Roland Chung
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- Mar 12, 2007
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I'm trying to move up from the plastic folding tables that I generally use for my projects. Please let me know if you like any of these and why. Based on some other suggestions, I may leave the top removeable so that I can use the ABC box idea that came up in another site.
They are all supposed to be assembly tables / benches with storage. I have left the overhang on one side for a shop vac to be parked. With the torsion box base, there wasn't enough room to place my vacuum inside the cabinet and I'm not sure that I wanted to do that anyway. The taller versions are a bit shorter than my table saw.
I was going to make the cabinet openings at 19" to accomodate slides and trays, but the height of the openings limits the number of systainers. Now I think that I might make the openings at 17" wide and just stack a couple of systainers in each of the shallow side bays.
The torsion box ideas are based on online images and discussion by Ian Kirby, Mark Spagnuolo and David Marks. The large MFT is based on the Brian Gray Jumbo MFT.
Does anyone know of an easier way to drill the holes in the top. Right now, I am thinking of using a 20mm forstner bit in one of those 90 degree drilling guides (that I have always made fun of and now need badly). I think that I would drill down about halfway and then go back over the holes with a 1010 router set up with a top bearing bit. The bearing bit would follow the starter hole, but probably leave a cleaner exit wound.
They are all supposed to be assembly tables / benches with storage. I have left the overhang on one side for a shop vac to be parked. With the torsion box base, there wasn't enough room to place my vacuum inside the cabinet and I'm not sure that I wanted to do that anyway. The taller versions are a bit shorter than my table saw.
I was going to make the cabinet openings at 19" to accomodate slides and trays, but the height of the openings limits the number of systainers. Now I think that I might make the openings at 17" wide and just stack a couple of systainers in each of the shallow side bays.
The torsion box ideas are based on online images and discussion by Ian Kirby, Mark Spagnuolo and David Marks. The large MFT is based on the Brian Gray Jumbo MFT.
Does anyone know of an easier way to drill the holes in the top. Right now, I am thinking of using a 20mm forstner bit in one of those 90 degree drilling guides (that I have always made fun of and now need badly). I think that I would drill down about halfway and then go back over the holes with a 1010 router set up with a top bearing bit. The bearing bit would follow the starter hole, but probably leave a cleaner exit wound.