Router Table Surface

[Packrat Pete]

Enlightened ones,
I will be building my router table soon and I, like most I suppose, want to use a laminate surface. Does it have to be the glossy slick type or will the "flat" type surface be sufficient. I can get some offcuts at a much reduced price that retail but colour choice and texture is limited. A glossy hot pink router table surface would look interesting to say the least. :rolleyes:

Cheers

Pete

[lesmeyer]

Pete,
just watched Norm build the router table on NYW and the laminate he used seemed to be the normal flat type. I have used the flat type for a sled on the thicknesser (thickness thin pieces of timber) and no problems with timber feeding thru.
Les

[specialist]

I used sink cutouts for mine, they had a textured finish. I feel that it doesn't matter as long as the surface is hard. This will meant that the timber won't stick to the table.

[Packrat Pete]

Thanks for that guys. I missed the NYW on Wednesday. I was going to make sure to catch up with it on Sunday, even more so now. I didn't know it was about the router table. What excellent timing. :2tsup:

Pete.

[Capt. Zero]

I just used a leftover piece of veneered ply for mine and worked just fine, I thought. Then one day, bored, I put a coat of lacquer on it, and was I suprised. Been keeping a good coat on it ever since.