I am creating a cutting table for quilting and would like to know if their is a surface out there I can cover plywood with that can handle rotary cutting tools and not leave scratches and cuts
McSherry, I think a Formica surface would do the job, but for cutting fabic it might be a little slippery. Also, maybe tempered masonite might be a good choice. I have seen the cuuting table that you refered to, but I didn’t pay much attention to the surface material.
Some woodworkers and refinishers place a 1/4″ sheet of Masonite on the top of a workbench as a sacrificial surface which can be inexpensively and easliy replaced as it becomes marred. I think this would be a more desirable surface than Formica, which might tend to cause your rotary fabric cutter to slip.
Rotary cutter work best on the special SOFT self-healing cutting mats……
You can find a wide variety of clear/solid or gridded mats at any Office….Art/craft…..or Fabric stores……Reasonable sizes for easy bucks…
To be $$$ practical you need to size the mat to the work you’ll be doing……If money is no object you can find large Plywood “tabletop” sizes available…..Like:
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