My new shop system

Looks like a big project that has got a good start. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.

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mobile base….dust collection….hamburger….mmmmmmmmmmm. it all looks great to me!

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

That is a very clever solution for using one system for two very important tools.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

I like your design. I think having the router and table saw together will work out just fine. That’s what I plan to do with mine.

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

Adapt and overcome! Looks like with the 1/4” hardboard it shouldn’t weigh too much, making it even more manuverable. I like it.

Lets see it finished.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

This is a nice post. I have been debating what to do with mine as well. I will be following your posts with interest.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

looks like your haveing fun ! cant wait to see the finished product

Dadoo, that is MDO, not 1/4” hardboard. MDO is 1/2” plywood covered with paper Medium Density Overlay. Only one of my wood suppliers around here carries it. It is neither light nor inexpensive. The mobile base moves quite easily but the mass is needed to keep the saw from moving.

We used part of last night fine tuning the saw. It is aligned within .001 inch, as is the fence. Calibrated with the A-Line-It gauge and plate. I am fortunate to have some engineer friends that think only precise is good enough.

I do not have the PALS system installed on the saw. One of the engineers (who has the PALS) (made by the same people who make A-Line-It) brags that his blade is .0000 while mine is .001.

I’ll finish the blog this weekend.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Nice going. Nothing like consolidating and building for efficiency and effectiveness. Sweet.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Looks good Lee. I used MDO for the top on my router table. It has held up to some pretty tough times. I had it left over from a sign. Your system looks like it will work very well.

-- Thos. Angle

OK, I stand corrected. (Hard to tell from the pics at 3am!)

I’ve never used MDO. What’s the cost/advantages? Does it take paint? Thos mentions it used for a router table…I then imagine it’s got a tough surface? What’s it normally used for in the construction trade?

So many questions, so little time!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Cost (in Atlanta area) for 4×8 1/2” MDO is about $52.00. 3/4” is over $60.00.
Like Thos. says it is used for signs so it is paintable. It has the rigidity of plywood, not quite as heavy as MDF, and the overlay makes it really smooth. I would imagine that it is somewhat more moisture resistant than MDF.

It is pretty tough but my extension (and router) top is 2 laminated pieces of 3/4 MDF with white board. (Same stuff I have on the walls of my shop).

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

It’s also exterior grade.

-- Thos. Angle

Thanx Lee…and you too Thos. MDO is something we just don’t see often up here. Sounds like some pretty rugged stuff too. I’m sure other LJ’s would appreciate this enlightenment.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!