My SawStop and Router Cabinet in the making

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-- - Jei, Rockford IL - When in doubt, spray it with WD-40 and wrap it with duct tape. The details will attend to themselves.

I like it. Looks really good. I also bought the plans from wood. I haven’t yet built it. What material did you use? The plans call for MDO, but it seems pretty pricey. Looks like a useful shop project

-- Dennis Trenton Ohio And life is worth the living just because He lives!

Ted, that looks like a nice addition to your shop. You certainly added plenty of needed storage to your saw center. Putting a router in the extension wing was a great idea. In my opinion the extension wing is the weakest point of the saw. Adding a router, as you have done, improves the functionality of the saw.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

deeman – I used poplar for the base frame topped with MDF. All of the boxes are made out of MDF including the drawer faces. The drawer boxes are made out of plywood (Agathis). The box supporting the saw is double-walled 3/4 inch MDF for strength although I think this is overkill as MDF is super strong. If you decide to build a saw cabinet, do not skimp on the casters or the base frame. I suspect my cabinet weighs between 500-600 lbs.

Scott – I agree with your opinion on the extension wing. If that’s all it’s used for it’s for the most part a waste of space. I hope when i finish this project with trim and paint that it looks cleaner than it currently does.

thanks guys

-- Ted

Fantastic job Ted. Heck, you could probably keep that in the living room and the wife would hardly notice it’s actually woodworking machines. Great work.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Haha! i might give that a go stefang; after it’s painted that is.

thanks.

-- Ted

Have you thought about miter slot and if so how are you going to do it.
CDC

Hello CDC,
Yes I have. I’m actually changing the router side of the table mainly for looks and efficiency. I rebuilt the router box to reduce the internal dimensions so the dust collection is more efficient. In my final version you won’t be able to see the router box as it’ll be sittig inside a larger outer box. As for the miter slot, I’ll first scribe the laminate surface top in two places (the width of the miter bar insert) and then use a router bit to make the slot. Also my fence box is not yet laminated; for that I’ll be adding a couple of 3/4 inch MDF laminated fence pieces and use a T-slot bit so they’re adjustable.

of course I still need to patch, paint and trim this beast.

thanks
Ted

-- Ted

Very well done.

-- Dang! I cut it twice, and it's STILL too short!

Excellent work and a great addition to your shop.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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