I don't post much but I get an awful lot of inspiration from the stuff that you guys are willing to share! Thought I would try and pay it back a bit...
I'm in the process of moving out of a larger shop that I've rented for several years back into a two car garage at my home. I had a full size Delta table saw that worked great for the projects I've worked on. I hated the idea of giving up my table saw but I really don't have any space to bring it home and I've never had a dedicated welding table. I bought a 3'x4' Certiflat table and poking around the inter-toobs I saw several examples of wooden worktables with job-site table saws that were built in. I decided to try and combine the two. What could possibly go wrong with this idea...
I had to pretty much gut the Makita to get it down to something I could work with. I've done a few projects on it so far and pretty pleased with how it's turned out. Absolutely love the Certiflat table and the saw fence is just as accurate as the one on my big Delta.
Threw in a picture of the cheap Amazon lighting I put in first. These definitely solved my lighting problem, super bright.
Vertical legs are 3" square, the two at the end where the receivers are welded on are thick-wall, all the rest thin-wall. Horizontal pieces are 2" thin-wall that I had a stack of. Table top is 3/4" MDF that's doubled up on the perimeter and along the center supports. Bunch of wipe-on poly thinned with mineral spirits in an attempt to keep it looking nice. Orange 5 gal bucket has a Dust Topper on it, still need to finish up plumbing the intake side. We'll see how effective it is for dust collection from the saw. Yellow extension cord coiled up on the side of the table is to power the saw and the plugs mounted around the table. Finished off the steel with Smoke Gray Rustoleum rattle can.
Not sure about the weight but it's pretty hefty. Not hard to move around with a good solid shove. I have a covered carport in front of the garage. Looking forward to rolling it outside to work when the weather is nice. I'm done with the poser photos, now it's time to beat it up!
Hopefully someone will see something they can use on a project! Feel free to criticize, I have tough skin!
I'm in the process of moving out of a larger shop that I've rented for several years back into a two car garage at my home. I had a full size Delta table saw that worked great for the projects I've worked on. I hated the idea of giving up my table saw but I really don't have any space to bring it home and I've never had a dedicated welding table. I bought a 3'x4' Certiflat table and poking around the inter-toobs I saw several examples of wooden worktables with job-site table saws that were built in. I decided to try and combine the two. What could possibly go wrong with this idea...
I had to pretty much gut the Makita to get it down to something I could work with. I've done a few projects on it so far and pretty pleased with how it's turned out. Absolutely love the Certiflat table and the saw fence is just as accurate as the one on my big Delta.
Threw in a picture of the cheap Amazon lighting I put in first. These definitely solved my lighting problem, super bright.
Vertical legs are 3" square, the two at the end where the receivers are welded on are thick-wall, all the rest thin-wall. Horizontal pieces are 2" thin-wall that I had a stack of. Table top is 3/4" MDF that's doubled up on the perimeter and along the center supports. Bunch of wipe-on poly thinned with mineral spirits in an attempt to keep it looking nice. Orange 5 gal bucket has a Dust Topper on it, still need to finish up plumbing the intake side. We'll see how effective it is for dust collection from the saw. Yellow extension cord coiled up on the side of the table is to power the saw and the plugs mounted around the table. Finished off the steel with Smoke Gray Rustoleum rattle can.
Not sure about the weight but it's pretty hefty. Not hard to move around with a good solid shove. I have a covered carport in front of the garage. Looking forward to rolling it outside to work when the weather is nice. I'm done with the poser photos, now it's time to beat it up!
Hopefully someone will see something they can use on a project! Feel free to criticize, I have tough skin!
