Last week I was fixing a lattice gate using pressure treated wood (my least favorite since it makes a mess of all the tools being so wet). I set a couple of offcuts on my recently remade MDF router table top. I forgot they were there and left them in place for a week! The top blistered up where they were sitting even though I had 6 coats of shelac on it. Live and learn.
Anybody have any idea How I can save the top? I’m thinking of hitting it with my card scraper and random orbital sander.
Thanks,
Tom
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# 5 plane and be sure not to set the blade to deep?
And maybe use polyurethane next time?
Steve
Dusty, how about gluing a formica sheet on? (wet timber should be banned from your shop anyway).
That's a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I may hit it with my plane a few licks first. Having the option to cover the entire thing is a great last resort. I should have listened to the voice in my head and never put the pieces on there in the first place. As a small consolation, the lattice gate turner out well.
Tom: My shop gets damp in the rainy season (N. Calif.) and my first router table top from Rockler didn't like it. Replaced it with a phenolic one from JessEm and never have to think about it; not only damp wood but damp rags or any other source of moisture. More expensive but a one time purchase, as far as I know. Can anything go wrong with a phenolic top?
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One of these days I'd love to get a router lift. This may be the push I need. A new top and a lift....how far off is Christmas?
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