Looks good. What is height now?

 

34 minutes ago, Gunny said:

What is height now?

 

38" to the top.

That is a great table.  I also like that it is mobile with lockable castors.  Great job.  

Coming along right nice Bob.  Good work around to back to the height you wanted.

That sounds a little high to me.   Mine are 36, but I'm 6'5".

 

I read somewhere that the height depends on what you are doing.   The mnemonic I used to remember the rough guidelines:

• Hipbone high - hand tool work (planes, chisels, etc.)
• Navel high - power tool work (router, sander, etc.)
• Nipple high - detail work (inlay, carving, etc.)

 

I know some people that make "assembly tables" much lower but I think that's for things like cabinets, casegoods, tables, etc.

21 hours ago, kmealy said:

That sounds a little high to me.   Mine are 36, but I'm 6'5".

 

 This is a little high for some people, my BIL comes to mind. I'm 6'2" & this helps keep my back and neck a little more upright. Our kitchen counter top is 36" & I have a 2" thick cutting board to help me there.

Too tall can be just as bad on my neck. I have a pair of eyeglasses with bifocals cut into the top of the lens to keep me from tilting my head back to far when doing overhead work, it helps.  

Glued some strip magnets to some rubber roofing material I had on hand & installed it on the backside of the table saw. Dust would always blow out and onto the motor. Couple of screws to help avoid anything catastrophic.

 

 

Flipped my router lift upside down and screwed it to the table, I'll drill these holes later for 1/4-20 mounting bolts. Used the base as a guide and built a frame around it to size the hole for the lift.

Clamped the frame in place and removed the lift. I then built an insert with 3/4" material and this would leave me with a 3/4" lip for the lift to mount to. I put 45 degree angles to leave myself more room for the mounting bolts. This also gives me the opening size in the top. 

 

                      

 

I drilled some holes and removed most of the material with a sawzall. Used a pattern bit and followed the insert. I removed the insert and with the same bit worked my way down to the thickness of the lift.

Rubbed some paste wax on the particle board and drop in the lift. I still need to rout a couple of grooves for t-track for the fence. I'll put some t-nuts under the table for mounting. It's getting there.

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

Nice fit.  Looks great.

Beautiful, you will be up and running in no time.  

 

 Yesterday cut some slots for t-rail, these are 31" and I can use them for both the router & saw with aux. fences I plan to make down the road. Mounted the top flush with the front of the saw, maybe a Biesemeyer fence in the future, but I can cut to the right of the blade 38" with this set up. I have the router lift bolted in place with the router, I just need to adjust the leveling screws. Relocate the router bit drawers from the stationary table. Start/stop switch is around the corner to the right, I can just reach over the right edge to hit that. 

                          

 

Relocated the saw cabinet from its old location. The empty space to the right I plan to use for saw blade storage, I'll build a cabinet to fit there. Need to finish the outfeed for the saw and then I should be good to go. It was a good day.

 

 

I'll say, that setup is looking sweet.

Coming along. Devil is in the details. 

That looks swell.  Excellent build, will be a great work station.

 With the old saw base and router table still in place at this point I feel like I built a boat in the basement. 

Some mighty fine workmanship here.  Waiting for the final product and some sawdust on those tables and on the floor.  

Pretty danged sweet there Bob!

That is coming out great. I like the portability 😃

Paul

 Broke down the the workbench, cleaned off the catch all and gained some room. Waiting on a trailer & 6 guys.

 

     

Sure Bob,

Give me a back ache this early in the morning.