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   RalphBarker | Sep 27, 2010 04:17pm | #1

   TS router wing

   When I thought about adding a router table extension to my TS, I thought about needing to cut a piece of wood in the middle of a painstakingly set up routing operation. Thus, the router was promoted to having its own table.  ;-)

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   usmcdennis | Sep 28, 2010 10:13am | #2

   Understood Ralph. Just trying to efficiently maximize useable space. Thanks for the reply.

   -Dennis

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   RalphBarker | Sep 28, 2010 10:49am | #3

   I understand that motivation completely. When I moved about 5 years ago, I had to squeeze a 3-car garage shop into what is really a 1 1/2-car garage. Then, my dad passed away, and I inherited his tools, to boot. Thus, my humble shop is an "engineered" space. I often have to move the TS outside for rips, since the "high-efficiency" location is against a wall.

   I justify having a separate router table by having an MDF cover for it, which allows it to be used as an assembly table and general work surface.

   With the additional weight of the cast-iron router table, I'd think about at least adding braces between the outboard corners to points near the base of the saw's frame. I'd make the braces adjustable, so it can be used to keep the table flat across the span.

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   Jfrostjr | Sep 30, 2010 10:02am | #4

   Saw table support

   Dennis,

   I have router table extension for my UniSaw - but it is on the outfeed side. The result is a 5" x 5" table top. The entire package moves easily on an HTC mobile base so I can empty the cyclone chip barrel.

   BUT - when I added drawers for the  router bits and supplies it became tippy. I purchased two, floor flanges and a length of 1/2" black pipe. By screwing the pipe into - or out of - the flanges, I have a perfectly designed, minimally invasive support.

   Frosty

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   usmcdennis | Sep 30, 2010 11:28am | #5

   Thanks for your ideas Frosty. A 5 x 5 outfeed/router table sounds big but nice!