I'm finally getting around to making my router table. I'm planning to mount it between the front and back rails in place of the accessory table. I ordered a router plate from Woodpeckers (great place!) and some other stuff from Woodhaven (another great place!) for my Porter-Cable 890 router. The plate is 3/8" thick. I ordered a sheet of white laminate from Menards and plan to stick it to one side of MDF. My question is: What thickness MDF should I use? I can find 3/4" at Menards and the BORG, but I could also pickup 1" or 1 1/8" MDF from a local sheet-good supplier: Alpine Plywood. Would 3/4" be thick enough? Routing out 3/8" would leave 3/8" rabbet to support the router plate with my PC 890 attached. Is that enough material to hold it? I don't want to watch helplessly as my router falls to the floor.[:0] Also, 1" MDF would provide more mass and cut down on possible vibration. But it's also heavier, and I don't want to add more weight my BT3 rails than necessary.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Rick
Thanks in advance for any input.
Rick
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