Assembly Table Accessories

Very nice. Is that laminate on the top?

-- Dave, Colonie, NY

Oh, Man! This is sweeeeet!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice assembly table, and those accessories are very helpful.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great design. You can never have to much storage or work space. Do the drawers go all the way across or do you have them on both sides?

For years I have been using an old chrome legged kitchen table for assembly work but thinking it was about time to do something like you have done. I will make mine taller (38 to 39”) because I get tired of bending forward to work on things. So you may see my modification of your design posted some time in the next few months.
Also I may add the slide out tray featured in Bartee’s table saw cabinet posted yesterday.
One of the things I enjoy about LJ is seeing other people’s ideas. It saves “re-inventing the wheel” so to speak and also eliminates a lot of mistakes.

-- Les B, Oregon

That is one nice mobile multi purpose assembly table…..good job.

great table! great cross cut sled – most of all great use of one car bay for a whole shop – inspiring!

-- John Franklin - Central PA - http://affyx.wordpress.com

Thanks all… the top is a piece of laminate from a blemished 5×10 sheet I picked up a couple years ago. In fact I was able to get a couple of sheets on the cheap. FYI, I found I was able to easily cut the laminate with a razor knife and metal guide. I made several light cuts and broke the offcut away from the good piece by gently bending it. It split away right along the cutline. I then trimmed it flush with a router. Very simple.

I think a slide out tray would be helpful. The drawers are full extension and go all the way back, 24”. I plan to add a light bar plug to the back.

I waxed the top and plan to use paper to protect it during glue ups and finishing to try to keep it clean.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com

Great table . I bet it will be well used

-- She thought I hung the moon--now she just thinks I did it wrong

That is a great looking table. Great idea and looks very beautiful.

-- Mark, Katy, Texas, Did they give Noah a hardtime about the wood boat in his driveway

Nice table. I really like it and need one myself. I do have one question. Was there a reason you didn’t put false fronts on or make your drawers differntly so you wouldn’t have the gap around them? I know in my show sawdust gets in every knook and cranny and it looks like your table is open to getting dust in and around the drawers.

-- Garyb6, “True simplicity does not reveal the tremendous effort it requires.” - Somerset Maugham

Drawer fronts? No particular reason. Short answer is laziness. The drawer cabinet was added to the original table and I pulled it out to use in this table. I agree about the dust and thought the same thing. I noticed the drawers haven’t really gotten that much dust. Probably because I almost always hook up a dust collector or vacuum when routing or sanding.

-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com

Well done

That’s a dandy, great design. Good work Tim.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

great job!!! I really like the transition from the table top down to the drawers.

-- Craig

Very nice additions! I like the mobility.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.