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OK, here is the main reason I chose to put T track on the sides of my workbench; to have a system to cut full sheets and make repeatable cuts at the same dimension. To do this on the standard Paulk Bench, Ron Baulk came up with his cross cut jig - . That jig seemed pretty large and cumbersome...

GB, I purchased enough oak 1x2 and T track to do the same rail along the bottom edge of the sides as well. I need to finish up the top track first, and then flip the workbench over and use a t square to determine where I need to trim the bottom edges to make sure anything bolted to the sides...

Here are the track and trim test fit in preparation for final screw and glue attachment. The last picture shows how I can slide a C clamp into the track to hold vertical items along the side of the table.

I sourced some aluminum T track from Orange Aluminum (https://www.orangealuminum.com/t-tracks-and-framing-systems/t-tracks-and-accessories.html) that measures .73"x.49" and some Red Oak 1x2 to mount them in. I made a "tunnel fence" to position the 1x2 and allow me to route a slot in the trim to...

Dennis, Glad I can help with the drain board. My cedar planters were built heavy with 2x6 planks. We are 2.5 years in now, and they are not showing any signs of deterioration yet. I purchased the Parf Guide system for drilling the MFT grid here -...

Grumblebum - Thanks! I did get a little tear out on the bottom of the 3/4" MDO top when I was drilling the 20mm holes. I was not really worried about tear out as it would not effect the functionality and cosmetically wouldn't really be seen. As a result I didn't do anything to minimize it. I...

So then I unbolted the table and flipped things around (this was actually when I cut the router hole in the bottom panel of the table), cleaned out all the wood chips and saw dust, and then flipped it back over and bolted it back together to see if I can get everything aligned properly. I used...

With the grid complete and the router plate in place, is was time to true up the sides. I wanted the sides of the table to be perfectly parallel with the hole grid. So I used the grid as a guide to set the tracksaw to trim the edge perfectly straight and true to the grid on the work top. When...

With the MFT grid complete, it was time to use it. The Paulk table incorporates a built in router station I wanted to include. I used a Rockler phenolic plate and located it in one of the end bays of the bench. I used the track saw to cut the through hole for the panel, and then threw...

With the full grid of 3mm holes complete, you then use the 3mm pins to locate the jig that holds the 20mm forstner bit in a sleeve bushing to start drilling out the 20mm holes. You can't get all the 20mm holes drilled using the 3mm guide holes, so then you switch over to the alternate set of...

With the two halves mated together, it was time to drill the grid of 20mm holes. I had positioned the stringers to miss the 96mm hole spacing by having the outer stringers positioned 25" in from the ends of the bench. The center stringer was still at the center (48" point). This allowed the...

With the stringers and sides attached to the work tops, I mounted the two 1/2" bottoms with a few screws, but without glue. I then flipped the benches right side up and clamped them together to make sure they mated so that a straight edge was flat across both halves. I ended up having to...

Dennis, I love updated classic cars and trucks and both the old land cruisers and the VW dokas are some of my favorites. Both are very cool and as you know have gotten kinda pricey. Worth it for a good project though. I still love driving my dad's truck whenever I borrow it. The foundation...

Dennis, I wanted to stop in and say thank you for some of the information and inspiration you have provided me. Your thread got me really thinking about track saws, torsion boxes, and portable work benches that set me off on my current Paulk/MFT workbench build over on my thread...

Next up was gluing and screwing the stringers and sides together and then gluing and screwing that structure to the top (upside down).

I then had to drill a **** ton of pocket screw holes. I have a small Kreig jig for the drilling and worked up a positioning jig on the MFT table to make quick work of the 134 pocket screw holes I needed to drill. I used a couple of QWAS dogs, which are 20mm pins (black round pins on the right...

The standard Paulk plans call for 1/2" plywood construction with 3/4" clamping holes drilled on a 4" or 6" grid. I changed mine to use a 3/4" MDO top and will replicate the precise 20mm holes with 96mm spacing used on the MFT tables. I'll go more in depth on that later. The rest of the...

So this all leads up to my next project; a portable wood working station I can set up for larger and/or production projects, but can also store out of the way when not in use. I had been planning on building a pair of torsion box design work tops I could store along my wall when not in use, and...

The table saw incident before Christmas, a desire to be able to do more wood work inside the garage (which would require much better dust control), and number of pending wood projects combined to ************ up with a new wood working system for myself. I am usually working solo, so I don't...

So, when I am doing wood work I have a Ryobi portable table saw on a stand and a Dewalt sliding compound miter saw I set up on the ground. Both produce a lot of saw dust, so I always set them up outside under the car cover when using them. They work well enough, but I am usually working alone...