Just wanted to say hi, tell you about my build and ask some questions… as i’m waiting on parts to be printed and delivered (6 days to cross the border, 2 weeks to go the last 40km -_-).
I am still trying to decide how i’m going layout and build my table… but at least the parts will be fluorescent (one of the cheapest pla on amazon and a little fun too)
I have a laser cutter and I’m thinking of cutting the y plates out of 2x 1/4" plywood and gluing it together…will this have enough support or try and see?
i have the rigid R2901 router. It’s 93mm in diameter, has anyone tried a router of this size?
Looking forward to getting all the bits and putting it together!
Seeing as how plywood is layers of wood glued together, 2 sheets of 1/4" glued together ought to be not too different from 1 sheet of 1/2". Certainly it ought to be at least as strong as MDF.
The caveat here will be the quality of your gluing them together. Plywood is under a lot of pressure when the layers are glued, so as to have as little gap between the wood as possible. The Y plates are small enough that you should be able to clamp them well.
The next issue will be aligning the parts. If it were me, I’d probably make a jig in order to insure that the layers are precisely aligned.
I got my parts on Saturday… funny how that works out…
I did cost it all out to get it from aliexpress and from v1 it worked out to only be a marginally more expensive, but arrival one package, under 2 weeks, and no hassle of stuff not arriving… highly recommend buying the kit direct!
I measured out the bolts and it looks like i have plenty to just cut two pieces from 3/4" ply for the Y plates.
