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bobbyb13:
That's a relief!

Scared me for a minute there.
Shookie:
Are most people using Lexan for the top of the CP?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/LEXAN-Polycarbonate-0-118-in-T-x-24-in-W-x-48-in-L-Clear-Polycarbonate-Sheet/1001579324

Found this stuff called Optix.... says it's acrylic and I wonder if that might chip a little easier when drilling holes and routing the edge...????
https://www.lowes.com/pd/OPTIX-0-22-in-T-x-24-in-W-x-48-in-L-Clear-Acrylic-Sheet/3502046
javeryh:

--- Quote from: Shookie on December 28, 2021, 09:14:56 am ---Can't find a slot cutter for my router locally so looks like I have to order it. 

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Harbor Freight has what you need for super cheap... if you have one in the area.
Zebidee:

--- Quote from: Shookie on December 28, 2021, 09:14:56 am ---Bought wood yesterday and started cutting. I got 2 sheets of 3/4" maple plywood.  $66 a sheet.  I'll get more pictures up today.  Can't find a slot cutter for my router locally so looks like I have to order it.  That will slow things down a little....

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Wow I was half-kidding before obviously, but $66 for a sheet of 3/4" ply, simply WoW  :o

I order most of my hardware & electronics stuff online now, most of the local hardware stores don't have much that's useful beyond common stuff for building houses. Trouble is, by the time a project's essential things arrive I've often moved onto something else or implemented a work-around.

If you don't have a lot of experience using a slot-cutter or a router, I suggest you practice first on a cheaper offcut as people often have a tendency to wander off centre the first few times. Would hate for you to mess up that pricey plywood ;)
Shookie:

--- Quote from: javeryh on December 28, 2021, 02:49:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Shookie on December 28, 2021, 09:14:56 am ---Can't find a slot cutter for my router locally so looks like I have to order it. 

--- End quote ---

Harbor Freight has what you need for super cheap... if you have one in the area.

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Ordered on Amazon.  Read reviews for a bunch of garbage bits.... Seems like the brand Freud is good though, so I ordered one of those (1/16" slot) and an arbor.  Same brand as the Forsner bit I got at Lowe's yesterday.

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