Grizzly GO690 I Replaced The Fence Faces With Corian....Nice

[Jeff Miller]

Before Picture











After picture.

I really like the way it turned out,a lot flatter/straighter, and after waxing it's slipperier than the old face.










JEFF

[Rob Fuller]

Looks nice. What were the faces, UHMW?

[glenn bradley]

Sweet. My Bies faces have been very usable but not as nice as I would like. Thanks for the pics.

[Aaron Wingert]

Great idea. Should've gone with green corian to compliment that Grizzly green!

[Jim O'Dell]

Great idea. Should've gone with green corian to compliment that Grizzly green!

Man, you'd thought I had said that!!!
Jeff, nice job! Jim.

[Larry Anderson]

Great idea. How do you cut Corian?

[Jeff Miller]

Great idea. How do you cut Corian?

I just cut it like it was wood,ran it over the jointer first then ripped it to width. Drills nice. You want to make sure to smooth over the edges because after cutting the edge is pretty sharp.



I am in the process of making some ZCI inserts with it.


Will report on that when I'm finished



JEFF

[Michael Panis]

I am in the process of making some ZCI inserts with it.

JEFF

Hi Jeff,

I have no idea how strong/bendable corian is, but you may want to check its strength before making a ZCI with it. I've heard of cases (perhaps apocryphal) where something caused the blade to grab the workpiece and pull it down through a weak homemade ZCI). And since hands often follow workpieces....

---Mike

[Jeff Miller]

Hi Jeff,

I have no idea how strong/bendable corian is, but you may want to check its strength before making a ZCI with it. I've heard of cases (perhaps apocryphal) where something caused the blade to grab the workpiece and pull it down through a weak homemade ZCI). And since hands often follow workpieces....

---Mike

The corian is plenty strong. I think some people make them out of MDF,the Corian I think is way stronger than MDF, I guess you would have to see the Corian to know what I mean.

Thanks for the concern.


JEFF

[Wade Lippman]

Hi Jeff,

I have no idea how strong/bendable corian is, but you may want to check its strength before making a ZCI with it. I've heard of cases (perhaps apocryphal) where something caused the blade to grab the workpiece and pull it down through a weak homemade ZCI). And since hands often follow workpieces....

---Mike

Corian is plenty strong; I made my router table out of it.
I would be reluctant to use it for a ZCI though because it is also very brittle. If something happened you would have shrapnel all over. Unlikely anything would happen, but if it did...

[Van Huskey]

Corian is plenty strong; I made my router table out of it.
I would be reluctant to use it for a ZCI though because it is also very brittle. If something happened you would have shrapnel all over. Unlikely anything would happen, but if it did...

I sorta get the same gut feeling, not saying I'm right just saying not something I would do.

[Bobby O'Neal]

Looks pretty sweet to me.

[Curt Harms]

Hi Jeff,

I have no idea how strong/bendable corian is, but you may want to check its strength before making a ZCI with it. I've heard of cases (perhaps apocryphal) where something caused the blade to grab the workpiece and pull it down through a weak homemade ZCI). And since hands often follow workpieces....

---Mike

I have a few scraps to play with. It seems pretty strong but at room temperature it doesn't seem like it bends - AT ALL, it just snaps. It can be thermoformed though. I found one source that said Corian is made from 75% a material derived from Bauxite - aluminum ore - and 25% acrylic resin.

[Keith Outten]

Try making Corian runners for your table saw sled and for the band saw. It works great and when you put paste wax on Corian, it slides like a ball bearing. Nothing works as well as Corian for router table tops. Corian is easy to route, saw and drill just go slow and your bits and blades will last even longer than they normally do working with wood.

Saturated to about 325 degrees Corian gets soft as a noodle so you can bend it into very complex shapes. Its best to make forms for bending Corian to keep the shape you want until it cools down to about 180 degrees.

You can use silicone adhesive, epoxy or the Dupont adhesive to join Corian. For small projects CA glue works OK just clean the surfaces with denatured alcohol before you apply the glue.

Projects for bathrooms like towel holders, toothbrush racks, trim molding, racks for shower stalls and tubs, etc are perfect for Corian and it will last up to 50 years outside in the sun. Corian inlays for custom wooden boxes are a nice touch and Corian makes durable shop jigs, fixtures and routing templates as well. I have made several shop triangles and carpenter squares from Corian over the years, the list of things you can do with this material is almost endless.
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[Jeff Miller]

Looks nice. What were the faces, UHMW?

It's something like that,a lot softer plastic than the corian.



JEFF