Need ideas for Tablesaw Stands

[Frederick Skelly]

Im moving my old delta contractor saw from its original open frame metal stand to a wooden cabinet style stand mounted on a large mobile base. (Got the mobile base idea from Wood Magazine Idea Shop 5, but I dont like the cabinet they built on top of it.)

Has anyone built a cabinet for your contractor saw? Are there any features that youre really glad you built-in or any that youve since WISHED you included? The new mobile base is 27" by 72", so I can do most of what I want to. I plan lots of drawers, but what else should I have?

Thanks guys!
Fred

[Bruce Wrenn]

For me, I would do a base for just the saw, and a separate cabinet under the right side table extension. Throw a router in LEFT wing of top, instead of right. This way, router table feed direction is same as saw

[Jason White]

Be sure to build in a dust collector port!


Im moving my old delta contractor saw from its original open frame metal stand to a wooden cabinet style stand mounted on a large mobile base. (Got the mobile base idea from Wood Magazine Idea Shop 5, but I dont like the cabinet they built on top of it.)

Has anyone built a cabinet for your contractor saw? Are there any features that youre really glad you built-in or any that youve since WISHED you included? The new mobile base is 27" by 72", so I can do most of what I want to. I plan lots of drawers, but what else should I have?

Thanks guys!
Fred

[Mike Nguyen]

Take a look at what I did to my previous table saw here.
http://s908.photobucket.com/user/michaelandtrina/library/?sort=3&page=1
Mike

[Ed Baggett]

Pretty neat Mike. I just bought a new TS. Will use your pics as a guide.

[Eric Schubert]

Mike, that cabinet looks awesome. Great job on it! I love how you had the motor come out on the back side, rather than try to hide it internally. Looks very professional.

[Doug Garson]

Have a look at Laney Shaughnessy's web site. He did a two part video on building a table saw base a few years ago.

[Clay Crocker]

This is what I did to my previous saw:

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[Mike Ontko]

How about a flip-up panel for outfeed support?

[Stew Hagerty]

Take a look at what I did to my previous table saw here.
http://s908.photobucket.com/user/michaelandtrina/library/?sort=3&page=1
Mike

Mike, what do you do when you want to cut bevels? I assume the back panels come off somehow.

[Mike Nguyen]

Mike, what do you do when you want to cut bevels? I assume the back panels come off somehow.
Yes, the back panels have to come off but in my 4 years of woodworking, I have not find a need to cut bevel yet. I thought about it when I built the box in the back and said to myself, if I need to take them off once every 4 or 5 years, I will go through the trouble taking them off which take about 2 minutes.
Mike

[Stew Hagerty]

Yes, the back panels have to come off but in my 4 years of woodworking, I have not find a need to cut bevel yet. I thought about it when I built the box in the back and said to myself, if I need to take them off once every 4 or 5 years, I will go through the trouble taking them off which take about 2 minutes.
Mike

You haven't had to cut a bevel in 4 years? ?
Now, I certainly don't do it every day by a long stretch. But, I have to do it at least once on a fair percentage of my projects.
Of course, I don't have mine sealed up nearly as well as you do either. I used 2 pieces of ply and attached one on each side with RE magnets. Together, they cover up probably 70% of the opening and they go on or off in a matter of seconds.
Whenever I build a whole cabinet I would like to enclose the whole assembly.

[Mike Nguyen]

You haven't had to cut a bevel in 4 years? ?

I should have said I have never cut bevel ever. For the 4 to 5 years since I started with this hobby, I have not built what I would call furniture yet. All the stuffs that I did are built-in cabinets for 4 houses and a dental office. So basically just boxes and raise panel doors.

[robert morrison]

I would go along the lines of Clay's idea. Build the box that is under the saw deep enough that it goes back beyond the motor a little.

If the motor is enclosed into the same cabinet as the bottom of the saw, you will have a sealed box for dust collection.

It would be handy to have additional cabinetry to the right of the saw if your fence tube extends that way.

my .02