my sysport workbench

[Kristian]

Discovered this thread today. Great workbenches! Timtool, I really like the dog and domino holes in the vertical stiles. Very nice feature! Next upgrade could be to make the vertical support legs adjustable so you can raise the work piece to the exact height of the worktop for routing applications and so on. A simple solution could be two t-tracks and two Festool clamps with the work piece (door fx.) resting on the back of the clamp.

Actually, come to think of it there seems to be enough room for the clamp to be angled a bit in the domino holes in the side and that might just be enough to catch the vertical work piece and clamp it down.

Good job!

 

[dltflt]

Tim that is a very nice shop.  Someday I hope to get my shop looking that nice.

 

[Timtool]

Woodguy, i don't have any close ups of the edge banding but it turned out fairly ok, the problem is that even with my scoring blade i get an occasional chip that would be unacceptable on customer projects. In the future i will cut 2mm to big and trim it on the shaper.

Richard, actually the Bosch router is in the router table!

Peter thats a very nice workbench, an interesting hybrid between mine and a more classical one.

Kristian, it would indeed be very handy if i could extend support arms outwards that were flush with the top in order to do through routing or sawing over an open area. I already thought of it and i think it's best to make support arms that attach to the table with a set of dominos that hold into the slots on the sides of the vertical beams. Sounds more complicated than it is, but ill post pics when i make it!

 

[Tugboat801]

Hi!  Beautiful setup!  This may be a silly questions..  Did you make the track on the front of the bench or did you purchase it somewhere?  Im about to start making my own bench and would love to incorporate some of your amazing ideas.

 

[Timtool]

Hi!  Beautiful setup!  This may be a silly questions..  Did you make the track on the front of the bench or did you purchase it somewhere?  Im about to start making my own bench and would love to incorporate some of your amazing ideas.

The tracks come from a normal hardware store, they are meant to be used for curtains. they are cheap, but also thinner than woodworking tracks. If you make sure to place them absolutely flush with the surface then you risk no problems.

 

[Tugboat801]

Thanks for the info!  Once again, fantastic setup!

 

[lemonadesoda]

Not sure exactly how I got to this thread via google, but I enjoyed reading through and seeing the setup. Great organisation! First class work.

 

[HaKLc]

Great setup, Tim. You've made yourself very nice workshop.
Will copy few ideas.  [embarassed]

 

[sancho57]

Nice shop Tim, say how large is it? As Im heading across the pond Im wondering how big a shop (probably a 1 or 2 car garage) will be. Im bronging my festools so I can still relax a get some woodworking time in. Plus some tool buying for some NAINA stuff.

 

[Straightlines]

Hey Tim, reading your thread has captured my attention, but the links to the photos don't work.  Is there any way to get that fixed so we can see your great project?

TIA,
Bradley

 

[Dick Mahany]

Hey Tim, reading your thread has captured my attention, but the links to the photos don't work.  Is there any way to get that fixed so we can see your great project?

TIA,
Bradley

This thread is 5 years old.  Tim has a website here.  He has some great ideas and plans available and is very talented.

 

[Billy stray]

Hit YouTube many great videos
From Tim