Popular Post Chet Posted August 30, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 The first project that I did with my new table saw was a combination out-feed/assembly bench. It is mostly Birch plywood, the legs are made out of Fir 4 X 5's. The casters, when locked lock both the wheel and the rotation of the caster. It is 32 inches wide, 48 inches long and 33 15/16 inches tall - I wanted it to be 1/16 of an inch shorter then the top of the saw. Below the work surface on the front and back I put some "cubby holes" for tools as you work so they aren't laying around in the way on the top ( this is an idea I got from Chris Paulk). There are three drawers on the front side, the two top drawers have everything for the saw operations. On The back side I am storing some of my pipe clamps but I am waiting to see how much I wack my knees on them before I get serious about this idea. I can turn it either way on the saw depending on the width and length of the material I am working with. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Welcome to the forums! Looks super nice! Just curious.. Even tho you lowered by a 1/16th, I notice that you didn't route slots for your miter. Is this an oversight or on purpose? Also, what did you finish with? I like the way it looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Looking good. Yes I also wondered as Kev did about mitre clearance slots. Not a big deal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I don't position the table right against the saw, its about 12 inches away. Partially because of the lower dust collection hose and partially because this distance with everything I have done so far seems to be working. I am really trying to avoid the miter slots because I am using it as an assembly table also. The finish is an ACE hardware brand water base Gloss Poly. I have been wanting to try some of the water based finishes and I figured this was a safe project to try it on. I was actually pretty happy with how it went on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Sounds like legit reasons to me! I've used General Finishes WB for a while now and really like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 That's a nice setup. Looks like it's going to get some good use. I still need to build an outfeed table soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 That's one of those builds where for years to come, you'll come into the shop, see it, and smile because it is so functional and it looks so good. As my wife says, "Give that boy a dinky button!!"...........and for your question....I have no idea what a dinky button is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very nice! I need to make an outfeed table and assembly table for my new shop...but first have to get the shop done! I put my SawStop together last weekend and fired it up but have yet to make a cut. Once I get lights in the shop I want to make sure everything is aligned before testing it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieboy Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 That's a really nice set up. Very functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 That goes on my project list. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Great lookin outfeed table. Drawers look pretty cool. Very nice! I need to make an outfeed table and assembly table for my new shop...but first have to get the shop done! I put my SawStop together last weekend and fired it up but have yet to make a cut. Once I get lights in the shop I want to make sure everything is aligned before testing it out. Mike, once you get that shop finished, they won't be able to pry your butt out for a month Good on ya! (I don't know where I heard that, but I like it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith H Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Very nice build. May steal some ideas from you. Do you have any drawings or sketchup you might share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 color me green with envy..the sawstop and the outfeed/assem table...the table looks great and I'm sure will please you everytime you use it. Super! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampy Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Nice! I'm going to poach some ideas from this one. Looks like you integrated the lower stretcher into the legs with some joinery. Hard to tell in these pics. Can you offer any details? Stampy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Poach away. I will PM some details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 WHY PM???????????? WE ALL WANT DETAILS!!! ;)THAT TABLE IS NICE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Share share share...I wanna I wanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 WHY PM???????????? WE ALL WANT DETAILS!!! ;)THAT TABLE IS NICE!!! Share share share...I wanna I wanna OK, in a nut shell. I did this design basically out of my head. The way I designed it was I bought the casters that I wanted to use and then subtracted the height of the casters from the height of the table that I wanted to achieve. Other then the legs which are fir 2 X 6 glued and then I ran them through the joiner to size, it is pretty much 1/2 inch baltic birch. I want to say I used 4 pieces of 5' X 5' ply. The top is 32 X 48 but ended up being 33 X 49 inches because I trimmed it out with some scrape pieces and then rounded the edges, that way even if I was working with something that was real floppy, once it hit the rounded edge it will still slide up onto the table. There is a piece that runs length wise down the middle and side to side down the middle that were 7 1/2 high. this created the "sort of " torsion box strength to my design and also the four cubby areas for tools and other stuff I would rather not have in my way during assembly. The cubby cut out is 5 1/2 inches by 16 inches. The bottom piece on the torsion box is 1 piece of 1/2 ply 32" X 48" but the top is is 2 pieces thick its real strong, solid and flat. I ran a dado down the center and side to side on the bottom and bottom piece of the top to except the cross members mentioned above. The back is dadoed into the legs and the side stretchers are rabbits because I wanted the sides flush for the drawer slides. The drawer slides are full extension with a 150 pound capacity. As mentioned in my original post the casters are nice because when you lock them it keeps them from rolling and also from swiveling. I got them at my Ace hardware for $15 each which was half the price for the exact same ones at my local Woodcraft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks for sharing your design Chet. I have an assembly table on my short list and might poach some ideas as well. I'm digging the wide drawers to allow for sacrificial fence and dado storage. Nicely crafted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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