My tablesaw

Nice I like the design

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

Great Saw set up

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very creative!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Thanks for the ideas. I plan to use a router table as a saw extension as well, and bolting the three cabinets together, kinda in a modular fashion, makes it a more manageable project. What mechanism do you use for moving your casters? Can’t make it out.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

I’m planning almost the same thing to the same saw in the next 90 days. Couple questions;

I was going to put my router to the right of the blade. Any reason for you choosing the left?

I see you did away with the original cast iron wings. In hindsight, was that necessary, good or bad?

Steve.

Jim in AK,
it was a variation of an article I saw in a magazine. can’t remember where.

the swivel casters are mounter on a 25 1/2”x5” plywood and mounted underneath with one lag bolt on each end thru the cabinet base. the bolts are off center so the board will pivot. the height at which this board is mounted is determined by the caster height. with the board level, the casters will hold the end of the cabinet up. when pivoted up the casters will raise up and the cabinet lowers onto levelers. I’vee seen this done with a board and hinges somewhere also. anyway. i attach another board perpendicular to the caster board as a lever and this board is the one you see sticking out of the end of the cabinet. this board when pushed down and to the right it goes into the slot and holds the caster board level so the casters are carrying the weight. when not raised, this board will pivot underneath and out of the way.

SteveMI,
i took the wings off the left to give me a router table top and on the right it cover the the right cabinet and I get one more drawer rather than fitting under the wing.

right or left is really a preference. The incra fence slides over the saw blade to the left so I can use it and slide back and use the saw without removing or lowering the router bit. I also can use a clamp on fence on the router and set up the saw with the incra and they won’t interfere with each other. if on the right, I think the router would interfere more and would have to be lowered to use the saw fence (at least with the incra system).

russv

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Thanks russv.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Nice set up!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Beautiful design, well thought-out, and really well executed.

I think it’s one of those “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” to ‘begin with the end in mind.’

I like that concept.

It’s clear in your project that you really put some thought into what your needs would be, and then did a great job of engineering and building to meet those needs.

Big congrats to you for pulling that off so elegantly!

-- -- Neil

Makes for a great storage area in a short amount of space. Great Job.
note:
You might want to know their was a recall on Rigid Table saws due the arbor coming off during dado’s.
I heard about this about a month ago, so it might be worth checking out.
I don’t if it’s only certain models or all of them.

-- Eric, Illinois, www.wooddesignsbyeric.com

That looks awsome.
I made a plate for my jig saw and used it alot until I got a band saw.

-- Rick, Pa. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Nice functional design—efficient. I added to my list of ideas for table saw tables. I’m working on convincing the Mrs that I need a bigger and better table saw so I can make a table for the table saw… uh, sometimes things are just difficult to explain…

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Wow. Wish I had a bigger shop and I would do the same thing. Every thing looks like it has it’s own place and very convenient to get to. One heck of a nice design. Thanks for posting this. Gives me some ideas to hang on to.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

cabinetmmaster,

when I built this, I had a 36’x26’ shop. I have since then sold that house and now my shop is 22’x22’. you ain’t having no fun until you stuff a 5 lb. bag with 10 lbs. of . . . . well you know.

russv

-- yknotwood.com: where to go because you don't want no stinking plastic!

Hey Russv,
Very good mult-functional mobile work center…....sweet job….well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Just shows woodworkers can do a lot with a little! Nice job Russ.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Great setup.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!