BILL. I also think it’s a good idea to at least have 2 inch of overlap on all edges so you can clamp on the edges very handy.
For larger projects, I use two side horses with 4 x 4 stiff backs that are perfectly straight and I am very length up to 22 feet. That’s the easiest way to build stuff that’s large.
Designing and building for 50 years
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On Apr 12, 2025, at 8:07?PM, mac campshure <mac512002@...> wrote:
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?Hi BILL, so I would if I was you, be looking for DIE boards you can get them in numerous thickness but you want to find something that’s at least an inch thick and you can buy them with phenoliccovering.
Often used for concrete form work.
if you do a web search of dieboard all kinds of stuff comes up all over the place.
I have one 4 x 8 layout table that’s tubular steel structure and I have 1 inch dieboard on it and I just cover it with tempered hard masonite quarter inch, I also have plastic laminate that’s at least an eighth of an inch thick. I’ve got big like 5 x 10 sheets a few of them of it. I don’t know what the heck it’s called but it’s a lot heavier than horizontal 16 inch laminate.
Best mac,,
Designing and building for 50 years
On Apr 12, 2025, at 7:37?PM, Bill Belanger via groups.io <bllblngr@...> wrote:
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Thanks Imran. I could get that done…Or I could make my own and not put holes where the frame is! ?
Bill
On Apr 12, 2025, at 16:17, Aaron Inami via groups.io <ainami@...> wrote:
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I made my own FAT/MFT table by laminating two layers of 3/4" maple plywood and then a 3/4" solid maple piece for the border.? Drilled out all the hole using a cheap Bora Centipede MFT table as a pattern and a magnetic drill to ensure the holes were perfectly vertical.? A couple of 20mm Fisch forstner bits.? The table came out pretty damn flat when checking with a 6 foot Stabila level.??
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If I had to do it again, I might just get a 1-3/4" Boos Block piece:
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-Aaron Inami
