Show me your table saw workstations!

[T.J. Mahaffey]

I'm trying to decide on a contractor saw work center.
I bought a plan from WOOD magazine a while back and although it is very fancy and cool, I'm a bit worried it might be too complex for me at this point. I'm not sure.

SO, I thought I would get everyone's feedback on this sort of project. Because I have a small shop, my main criteria are to have these things included in the design:

1. Built-in, *enclosed* router table wing, with hook up.
2. Enclosed contractor saw dust collection, with hook up.

I've found a less complicated cabinet in an older ShopNotes issue, but the router table wing isn't enclosed.

Let's see yours!
(Links to plans and your feedback on building yours would be great!)

[Steve Ash]

This is my setup. I have some old base cabinets I used for a outfeed table. I have the 52" unifence on the right side of the Delta Contractors saw and a router table (sort of) on the left.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/GardenBay/100_1316.jpg

[Kurt Voss]

Here's my setup. The bench and right sided TS table are made from a salvaged door. The router table came from Woodpeckers.

[Andy Haney]

I think I have a photo I'll try to email to you. I'm challenged with this magic box stuff.

Andy

[Russ Massery]

T.J, you spoke of the Wood article. I build it for my contractor (Craftsman) saw, here's some pics of it. I no longer own it, (up graded to cabinet saw) It really wasn't that difficult and made big difference in dust collection.I made the inside is cabinet sloped and the dust port is on the other side. The guy who bought it added a router table on the left side. By removing the left wing. hope it helps.......

[Don Frambach]

Here is my table saw on a mobile base. The outfeed table is still under construction with only the 12" portion currently attached. A router is mounted under the right extension wing. I will soon build drawers into the cabinet that is supporting the right extension wing. My cross cut sled is currently on the table saw.

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[Corey Hallagan]

That is quite a set up there Don, looks great!

Corey

[Frank Pellow]

That is quite a set up there Don, looks great!

Corey
Just what I was going to say Corey, so I will do so. That is quite a set up there Don, looks great!

[Maurice Ungaro]

Don,
Nice SawStop stealth gloat!!

[Greg Scott]

Here's mine. I picked up a bunch of almond colored sheets of particle board and came up with this. I based it upon the one that was in Wood magazine a couple of years ago. The casters are double locking from Hartville tool and work very well.
Greg

[Arthur Wood]

That's a great design Greg and I've got the exact same saw. Do you have any more pics and/or design specs you could share?

[Bob Nazro]

The work station consists of a 1023 Left Tilt cabinet saw with a 50" side table and a 36" outfeed table. The outfeed table is also a storage cabinet. There is an additional set of drawers under the side wing that hold a tenon jig, blades, cross cut jigs and sevaral guides.

http://www.woodworking.org/photo/albums/userpics/12008/100_1265~0.JPG

[T.J. Mahaffey]

That's a great design Greg and I've got the exact same saw. Do you have any more pics and/or design specs you could share?
I'd really like to see more, too, Greg. I think I like your design even better than any commercial plans I've seen. :)

[Greg Narozniak]

I built this just the tablesaw and a hand held Router

[Greg Scott]

Here are more shots of my ts station.

[Jerry Ingraham]

Here's mine. When I got my 1023s I decided to hang on to my Craftsman and dedicate it to dado usage. The outfeed table also has a large shelf underneath and two flip up, 3' outfeed extensions-one for each saw. Believe it or not, the fence (which I dialed in to parallel with the 1023 blade) is only out of parallel with the Craftsman saw by about 1/64th. It allows me to handle nearly any sheetgoods and doubles as a heck of an assembly table. Not probably what you were looking for but hey, it's good for conversation!
Jerry

[Chris Dodge]

My favorite so far has got to be Kurt Voss'. What a setup! I love the dust collection and all of the table space! You could do a lot of work there. Unfortunately a setup like that would take up half of my shop. I need more space...

[Chip Charnley]

Hey Greg N! I recognise that pail on your saw table! How's the cat? :D

[Bart Leetch]

One picture is my Contractors saw cabinet & the other is the lower drawer that holds my blades in my under extension cabinet for my Unisaw.

The C-S cabinet is 3/4" plywood case with drawers on lockable casters.

I put the other picture of the blade drawer in because if I was to build another C-S cabinet I would include a drawer like this.

[Kurt Voss]

My favorite so far has got to be Kurt Voss'. What a setup! I love the dust collection and all of the table space! You could do a lot of work there. Unfortunately a setup like that would take up half of my shop. I need more space...

Thanks! There's a bunch of space below for storage, but after seeing that great drawer Bart made for saw blades, I'm thinking it's time for some better organization!

[T.J. Mahaffey]

Ok, this thread is going great so far!

I'm leaning toward designing my own cabinet at this point.
So, I have a follow-up question: If I design a simple plywood-and-dado carcass, my primary consideration should be direct support under the actual saw, correct? It seems to me that the main thing is to provide vertical plywood panels positioned at or near the outside of the hole below the saw.

Another question: I really prefer a flush look for drawers. Is there some way I can build something structurally sound enough to suppor the weight of the saw and still get the flush drawer and cabinet look I'd like?

[Bart Leetch]

Ok, this thread is going great so far!

I'm leaning toward designing my own cabinet at this point.
So, I have a follow-up question: If I design a simple plywood-and-dado carcass, my primary consideration should be direct support under the actual saw, correct? It seems to me that the main thing is to provide vertical plywood panels positioned at or near the outside of the hole below the saw.

If you'll look at my cabinet it has vertical face frame on each side of the saw with 3/4"plywood dividers directly behind the face frame.
Another question: I really prefer a flush look for drawers. Is there some way I can build something structurally sound enough to suppor the weight of the saw and still get the flush drawer and cabinet look I'd like?

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do this.

I fastened a 2x4 along the length of the case underneath the case & fastened the lockable casters on each end. But now I really don't think this would have been necessary.

[Charles McKinley]

Daniel Rabinovitz has a really nice setup. It made it into one of the WWmagazines. There was a therad here some time ago with it in it.

Here are the pics. I could not find the write up.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=1055

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=1056

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=1054