Inexpensive Table Protectors!

Harbor Freight sells toolbox non-slip mats in rolls for pretty cheap too. Not as cushiony as yoga mats (which I love as a surface), but a bit grippy-er. Good stuff!

Great tip! I've been using these for awhile now, they work great as a router pad, and grip the body in place really well.

On 2/13/2016 at 9:01 PM, PDX Rich said:

Harbor Freight sells toolbox non-slip mats in rolls for pretty cheap too. Not as cushiony as yoga mats (which I love as a surface), but a bit grippy-er. Good stuff!

PDX Rich,

The Harbor Freight mats work great but there's a catch, those mat WILL etch the pattern of the mat on a Lacquer finish. It's good to use them them for Polyurethane finishes or raw wood.

Regards

Bill

Ouch. What about yoga mats? Same material? I can disclaimer this tip if so.

On 3/6/2016 at 10:30 PM, Bill CNC said:

PDX Rich,

The Harbor Freight mats work great but there's a catch, those mat WILL etch the pattern of the mat on a Lacquer finish. It's good to use them them for Polyurethane finishes or raw wood.

Regards

Bill

Good point! I tend to lay down clean white t-shirts over this to manage the imprint issue while a finish is curing (certainly not when still wet though!).

I have great results from a yoga mat, and I don't even need to cut it up. When I get done, i go into a Downward Dog, and renew my vitalenergy!  

Ha, I use yoga mats all the time.  I use a whole mat usaually, protects the kitchen counter when you need to use it as a workspace as well as protecting the gtr