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Table Saw Workstation
'old-Up Outfeed Table
loll-Around Storage Cabinets
3paceSaving Router Table Extension
PUBLISHER
Donald
B.
Pesehke
~DITOR
Tim
Robertson
AS~~GIATE
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Cutoffs
EDITOR
TOmBegnal
ASSISTANT KDITOR
Bryan Nelson
ART DIRECTOR
Cary Christensen
SR. GWPHIC DESIGNER
Kurt
Sehultz
SENIOR ILLUSTRATORS
Roger
Reiland
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ne of the
thii
I
enjoy most about
visiting other woodworkers' shops
is it always seems to trigger a new idea.
Sometimes its a clever jig or a handy
storage solution. Othertirneslcomeaway
with a great new tip.
Well, recently I was poking around
Ted's shop. wed is our creative
director.) It's nothing
fancy
really, just a
basement shop
with
concrete block
walls and fluorescent lights. But there's
one thing that caught my eye right away.
WORKSTATION.
Sitting smackdab in
the middle of the shop is what Ted calls
a urorkstation.To tell you the
truth,
I'mnot
so sure it isn't more of aplay area. But no
matter what you
feed table. This makes it easy to modii
the workstation to fit your needs. You
can build all three of the projects, or just
one. No matter what, its sure to make a
great addition to your shop. We've
included a series of articles with stepby-
stepinstructionsforbuilding eachpart of
the workstation beginnimg on page
6.1
THE
WOMm
The table saw workstation is a good
example of how a visit to just one shop
can "mushroom" into a great project that
may benefit thousands of woodworkers.
That got me thinking about some-
thing new I'd like to
try
in ShopNotes.
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more of a play area.
those shops in our
table saw is a
upcoming issues.
heavy-duty rip
fence and large extension But in order to make this work, I need
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wing. Together
with
a removable out- your help. If you'd like us to visit your
feed support, they make it easy to rip shop (or you know someone who has an
wide sheets of material.
interesting shop), give us a "sneak pre-
Now that would be a major improve- view" of it by sending a few photos and a
ment all by itseIf. But there's more. To brief description.
save space, the
wing
doubles as a router Keep in mind thatit doesn't have to be
table
with
an adjustable fence. And a a big,
fancy
shop.
In
fact,
maybe its just
cabinet that helps supportthe wing pro- like Ted's shop, and it only occupies a
vides extra storage underneath.
small area in the basement
AU
in all,
Ted's workstation seemed
If
this sounds like something you're
like a great idea
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a single, selfcon- interested in, send a peek of your shop
tained unit that accomplished a variety to: ShopNotes
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Tim Robertson),
of jobs. In
fact,
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IA
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project to feature in ShopNotes.
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our own version. wo see how it turned
out, take a look at the front cover.)
Now
I
realize that this may seem like
a large, ambitious project. But it's really
not Actu&, its a collection of three sep
arate projects: a set of roll-around cabi-
nets, a router table extension,and an out-
One halnote. We'relookingfor editors,
illustrators, and graphic designers who
are enthusiastic about woodworking
and home improvement to join us here
at August Home Publishing.
If
you're
interestedin any of these positions, send
a letter and resume
to:
S. Ribbey, 2200
Grand Ave., Des Moines,
IA
50312.
ShopNotes
No.
50
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Contents
Features
Table Saw Workstation
6
A
table saw is one of the most versatile tools in a shop.
Now you can make it even bette~:Here's a quick overview
of three great projects we're featuring in this issue that will
convert your table saw into a complete workstation.
Router Table Extension
8
This router table replaces the extension wing on your table
saw. Besides saving space, a lifkout insertplate,miter gauge
slot, and adjustable fence make it extremely versatile as well.
Table !3a
w
Cabinets
16
Add weight and stability to your table saw by mounting it
to these roil-around cabinets. Then enjoy the storage,
mobilit~and built-in dust collection they provide.
e
Tongue
&
Groove Joinery
24
Table Saw
C-h"--+-
page 16
A
tongue and groove joint is an ideal solution when it
comes to joining solid wood and plywood. We show you a
few simple tricks to cut thesejoints quickly and accurately
-
Fold-Up Outfeed Table
26
If you're upping long boards, it only takes a second to
hook this outfeed table onto the table saw Plus. its unique
des~gn
lets you fold the table for storage
Departments
Readers' Tjps
4
page 24.
Our readers offer their own shop-tested tips dealing with
some of the most common woodworking problems.
Router Table Tips
Five great tips to get the most out of your router table.
8-
Tool Talk
30
Tips and talk about tools of our trade. In this issue, we take
a look at a precision, T-squarerfp fence for your table saw.
iQE
Sources
31
Hardware, supplies, and ma!/-order sources for the
Fold-Up Outfeed mble page 26
projects featured in this issue
No. 50
Readers'
Tips
Magnetic Featherboard
-
Someihesclampinga used to hold a dial indicator, see
featherboard to the table
photo atleft and Sources on page
31.
saw is more kouble than The unusual
thing
about these
it's worth. The cast ribs bases is that each one has a switch
underneath the saw table
that lets you turn the magnetic field
always get in the way of the on or off. Once the featherboard is in
clamps. And when I need to move position, you simply ilip on both
the featherboardjust a hair, ifsa nui- switches to secure it
to
the saw table.
sance to reposition the clamps. To reposition (or remove) the feath-
To help
simp^
tbings, I made a erboard,iust turn the switches off.
board,
I
rabbeted each end of the top
to fit the magneticbases.
A
threaded
Staphen
Wysocki
pair of magnetic bases like the kjnd
an
angled notch to
fit
the feather-
&and
Terrace,
Califimia
SIZE
WlmH
OF RABBET
WOODSCREW
FEATHERBOARD
Quick
Tips
nut from vibrating loose from a bolt. In a second for
Jim
Wheeler
of Plainfield, IN to often stirs up a lot of dust. So
Erik
Mason
pinch, Joe SffongbowofAustin, TX uses
a
find the mrrectA1ien wrench. That's because of Fleurimont, Quebec installs a plastic
dab of hotgiue to "lockthe nuion the bolt. it's painted to match the adjustment screw 90' elbow to direct the air straight up.
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4
ShopNotes
No. 50
magnetic featherboard that attaches To make this work, the feather- hole in the
top
of
each
base makes it
to the table saw in seconds, see board is attached to
an
Lshaped easy to bolt them to the support.
photo.The key to this featherboardisa support, see drawing. After cutting
A
There's more than one way to keep a
A
1
adjusting a tool, it only takes a
-
The exhaust port on a shop vacuu
Swing-Out
Tool Bar
DRILL
HOLE5
IN
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WOOD-
PlYOT ARM
Idke manv woodworkers. 1have a
plate
that attachesto
the
wall.
SCREW
TO FITWOLS
limited amount of wall space in my
shop. So I'm always looking for ways
to increasethe
%sable
amount of space.
That's the idea behind this wall-
mounted tool tool bar, see drawing.
Besides holding a number of hand
tools, the bar swings out from the
wall. This provides easy access to
additionaltools
behind
the tool bar
The tool bar consists of three
parts: a
pivot arm
with a number of
holes drilled in it to hold the tools, a
pair of
support blocks
that "sandwich"
the
arm
between them, and
amounting
Before assembling the tool bar, 1
cut an arcon the outside end of each
supportblock and on both ends of
the pivot
arm.
This removes the
sharp
comers, and it allows the pivot
arm
to swing freelywithout bidig.
To create a pivot point, I used
a
bolt that passes through a hole in
each supportblock and the pivot
arm.
Tightening a lock nut on the end of
the bolt so it's just snug holds the
arm
in place yet still allows it top
Ahlph Peschke
(3"
x
0")
Des Moines, Iowa
Cord Keeper
?here's nothing more frustrating
than having a power cord get jerked
out of an electrical outletin the middle
of a job. Especially if Iin working on
a project outside, and the power tool
is plugged into a
long
extensioncord.
To prevent that, I mount a "cord
keeper" to the wall directly belowthe
outlet, see drawing. It squeezes the
cord (or cords) between two wood
blocks. So even if1tug on the cord, it
stays plugged into the
wall
outlet
The cordsfit into two groovesthat
are routed in a
mountixg block.
I used
a core box bit in a tablemounted
router to cut each groove.
This
cre-
ates a curved bottom that allows the
cord to nestle
into
the block. Just he
sure the groove is shallow enough to
allow the cord to stick up above the
mounting block, see Top View. This
will
allow the wood
cover
of the cord
keeper to exert pressure against it.
To produce this pressure, a lorn
slot in the cover fits over
a
machint
screw thafs installed in the mounting
block. Tightening a knob on the
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you'd
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screw holds the cover in place.
Before screwingthe cord keeper
to the wall, 1 glued a short dowel
into a hole in the mountingblock to
help
align
the cover. Also, gluing a
couple of
thii
rubber strips to
tht
cover will help improve its grip.
(I
cut scraps of rubber from an old
bicycle inner tube.)
I
RUBBER 5TRIP5 CUTFROM
BICYCLE INNERNBE
'-
David
Walk
Saint Albans, West Virginia
NOTE:
DEPTH OF
GROOM IN MOUNTING
BLOCK
I5 ONE-HALF
CORD
DIAMETER
A
HARDWOOD)
@
.
the
soluf~on
1s
simple.
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