Jeff Hein
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- Nov 20, 2010
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I sold my dewalt miter saw, and bought a Kapex. I found that the Kapex base was slightly larger than my old recessed area was. I was planning on just moving some cabinets around and making the cabinet the saw sat on a bit wider. So I started taking cabinets out, and the next thing I knew, I had taken out my entire workstation....
I Rebuilt this new one with storage in mind, so 20 drawers later (along with a few upper cabinets) I am almost done.
New:
Here is a picture of the vacuum mounted in the cabinet below the Kapex (yes, I know it is not a festool vac, but it is always hidden behind cabinet doors, and actually works well in this application):
I am using a iVac switchbox that automatically turns the vacuum on/off when there is power to the saw. Works very well.
I also used the MFT as a template, and bored 6 holes into the shelf the Kapex sits on. I bored 4 holes for the feet, and 2 holes for the clamps. That way I can get the Kapex back in the same spot every time.
I am planning on taking out the lumber storage above the right side of the saw, and making a few more upper cabinets.
Both fences (left and right) of the saw are mounted to T-Tracks, so the slide out of the way when I don't need them. The workstation is the same height as the MFT/3, and I have the MFT just to the right of the Kapex. That way I can use the counter top to support sheet goods I am cutting down.
I Rebuilt this new one with storage in mind, so 20 drawers later (along with a few upper cabinets) I am almost done.
New:
Here is a picture of the vacuum mounted in the cabinet below the Kapex (yes, I know it is not a festool vac, but it is always hidden behind cabinet doors, and actually works well in this application):
I am using a iVac switchbox that automatically turns the vacuum on/off when there is power to the saw. Works very well.
I also used the MFT as a template, and bored 6 holes into the shelf the Kapex sits on. I bored 4 holes for the feet, and 2 holes for the clamps. That way I can get the Kapex back in the same spot every time.
I am planning on taking out the lumber storage above the right side of the saw, and making a few more upper cabinets.
Both fences (left and right) of the saw are mounted to T-Tracks, so the slide out of the way when I don't need them. The workstation is the same height as the MFT/3, and I have the MFT just to the right of the Kapex. That way I can use the counter top to support sheet goods I am cutting down.
