This question has options. How would someone go about accomplishing this goal?
If I want to make an old table finished with epoxy into a pallet coffee table, how do I take off the existing surface?

Choices:
a). Make cracks in the surface with a tool such as a hammer, and insert a putty knife into the cracks to peel off as much of the epoxy finish as you can. Then, use a belt sander to quickly clean up anything remaining.;
b). Make cracks in the surface with a tool such as a hammer, and insert bailing wire into the cracks to peel off as much of the epoxy finish as you can. Then, use a belt sander to quickly clean up anything remaining.;
a).