shopsmith overarm router table and is rather special.
I was looking for a quick repair and had several replys on ways to fix the problem. You may find this interesting but I just completed the repair and have a few pictures that you can look at.
I sanded the high area down to table level (to be honest I went a little into the tables top..... think .002" or so). I then used my router to take off .003" in the damaged area. I then flaked off the loose material near the edge. I mixed some machinable epoxy and covered the area. After it had hardened I sanded it flat. I got a little to close to the thickness of the laminate in one spot but overall I was happy. Even in the bald spot the epoxy is still there but very thin. I then waxed the table and I think it is ready to use, at least for now.
1) damaged table
2) start of sanding
3) end of sanding
4) routed area
5) epoxy
6) router setup
7) patch on
8) finished
I later found a table in better condition and upgraded to that. I still have this table just in case.... just in case of what I don't know.
Anyway the pictures:
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ed
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Just for the records...
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Just for the records...
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{Knight of the Shopsmith} [Hero's don't wear capes, they wear dog tags]
My vote is...
...Cut, apply edging, be done with it.
Gene
Gene
Gene
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I finally got around to doing the repairs to the table. I had set aside and out of site is out of mind... until I spotted it again.
What I decided to do was trim off 1/2" all of the sides. I could see that the 1/2" would take off most of the damage. I even found another spot along one of the sides that was damaged but I missed when looking at it before.
The result of the trimming (used the shopsmith) was that there remained a bit of lifted laminate on the bottom of one of the corners, all of the rest was removed with the 1/2" cut. It did not warrant more material removal.
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I went with oak, just a mater of what I had. I glued it and popped a few brads in to hold it with the old air gun. I put a bit of other glue on the lifted laminate and clamped that. Tomorrow I'll do any trimming I need to and get rid of the sharp edges and it should be fine.
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I guess it was getting to dark but at least you can sort of make out what it looks like now(flash wash).
Ed
What I decided to do was trim off 1/2" all of the sides. I could see that the 1/2" would take off most of the damage. I even found another spot along one of the sides that was damaged but I missed when looking at it before.
The result of the trimming (used the shopsmith) was that there remained a bit of lifted laminate on the bottom of one of the corners, all of the rest was removed with the 1/2" cut. It did not warrant more material removal.
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I went with oak, just a mater of what I had. I glued it and popped a few brads in to hold it with the old air gun. I put a bit of other glue on the lifted laminate and clamped that. Tomorrow I'll do any trimming I need to and get rid of the sharp edges and it should be fine.
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I guess it was getting to dark but at least you can sort of make out what it looks like now(flash wash).
Ed
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Gonna look and endure better than when 'new'. Looks Great!
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