Portable cutting table

[woodshopdemos]

The one I have been using works so very well that I haven't felt the need to make it more "finished."
Here, Elena uses it:
The worktable is comprised of two standard wood horses, a 3/4" construction grade sheet of plywood and a 1" piece of foam board, taped into position. We have the lumberyard deliver the panels and they stack them on the panel cart. She can then just "tilt" the next sheet onto the table.

like that:

it is very easy to make perfect cuts frm any side.

The page where she does this:http://www.woodshopdemos.com/fes-cab-2.htm

 

[greg mann]

The one I have been using works so very well that I haven't felt the need to make it more "finished."

Maybe, John, but Pete has to do his own work. 

My guess is that Pete also sees a certain marketing quality to how he sets up on the job. Rightly or wrongly, people often gauge the value and skill of a workman by how he and his equipment 'look' on the job. Additionally, he tailored his table to facilitate the handling of doors which would not be so easy to do on the foam. I am not disparaging the foam 'cause that is what I use too.

If Pete could get Ilena as an assistant it might help getting more jobs, eh?  8)

 

[woodshopdemos]

Greg,
  I understand and agree with you 100 percent.  Some of the lattice work and tension box cretions I have seen here and on other forums are real works of art and I would probably emulate in different circumstances. and maybe I should anyway. would be a good project.

 

[Peterm]

John, I have something similar back in the workshop and it works well - even if I have to use it myself, i.e. with no lovely assistant... But Greg's very perceptive; whilst the table I made was for purely practical reasons, it doesn't exactly hurt to give the impression of efficiency and tidiness - particularly amongst my clients with a media and publishing background e.g. career-women and chaps with uncommonly tidy kitchens...

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Pete,

If they aren't impressed with your portable table, they lack understanding. 

John Lucas,

In the photo of your foam topped table, is your Boom Arm fitted with the 36 mm AS hose to the saw?  Mine is currently fitted with a 27 mm AS hose, but I have been thinking of switching it and making a short 27 mm to fit on the tool end when needed, e.g. for those older model Festool products such as Deltex 93 that have an oval DC outlet and thus require the smaller elastomeric hose end fitting.

Dave R.

 

[woodshopdemos]

Dave R,
  I have no idea. I am using the boom arm as it came out of the box. Dont know the details. what should I look for?

 

[Dave Ronyak]

Dave R,
   I have no idea. I am using the boom arm as it came out of the box. Dont know the details. what should I look for?

John,

If the elastomeric fitting at the tool end has internal circumferentially extending ribs and fits iINTO the DC outlet of your TS 55 saw, and OVER the OVAL DC fittings of a Deltex 93 or 1010 router, the hose should be 27 mm. 

If the elastomeric fitting at the tool end does not have internal circumferentially extending ribs (and is smooth inside) and fits OVER the DC outlet of your TS 55 saw, and is too big to grip the round DC fittings of a RO 125 or LS 130, the hose should be 36 mm.

At least, these are the way my AS hoses came from Festool.  The 27 mm hose is standard issue with the CT 22 E vacuum.  The 50 mm hose extension included with the Boom Arm is noticeably larger in diameter than the 27 mm hose.

I was curious because in the photo showing the hose on the Boom Arm I did not see the connector and the 50 mm hose.  I have mine setup with the 27 mm hose and the connector to the 50 mm hose is very near the first hose and power cord support on the Boom.  I am thinking of buying a 16' a 36 mm hose to mount on the Boom Arm, cutting off 4 to 5 feet, fitting both ends with vacuum machine end fittings (50 mm?), then making up a short hose with that remnant with proper Festool fittings and another short 27 mm hose.  That would enable quickly switching between 27 mm for the sanders, and 36 mm hoses for the TS 55 saw, 1400 router and for sweeping the floor.  And give me more total hose length for vacuum sweeping the shop.  As you likely know, it is pretty easy to clog the 27 mm hose when taking a full pass (edge) routing.  And that quickly makes a big mess!!

Dave R.

 

[Dan Clark]

On the JLC Finish Carpentry Forum, Norm posted this:http://forums.jlconline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=358855.  His idea is to use a massage bench as the basis for a cutting/assembly table.  Apparently these benches are rated at 400Lbs, are quite stable, and set up in seconds.  And they can be purchased with a carrying bag for about $200.  Interesting idea!

Dan.

 

[Steveo48]

Very nice bench Pete, I love seeing other peoples ideas in action!

Steve

 

[mysterium]

Dan,

If you do a "search" on the Sam's Club site under "Massage Tables" you will find about 15 table with a dozen under $200  Some as cheap as $100

jim

 

[Corwin]

The current issue of ShopNotes magazine also has plans for a portable workbench.

 

[Raf]

Walko bench ?  ;D ;D ;D

 

[mysterium]

Raf,

How is your Walko bench working out? 

jim

 

[Loren Hedahl]

Very nice bench Pete, I love seeing other peoples ideas in action!

Steve

I also like to watch other people work!javascript:void(0);
Cheesy

 

[UCLA Fan]

I use two purchased folding plastic sawhorses (2 for $30 from the BORG) then I add two 24" wide hollow-core-luan-flush-faced-interior-doors laid side by side as a very light weight bench top. The doors were $10 each and being torsion box construction they are much stronger (and significantly lighter) then one sheet of 3/4 piywood. Next I add a 2" rigid foam insulation cutting top. Since my shop is small I cut the rigid foam to fit the width of the doors (24") this improves storage and mobility. With this setup I can have a portable cutting bench that is 24 or 48 inches wide depending on my needs. Total investment - $70.  I like using the door as additional table surface when needed so I just lay the foam on top of the doors when cutting.

Frank

 

[johne]

Here's the one I made. Easy to assemble or disassemble and it doesn t take up much space
It 's got wheels to move it around. Size is 8x4 feet.

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I used these things to join the base together

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[semenza]

Hi,

  johne,    Knock down benches, great use for bed rail connectors.  That is a pretty nice looking table.

Seth

 

[Dino]

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Also, Gary and Greg Burnet designed an assembly and cutting table:http://www.garymkatz.com/ChartsDrawings/assembly_table.html.  This table is similar to the EZ table mentioned above, but Gary and Greg grew frustrated with it.  So they redesigned and built versions with much higher quality components to meet professional demands.  That might give you some good ideas too.

One question, what is "WBP ply"?

Regards,

Dan.
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Dan,
The ez smart table is a patented eurekazone product.
Gary and Greg don't designed any table. They simply copied a patented design.
The idea was to make a portable and affordable table.
If Gary and Greg used 2x4s instead of 1x4s and they made a stronger and heavier smart table
using expensive componemts and spending more time in the making,
that don't make the smart table Gary's and Greg's design. Another version? Yes.

This table is similar to the EZ table mentioned above, but Gary and Greg grew frustrated with it.
Very nice statement.  The most popular  and best selling item of eurekazone's product line
made 2 Festool paid reviewers upset?
You know very well that Festool is sponsoring Gary Katz's road saw.
Greg have similar reasons not to like anything that eurekazone makes.
Please, set the record straight and give people ALL the F-Facts.
Using an open forum to spread misinformation and confusion to consumers
is very typical to Festool associatess, contractors, paid reviewers. and  misinformers.

Shame on you and this forum.

Dino Makropoulos
Eurekazone INC.
53 National Road.
Edison NJ,
08817.

 

[Loren Hedahl]

Also, Gary and Greg Burnet designed an assembly and cutting table:http://www.garymkatz.com/ChartsDrawings/assembly_table.html.  This table is similar to the EZ table mentioned above, but Gary and Greg grew frustrated with it.  So they redesigned and built versions with much higher quality components to meet professional demands.  That might give you some good ideas too.

One question, what is "WBP ply"?

Regards,

Dan.
[/quote]

Dan,
The ez smart table is a patented eurekazone product.
Gary and Greg don't designed any table. They simply copied a patented design.
The idea was to make a portable and affordable table.
If Gary and Greg used 2x4s instead of 1x4s and they made a stronger and heavier smart table
using expensive componemts and spending more time in the making,
that don't make the smart table Gary's and Greg's design. Another version? Yes.

This table is similar to the EZ table mentioned above, but Gary and Greg grew frustrated with it.
Very nice statement.  The most popular  and best selling item of eurekazone's product line
made 2 Festool paid reviewers upset?
You know very well that Festool is sponsoring Gary Katz's road saw.
Greg have similar reasons not to like anything that eurekazone makes.
Please, set the record straight and give people ALL the F-Facts.
Using an open forum to spread misinformation and confusion to consumers
is very typical to Festool associatess, contractors, paid reviewers. and  misinformers.

Shame on you and this forum.

Dino Makropoulos
Eurekazone INC.
53 National Road.
Edison NJ,
08817.

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First time I looked at it.  Sure does seem to have a kinship to the EZ table.

My favorite is an old chipboard banquet table that fell apart when it got wet.  I salvaged the legs and made a grid out of 2X4's.  It is light weight, foldable and I can clamp to it almost any place.

I've had it awhile and it looks like sin, but still works great!

 

[Rich Engelhardt]

This is a pretty nice panel cutting table link:

http://www.thewoodshop.20m.com/panel_cutting_table.htm#design

Hello,
I made that same table 3 weeks ago.
It does what it's supposed to do for the most part & since I used some 2x4's I had on hand, my only real cost was the $20.00 legs from Lowes.
When it gets chewed up, next one will use 2x2's around the perimeter instead of the notched 2x4 and dowels to secure the cross rails instead of screws.