Table saw upgrade and window work station

[mattswabb]

For the longest time I've wanted to make a tablesaw outfeed table. It's an old 1950's craftsman with side extensions and a nice fence.

So this weekend I maked a 4'x4' outtered table. I bought a full sheet of plywood and with the extra I made a window working easel. It bolts on with 2 wingnuts and a c-clamp.

I still need to poly it and shim and level it.

[wletson]

Nice job. Did you make the outfeed detachable?
Oh, likely not if you're saying you're shimming it. I've never thought to build onto my tablesaw like that. good idea.
In my new place, the table saw has centre stage in the garage, no cars allowed. (an odd idea for someone who lives in the great white north, but woodworking comes before winter comfort in my book!)

[mattswabb]

It's detachable. There is an L angle on the back of the saw and I drilled a hole on each end. On the bottom of the table there is a lag stud that allows it to bolt to the angle. I made is so the table is about 1/16" lower than the saw and I'll shim it up so it's almost the same height.

The other end has T-nuts and carriage bolts on the bottom of the legs.

[Texas_Ranger]

I wish I had a decent table saw... ours is a ca. 2000 Aldi special. I mean it works and even survived close to 1000 sq. ft. solid oak herringbone with lots of cutting but adjusting the fence requires a mallet, the 45-degree add-on guide thingy is pure plastic goodness and general precision is rather limited. Oh and you can't adjust cutting depth.

[heartwood]

nifty dude!! you are amazing...does your brain ever turn off?
...jade

[Don M]

I like it; I may do similar once I move the shop to my new garage.

[Superbeetle]

nifty dude!! you are amazing...does your brain ever turn off?
...jade

His back doesn't turn off, either! I'm feeling pleased with myself because I got a transom scraped yesterday!

[mattswabb]

This week I've been working on the next basement project. A nice miter saw station. This was inspired by a work surface I saw in Pinterest. This is made from a sheet of 1/2" plywood plus some extra scrap I had.

There is a web inside down the center (below the fence) that runs the length of both sides. This with the front and back vertical pieces gives it a lot of strength and keeps the weight down. Plus there is plenty of storage.

The saw is supported on threaded rods and I can adjust the nuts to make it level with the wood surface. The base is made from 2x4's and isn't attached to the top so it can be disassembled and moved easier.

[nlswitz]

It's kind of scary that I'm thinking this is all really cool.