The two major advantages are this is about 2” less tall than my other system which makes it far more easy for me to use and it is much easier to move.

The extension is two pieces of MDF laminated and a piece of white board glued to the top of that. In my earlier design I had drilled into the extension and fastened the top to the right side of the saw with 3 bolts. That was really a task as there was no real room and I had to route out an area for the nuts. This time I just butted it up to the saw and used the metal extension bars to hold it in place.

I use the Fazlock system from Woodworkers Supply (www.woodworker.com) to connect some of my tools to the dust collector. A little aside here – a few years ago I had purchased the Fazlock system. In switching between machines I dropped the hose a few times and the male fastener broke. Then, a year ago, Woodworker’s Supply sent out an email touting the Fazlock system. I wrote them and told them that I was totally unsatisfied with the product. I got a call from the rep. We talked. He told me that they knew about the problem and had reformulated the plastic so that it was now stronger. But it was not as clear. They sent me replacements and they have worked just fine.

There is always something that is a little different between the plans as made and the plans as used. In my case it turned out that the saw would be 5/8” lower than the extension as it fit over the router cabinet. I planed down some scrap pieces that I put between the table base MDF and the saw cabinet so that the difference would be uniform over the cabinet rather than just around the saw. Also, when I went to put the motor back on the saw it would not fit. I had to saw out a small section on the back so the motor would fit. Neither were big adjustments.

You can also see in the first photo the clamp holding the fence in place. I got the replacement nylon pads from Jet on Wednesday and that problem was fixed that night, along with the blade and fence adjustment.
I had the option of pads .125 and .130 thick. I chose the thicker. I should have chosen the thinner.

The only other item of significance is that I moved the switch from the saw cabinet out to the fence.
Now I can finish go the Futon Sofa Bed.

Lee

A few years ago I got a good deal on an Xacta fence for my Jet contractors saw. That meant I had to come up with a support system for the extension table.

!I decided to build a system that would hold the saw, provide some storage and also hold my router. That way I could get rid of my router table. At the time my shop was quite a bit smaller than my current shop.

So this is what I came up with.

It was functional but it wasn’t pretty.

This year I decided that I needed something that was more convenient and more attractive. I used the Wood November 2003 system as my guide.
That starts with a mobile base

It has a collector for sawdust and a couple of drawers.

Drawers have always been my bete noir. This was no exception. I must have made the drawers three times and when I was finally done they didn’t fit in the bottom. The top drawer worked fine, but the bottom would not go in all the way. I finally figured out that the slides were touching the base leaving no room for the !drawer in the back. I raised the back of the slides ¼” and things worked fine after that.

Next step is the router cabinet.

The drawer also slides out (the plans called for a $40 full extension slide. I used a $7 set I had from Woodworker’s Supply).

And a nice door to help keep out the dust.

The baffle for dust collection has two buttons that keep it up but rotate so you can access the router..

I modified the plans to incorporate 4” dust ports so it will attach to my dust collection system.

My grandson decided he needed my USB cartridge loader more than I so I will post the finished photos at a later date.

Plus if keeps me from loading more than one project at a time. LOL
If I can figure out how to make the photos smaller I will go back and do that

So this is what my old buddy looked like.
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I undid all the old switch stuff

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I used my Kreg jig to make the pocket holes to attach the new swithc box to the table

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t66/Sawdust2_2007/DSCN1376.jpg

These are the parts. I went to big blue and for $.25 for the box and $4.83 for the variable switch I am on my way to a variable speed mini late.

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I wired it all together
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And it works!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t66/Sawdust2_2007/DSCN1380.jpg

The only problem is that the old fart needs to start at the fast speed and then wind down. At our age you’d think it would be the other way around.

Now, our subdivision is having a chili cookoff tomorrow. Before I started all of this I put together my version of Skyline chili and it was simmering for 3 hours while I adapted my lathe.