Router Table/B&D Workmate

well , doug ,
you seem to be jumping into your shop seriously ,
tackling the big problems head on !
how to justify that tool purchase ,
and when to take a break .

thunk like a true lumberjock !

so tell us Doc , which end of the twinkie should be eaten first ,
and what’s in that enchilada ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Mmmm…Twinkies…
Good thinking, Doug! I use your first idea, pins in the tabletop, for everything, too.
Welcome to LJ’s! Any friend of David’s is a friend of…well, Everybody’s!! :)

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Very nice! I have a similar setup except instead of using the “vice” feature of the work-mate, I have four orange “bench dogs” that go into the holes on the top surface. With these I am able to clamp my piece of plywood that the table is mounted to. I think your method (using 2×4s) is likely more stable through.

Is that a dust collector on the back side of our fence? I have been trying to find an effective way to pull the dust out of my router.

-- B. Corliss

Ahhh, Twinkies, The Universal Woodworking Shop Fuel !!!

Good use for the Workmate Doug.
I have two of them, an old one and a newer one, and I drag out the older one more often. It’s build sturdier.

Thanks for the router set up tip.

-- Eric

The Twinkies did most of the thinking, the rest was Doug. Way to go Doug. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

I would probably rate that project at least four Twinkies, maybe five.

-- Gary, Huntsville. May you live as long as you want and not want as long as you live.

It is a dust collector on the router table….eventually I will fabricate a collection system using my shop vac.

In reference to the Twinkies…...if you start in the middle, then which end is eaten first is not a problem

thanks for comments

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

Cool, I did the same exact thing. Instead of fastening it permanently, I cut a cross piece that goes from foot to foot (shortways) and clamped the cross piece to the workmate. Great minds think alike! Now I need a twinkie!!

-- You're Born, You Die... The rest is up to you! NO FEAR

Thanks for the advice about the magazine rack. I will make that one of my next projects. By the way, thank all of you Lumber Jocks! This is really a great place to share work and ideas. I want to thank all of you for your kind remarks. Thanks!!!

-- Tom Hacker