I would at least double up on the 3/4" sheet goods. I tried multiple angle iron pieces, and that really worked far worse than expected. One annoyance I had with the cast iron router table in the extension wing is that you really have to seriously beef up the wing. Jim's suggestion of using exterior versions may be a great one, but I have no clue if they swell with humidity or they solve that problem. I would be very wary of using MDF in South Florida where the humidity is 500%. That does get in the way with safely doing some operations. My issue with the one I have (in a router table now, not in a table saw extension wing) is that it just isn't deep enough (front - bit). I use cast iron for mine, Julie, and even in our neck of the woods simple maintenance prevents rust issues. I'd like to have a similar experience with the router table, too.
#Cast iron router table upgrade
Hopefully, the cabinet saw upgrade will make work much more enjoyable. I bought some 3/4" thick UHMW a couple decades ago, thinking it was completely stable, but over time it proved not to be.Īs to MDF, from my experience, laminated MDF seems to have its drawbacks, too, as noted above.
I know nothing about phenolic but I wonder about it sagging over time. Phenolic sheet goods, from what little searches I've done, look to be considerably more expensive than laminated MDF. About the only drawback I can think of (besides price) is rust.
The TS manufacturer sells a pricey cast iron wing that fits the TS and router lift perfectly. I could use that extension on the TS outfeed. Of course I could beef it up but it would probably be easier to just build a new extension wing.
#Cast iron router table install
In order to install the router lift, the center rib has to be cut, leaving a span of almost 20" unsupported. I recently bought a new cabinet saw that has cast iron wings plus a phenolic extension that looks insufficient to hold a router lift w/router motor over time. But it's annoying, and if it snags part way into the feed, it can mess up the job. There have been times wood has caught on the edge of the router plate.
For the past 20+ years I've been working on a laminated MDF TS extension wing that holds a router lift.
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