I need to surface a piece of bubinga that is about 6 ft. long, 4 ft. wide and 1 1/2 inches thick. The challenge is that my machine has only a 48" x 48" bed. I was thinking of making some type of frame for the piece to fit into, placing wedges under the high points for stability, securing the frame to the table, then surfacing a 48" square section. At that point, I could slide the frame a couple of feet and finish surfacing the the remaining portion. Once one side is flat, then I could do the other side without the frame.
Any thoughts on this technique? Also, I'm planning on using the 1 1/4" bit that I do the table surfacing with. Would there be a better option? I'm not really concerned about how long it takes. Accuracy is more important.
Any thoughts, recommendations, opinions, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Obviously, this is an expensive piece of wood, and I don't want to screw it up. I've got one shot at it.