Finished Torsion Box...(almost)

nice looking bench tony

That ought to make a nice flat bench top,,,good job , great project! Thanks for sharing it.

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

Tony,

This is really coming together well. Your top should be dead flat and it was an excellent idea to make it the same height as your table saw. It doesn’t look as if the bench is mobile so I assume that you are going to place it in proximity to your table saw?

Great idea and work. Thanks for sharing

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

The infeed side of my table saw is just out of the shot at the end of the new table. Stock can come off the new assembly table right into the saw. I’m not moving this thing. It’s heavy.

-- Tony, Ohio

Looks great! Now I want one.

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

That looks terrible! To save you embarrassment, I will try and arrange pickup and gladly store in our shop – no charge!, I’m here to help…I am bad with envy, I really need the same…nice job!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Thats on my to do list. Very nice job! Hook us up with a nice quad outlet along with the air too.

Good Job sir. Looks right smart.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Great job Tony! I saw this on The Wood Whisperer as well and thought I’d like to build one. What was the hardest part of making/assembling the torsion box? Any tips you think we should know? I’m going to make one as soon as I’m done with the honeydo list. Guess that means I’ll never get to make one. ;)

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

You can go to FineWooding.com and find a similar assembly table in a three part series entitled “Dead-Flat Assembly Table”. They have measured drawings, instuctions, pictures and video.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Great looking table – I see you even included dual toe kicks on it, leaving no stone unturned :-)).

Charlie – you don’t have space in your shop for this one (me either).

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

All I can say is great job.

Great job Tony, sure wish I had room for one of these, what a nice big surface to work on. Great work.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

ok – i’m a newbie and curious what the purpose of the torsion box is vs. a solid (ex: 2 – 3/4” sheets of mdf) for a top … which could still allow for a hardboard top … please help me understand … i’m designing an assembly workbench as well as table saw outfeed … some insight here would be greatly appreciated … thanks

-- Jon | Rigby, Idaho

The purpose of a torsion box is for assembly reference. It is a strong, ridgid, DEAD-FLAT surface. For example, If your table saw’s surface was not exactly flat, it would be difficult to get accurate cuts. The torsion box assembly table allows for accurate glue-ups and assemblies as well as accurate reference for measurements. This works especially well with pieces with legs. Hope that helps.

-- Tony, Ohio

Did you fasten the top to the cabinet or is it just sitting there? How heavy is it? Can you move it yourself? Carrying one sheet of 1/2” MDF is about my limit.

-- Disappointment is an empty box full of expectation.

It is screwed to the cabinets from below. It is very heavy. I can slide it around myself on the cabinets or lift up one end but I wouldn’t lift it off without help.

-- Tony, Ohio

looks great…

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Nice looking Tony. I made a torsion box for my veneer table. But I used 3/4” MDF and it’s not light. I hindged it to the wall and hooked up an electric winch to lift it up. (which I never do) (But I could if I wanted to)

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Shoot Tony! now I want one too!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

AWESOME!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †