TS - Under Wing Cabinet/Router Table

[Mike Goetzke]

My first Sketch-Up drawing!
I'm designing the subject cabinet to put under my TS:
(click thumbnails to enlarge)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/th_IMG_0381_1_1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/IMG_0381_1_1.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/th_RouterTablewood.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/RouterTablewood.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/th_RouterTablewood.jpg)
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It's about 44Lx30Hx27D. I had this on my previous saw:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/22124%20Sale/th_IMG_0279_4_2_1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/22124%20Sale/IMG_0279_4_2_1.jpg)

Looking for suggestions/(kind)critism.
Thanks,
Mike

[Curt Harms]

Hi Mike

I have a router table as part of my right tablesaw wing. It's a nice solution for limited space. I don't have my router enclosed and would like to figure a way but haven't yet. Of course you'll post pics if you build it, right? You DO NOT want a visit from the picture police, especially this time of year. The department head is headquartered in the frozen north, and I don't know what kind of mood he'd be in.:eek:

Curt

[Mike Goetzke]

Hi Mike

You DO NOT want a visit from the picture police, especially this time of year. The department head is headquartered in the frozen north, and I don't know what kind of mood he'd be in.:eek:

Curt

Are small thumbnails banned (thought it was a way to save space at SMC)?

[glenn bradley]

Looking good Mike. I'm working on my latest version right now. I posted some start up pics just because I was excited to get started. Hope to finish it less the drawers and doors this weekend.

[Rob Will]

I want to do the same thing.

Rob

[Jim Becker]

Looks like a fine idea to me! One of the major drawbacks to most "router in the TS Extension" setups is dust collection...and storage. Your solution solves both quite nicely!

[Craig Coney]

Mike,
Great idea & drawing on the cabinets. I've been trying to figure out how best to come up with something similar for my router under my right wing. I already have the 4 drawer cabinet & blade storage, but the issue I am challenged with is my over arm dust collection & blade guard that comes up on the right side of the extension. I may have to re-think how my overarm guard attaches to give me clear space at the end of my table extension. I have the PSI guard & mounting the blade guard to the ceiling is not an option for me.

[Chuck Wood]

Mike,

Nice TS! And the cabinet design is first class! I wish I had seen this before I started mine! Oh well !!! It will work! :)

[Mike Goetzke]

Thanks for the feedback!

But....I found this over the weekend and definately somehow need to incorporate it into my table (the Incra template holder):

http://www.delorie.com/wood/projects/router/

[Andrew Shaber]

It looks like you have a perminent TS guard bracket right in the way. When using such a router table, you stand at the end of the wing, not in front like the saw.

I've been thinking for a long time about removing mine from my saw and going to a freestanding.

[Mike Goetzke]

It looks like you have a perminent TS guard bracket right in the way. When using such a router table, you stand at the end of the wing, not in front like the saw.

I've been thinking for a long time about removing mine from my saw and going to a freestanding.

I think you are looking at my old saw/set-up. That shop made overarm was easily removable with two hand wheels.

[J D Thomas]

Mike,

You and I have been in contact over my setup, which is similar to yours. I'm posting it here for additional feedback.

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[Mike Holbrook]

Nice cabinets guys.

I am about to start a table saw cabinet too. Mine needs to move around and fit the extended rails on my General 50-185. My shop sort of shares 3 rooms that perform other functions as well and a big stationary table saw just will not work. I plan to use a Festool router and table instead of a router table so I do not need to mount a router in my extended rails or collect the dust.

Since I have a contractor table saw I will be incorporating dust collection for it within the cabinet. I talked to Lee at LeeWay Workshop and I think he can make a Shark Guard with a dust port that my Festool Dust Collector will attach to. I can attach the regular shop vac to the dust collecting section of my table saw cabinet to remove anything that ends up in there.

I was planing on using Danny Proulx's plans in his "Woodshop Workstations" book.
http://www.cabinetmaking.com/images/BWW_detail/tablesawmobile.gif

I was going to make some modifications anyway so I may "borrow" a couple ideas from these posts too. Danny uses MDF and I will go with plywood for cabinets and table tops. I think I am going to order Veritas's heavy duty casters, but it looks like I need 8 and those things are not cheap.