6 in 1 Multi Power Tool - Work Bench

Wow.. Swiss Army

-- mike...............

Nice Job :)

-- Proverbs Ch:3 vs 5,6,7 Trust in the lord with all thine heart and lean not unto your own understanding but in all your ways aknowledge him and he shall direct your path elmerthomas81@neo.rr.com

cool

-- vaslui... romania

Interesting cart

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Very interesting, and cleaver. So I have to know, your lift system for the router how do you lock it in and does it vibrate? You have some good ideas incorparated into your table, well done.

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

Ken beat me to it. I’m also curious to how the router is stabIlized.
Great set up for smaller shops.

-- I'm a Fungi --

Guys I guess the router is just attached upside down with the standard vertical adjustment mechanism that it comes with. The car crank is just to shift it smoothly and precisely up and down.
@Steliart: Looks like the disc grinder is just made of a drill. Would you mind disclosing a photo of it?
Thanks for sharing. Excellent design!!
Uwe

-- Uwe

Hi, can you please add a link or attach the plans (I assume SketchUp) you show on the first picture. I intent to build a station like, but didn’t know the proportions and dimensions.

Thanks

-- Ilija Trajkoski

Talk about a quart in a pint pot! I’ve spent more time looking at this clever combination than any of the other projects appearing today.

-- Don, Somerset UK, http://www.donjohnson24.co.uk

Just what redryder said.

-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.

very nice design, great work. This is a very neat… idea.

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

I simply love the routerlift!
Way to go whit little space.
Best thoughts,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

That is a nice way to go mobile

-- jjhollyawc@yahoo.com

Really cool. I love the innovation.

-- Making Sawdust Safely

Sorry for the late response guys… time zone!

Thank you all for your comments, questions and time spend reading this project.

So this is how I started woodworking, a few old inexpensive power tools and a 5×5 feet storage room in the parking space. I thought that there mast be a way to do some woodworking without the fancy machines we most have.
I came up with this idea and it is as safe as your machines. Safe guards have been removed for photographic reasons.

ken90712, cranesgonewild :
If you noticed the router is a plunged type and it can be locked as any router. The scissor car lift is from my car (I replaced this with a new one not so good) an Alfa Romeo and is so smooth to turn even with your fingers down to the millimeter (metric system here).
There are no noticeable vibrations and if any is been absorbed be the wooden base and mainly the MDF bench top. Up to now I had not face the need to lock the car lift as it was stable and didn’t move at all, even if you don’t lock the router, but that’s because maybe of this particular Alfa lift, or maybe the router lock and down force keeps the car lift stable as well. So I never address this problem as I never faced it.
If you need to lock the lift as well you could put a nut on the main threaten rod and finger tight it down.

Uwe :
You got it right as far as the car lift Uwe :)
The disc sander is powered from a drill and all its controls are put in a separate control box which was wired by a friend of mine. I will attach few pics for you.

Ilija :
The dimensions are 160cmX50cmX90cm (63”x19 ¾”x35 ¼) without outfit extensions, but that’s to fit in my 5×5 feet tight space needs. File is huge 16MB can’t upload that. You can visit my Instructable and get more details if you like.

-- I am not so rich to buy cheap tools.