Corian router table

[Cody.h]

Since you have access to a machine shop, I would groove the bottom of the top, through the top of the bottom, and place some metal bars through it for support. Kinda like a torsion box.

LOL...no machine shop here...ya can't tell in the pics but the maple that spans the cabinet from side to side is as close to the router base as I could get it so its actually supporting the edges of the plate. Its been hanging about a month now and so far so good.

[Cody.h]

Affirmative on the Brittle part. It machines beautifully, but is inherently brittle. For a counter top or something like that where it is thoroughly supported, it is great. But I would be a little hesitant to use it as a router table top.
But since you say you have it approx. 1 1/4-1 1/2" thick, maybe so. Just don't know.
Let us know how it turns out.

Dave in NC

It is brittle for sure.....I've got a couple of chips around the plate opening from when I routed the opening for the plate. It is just 2 pieces glued together so its only 1" thick but supported by the maple. So far I don't have any scratches but really haven't used it very much...been spending most of the last few weekends scraping and painting the outside of my windows..YUCK!!!!

[Cody.h]

Thats a nice setup. Where did you get the brackets for the sears fence? The sears fence I got ($20 deal a few months ago) has L brackets that want to ride in a v grove.

Mike my craftsman table appears to be different then what you have. I've had it about a year and a half now it appears...here's a thread about it.

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...n+router+table

The fence is just flat on the bottom...you can see the original hole to the inside of the black knobs that hold the fence down. I just used a rockler t-track kit for the side and front of the corian. I just drilled and counter-sunk the track where needed as the supplied holes of course didn't always end up where I needed them so when I tighten the fence down the track doesn't lift. You can also see where I left the tracks short on the front so I can remove the t-bolts as needed.

Can ya just grind off the l-brackets on yours and drill holes for something like mine where needed? The rockler t-track kit goes on sale all the time for like 10.00...I always keep at least one in stack..lol

[sneezer17301]

My craftsman pro table is cast and "ground" aluminum It is painted black.
The consensus being that the table will sag, maybe I will laminate the corian to a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum and go from there.