Did an acrylic base plate for my GMR1 them mounted it on what used to be a portable DIY TS.
As usual, my wood working skills is not yet close to your caliber guys. So pagpasensyahan nyo na po muna.
I used drywall screws to fix the plate on to the table.
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
hi mud,
where did you get your acrylic base plate? thanks
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
When you drill into acrylic for those holes, did you drill in high or in low speed?
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
Any sign of sagging? Timber's concern with acrylic is that it bends when heated (which is the way it is desgned, heat bending acrylic is a normal practice for aquarium making)
And whenever i use my GMR i try not to hold the metallic base since it gets quite toasty...
I wouldve put a buffer plactic bewteen the base the the acrylic. I would use the base that the gmr came with and just use a larger machine bolt. I think its 5/32 sized machine bolt?
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
hi mud,
where did you get your acrylic base plate? thanks
got from the acrylic store along the street left side of binondo church. I think it's Manila Acrylic Center. I really for got the name. hehe
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
When you drill into acrylic for those holes, did you drill in high or in low speed?
I went on low speed. was afraid of melting the acrylic. 🙂
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
Any sign of sagging? Timber's concern with acrylic is that it bends when heated (which is the way it is desgned, heat bending acrylic is a normal practice for aquarium making)
And whenever i use my GMR i try not to hold the metallic base since it gets quite toasty...
I wouldve put a buffer plactic bewteen the base the the acrylic. I would use the base that the gmr came with and just use a larger machine bolt. I think its 5/32 sized machine bolt?
So far no signs of sagging yet. Only used this for a short period of time. Only when I did the guitar rack. I stopped every now and then to give it rest.
I noticed that too the that metallic base gets hot.
Machine bolts? hmmm maybe i should try that. Actually I'm planning to change the base to an aluminum plate when it breaks also for my CS. I want to convert my CS to a table saw complete with fence, tracks and all. walang pambili ng totoong TS eh. hehehe
Any idea sir where can i get 1/4" aluminum sheets? Called one supplier and it cost 10k plus for 4' x 8'. they dont sell small cut sizes.
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
In the case of sagging, since you have lotsa space below the inverted router, maybe you could device a support from which the router could seat. make it adjustable as well for ease of use when adjusting the routing depth.
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
we are on the same boat. been looking for a cheap aluminum plate. since and aluminum router plate costs me 30$ i decided i will wait the balikbayan box instead of making my own aluminum plate that will cost even more (plus any mistakes i make heheh)
Timber is able to get small pieces, binondo din daw
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
interesting to note
the american GMR-1 (bosch Colt) is rated for bits upto 1-5/16" or close to 1-1/4" to make life easier.
thats a fairly big bit for a small thing.. But then it has Variable speed and our GMR-1 is single speed.
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
the aluminum plate I used came from "Aluminum Power" in T. Alonso. bought a 7" x 8" plate and trimmed it down to size. then cleaned it up to a brushed aluminum finish....
click my signature and it will take you there........
Re: DIY Acrylic base plate for GMR1 on temporary RT
the aluminum plate I used came from "Aluminum Power" in T. Alonso. bought a 7" x 8" plate and trimmed it down to size. then cleaned it up to a brushed aluminum finish....
Ayun! Thanks sir! Any ballpark figure how much it cost for that size?
Thanks again Master Timber!
