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

    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.










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    Looks nice. What were the faces, UHMW?

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    Sweet. My Bies faces have been very usable but not as nice as I would like. Thanks for the pics.
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    Great idea. Should've gone with green corian to compliment that Grizzly green!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aaron Wingert View Post
    Great idea. Should've gone with green corian to compliment that Grizzly green!
    Man, you'd thought I had said that!!!
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    Great idea. How do you cut Corian?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Fuller View Post
    Looks nice. What were the faces, UHMW?




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



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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Anderson View Post
    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



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    It would be great if you'd send me a couple to try out on mine before I offer an opinion. Seriously, those look great and you did a bang up job making them. Cudos!

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    How were the blades on your jointer after running the corian through it?

    And what about just jointing the original polyethylene and putting it back on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Howard Klepper View Post
    And what about just jointing the original polyethylene and putting it back on?
    Be better off running it through the planer. I can't see face jointing that stuff. To much bend-ability to make it flat.
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    ZCI strenth

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Miller View Post
    I am in the process of making some ZCI inserts with it.

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    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....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Panis View Post
    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....

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    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.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Howard Klepper View Post
    How were the blades on your jointer after running the corian through it?

    And what about just jointing the original polyethylene and putting it back on?



    I only ran the edge through the jointer (spiral head Grizzly) and I don't think it dulled them a bit.
    I think it would be a little risky running the face of the Corian or the original fence faces through the jointer.The planer,that would be worth a try.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Panis View Post
    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...

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