NuggyBuggy
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No offence intended, but OP, you are seriously under-employed. Talent like that is being wasted working retail. Somebody give this man a job in design !
Rolling Cut Table
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pdlandgang
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Great design. Have been looking to do something for a portable cutting table for the garage shop. Also with the risers (total of about 3.75") you could also use it with the parallel guides and extensions. With the risers extended you can support the workpiece and guides.
Wow I love it!!! I used the same metal legs that you bought at home depot but I mounted them on a 2x4 frame. The thing is heavy and takes up a ton of room. I love to design things that make my life easier and I am totally blown away by this one. I hope you share because I want one for my shop. Nice job!
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With apologies to Kingpen, and the hope that he'll correct my errors, here is my best guess at the design of this very cool table. Done on sketchup, using King's comments and stopping the video to catch a detail. I love a good challenge and I hope my stubbornness paid off. Simplicity is the key to all elegant designs, and this table has it in spades.
The base unit is a cart, 18 x 24 x 24 deep. Kingpen used 5" wheels, but the model has 6" wheels because I could not find them in 5". The actual size of the casters affects the dimensions of the folding leg.
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The two wings are 3/4 plywood, 24 x 32, attached to the cart with piano hinges. Kingpen suggested the piano hinges seemed weak, but Rockler has a piano hinge that is more structural.
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The panel supports can be made out of 1 x 6 hardwood (for durability), but plywood will do just fine. The angles for the sliding sections are 15 degrees, and are dadoed for easy replacement of a plywood sacrificial insert.
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The legs are the key, and I hope the illustration shows what I think Kingpen did. I put the locking flaps in their table open position, and if you saw the video, they are attached to the leg with a 175-degree Euro hinge. The triangles are fixed to the top using pocket screws and like Kingpen suggested, they are there to stop the leg from swinging out past 90.
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Corrections and suggestions are welcome. I can send the Sketchup file to whoever asks. Thanks to Kingpen for the inspiration...
The base unit is a cart, 18 x 24 x 24 deep. Kingpen used 5" wheels, but the model has 6" wheels because I could not find them in 5". The actual size of the casters affects the dimensions of the folding leg.
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The two wings are 3/4 plywood, 24 x 32, attached to the cart with piano hinges. Kingpen suggested the piano hinges seemed weak, but Rockler has a piano hinge that is more structural.
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The panel supports can be made out of 1 x 6 hardwood (for durability), but plywood will do just fine. The angles for the sliding sections are 15 degrees, and are dadoed for easy replacement of a plywood sacrificial insert.
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The legs are the key, and I hope the illustration shows what I think Kingpen did. I put the locking flaps in their table open position, and if you saw the video, they are attached to the leg with a 175-degree Euro hinge. The triangles are fixed to the top using pocket screws and like Kingpen suggested, they are there to stop the leg from swinging out past 90.
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Corrections and suggestions are welcome. I can send the Sketchup file to whoever asks. Thanks to Kingpen for the inspiration...
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Kingpin51,
You have accomplished one of the most inovative uses of space I have ever seen for cutting sheetgoods. I presently use some MFTs linked together that I lay some styrofoam on to cut, thanks to Woodshopdemos and John Lucas. I miss John's tips. Your setup should be a great enhancement for the shops that are challenged for space. I really like your hinged lift mechanism used to lift the plywood up on the work surface. I need to devise something similar to use with my MFTs. At 59 I can't throw those 3/4" sheets of plywood around like I used to.
Thank you for sharing.
You have accomplished one of the most inovative uses of space I have ever seen for cutting sheetgoods. I presently use some MFTs linked together that I lay some styrofoam on to cut, thanks to Woodshopdemos and John Lucas. I miss John's tips. Your setup should be a great enhancement for the shops that are challenged for space. I really like your hinged lift mechanism used to lift the plywood up on the work surface. I need to devise something similar to use with my MFTs. At 59 I can't throw those 3/4" sheets of plywood around like I used to.
Thank you for sharing.
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Kingpen.
That is ......... inspired [not worthy] [not worthy]
Beautiful and simple but totally functunal. That has to be a must for all workshops, saves so much space.
Get the plans up here ASAP
Only one very very small thing , perhaps you could join the 2 lifting hooks together.
I take my hat off to you Sir
Regards John
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That is ......... inspired [not worthy] [not worthy]
Beautiful and simple but totally functunal. That has to be a must for all workshops, saves so much space.
Get the plans up here ASAP
Only one very very small thing , perhaps you could join the 2 lifting hooks together.
I take my hat off to you Sir
Regards John
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This thread has inspired me to make modifications to my Stealth Tainer to make it more useful. Thanks for the sketchup drawings, videos and explanations!
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Kingpin Thank you for the sketch-up file
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pugilato That is good sketchup work. You even got the dimensions close just from the video and what few I have posted. I will get the dimensions posted soon and hope to have some close up pics. Sorry for the delay. and thanks again pugilato for the sketchup. I tried to do that but couldn't pull it off.
I have tried to upload PIC's but am having difficulty with that. I will keep trying but for now here are dimensions and another video. I am trying to redraw the cut sheet so I am not the only one can read it.
Base 18"w x 23 3/4"d 26"t + 5 1/4" for wheels.
2 Wings 39 1/2" x 23 3/4"
35 Sliding rails 1 3/4" x 22" x 3/4" cut on 15deg. 14 are for slides 21 are turned over to make a sliding dove tail. 14 of the 21 are 15deg cut on one side and used as outside
piece for each of the 7 groups of two sliding rails. I think I just confused myself.
14 sacrificial riser for slides 3" x 22"
2 Legs
Main post 10" x 30 1/2"
Leg Flaps 4 1/2" x 19"
Leg Base 20 1/2" x 6"
2 Lock in up position mechanism 30" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4"
Skirt or border around the table is 2 1/4"
Most of these measurements can be changed to meet your own requirements. I can see a router table attachment or upside down jig saw table in the future. Attach pontoons and put a prop on a OF 2200 EB router and we got a boat. OK maybe it's not that versatile but I hear some wheels turning out there of different ideas or better ways to do something. share it with us and we will all end up with the perfect cut table. Or boat.
Pugilato, I do want a copy when we get all the measurements on.
The guy shooting the video said I had a southern drawl, but I don't hear it. Do ya'll.
Cut table 3 v 2
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Base 18"w x 23 3/4"d 26"t + 5 1/4" for wheels.
2 Wings 39 1/2" x 23 3/4"
35 Sliding rails 1 3/4" x 22" x 3/4" cut on 15deg. 14 are for slides 21 are turned over to make a sliding dove tail. 14 of the 21 are 15deg cut on one side and used as outside
piece for each of the 7 groups of two sliding rails. I think I just confused myself.
14 sacrificial riser for slides 3" x 22"
2 Legs
Main post 10" x 30 1/2"
Leg Flaps 4 1/2" x 19"
Leg Base 20 1/2" x 6"
2 Lock in up position mechanism 30" x 1 1/2" x 1 3/4"
Skirt or border around the table is 2 1/4"
Most of these measurements can be changed to meet your own requirements. I can see a router table attachment or upside down jig saw table in the future. Attach pontoons and put a prop on a OF 2200 EB router and we got a boat. OK maybe it's not that versatile but I hear some wheels turning out there of different ideas or better ways to do something. share it with us and we will all end up with the perfect cut table. Or boat.
Pugilato, I do want a copy when we get all the measurements on.
The guy shooting the video said I had a southern drawl, but I don't hear it. Do ya'll.
Cut table 3 v 2
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That would be an east Texas accent? I went to Texas A&M very many years ago, and I must say that I'm somewhat partial to Texas, but most of it is too far from the ocean for me. Myself, I thing I have a puertorrican accent, which is very pronounced when I'm under the influence. Anyway, thanks for the info... I will work on the sketchup file in a bit. It is much easier for others who want to use it if I post it in the 3D warehouse, so I will post when its up.
Kingpin, your rolling cut table is very ingenious. Great design. I have been trying to think of how to make it with wings that fold down, instead of up. An issue for me is shop space, if the wings folded down, I could just raise one wing and use it for shorter material, and for my shop layout, it would be easier to stow. I also think it could do double duty as a miter saw station(risers same height as miter saw base), or a work platform with a removable top.
Seems like a lot of work to trim 1/4" off of that ply, but all-in-all a very well done cut. [big grin]
Kidding aside, I'm impressed with the design. I could have used this in my old shop (garage), but I've got the space now for a large monster that I've built.
I really look forward to how the other guys on here take this initial design and run with it. They seem quite talented at that.
Oh, and welcome to the FOG!
Kidding aside, I'm impressed with the design. I could have used this in my old shop (garage), but I've got the space now for a large monster that I've built.
I really look forward to how the other guys on here take this initial design and run with it. They seem quite talented at that.
Oh, and welcome to the FOG!
Peter Halle is going to help with the pictures.
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pic 1 is the under side of the table with wings up.
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pic 2 is close up of the leg, flaps and euro hinge.
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pic 3 is the locking mechanism that holds the wing up.
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pic 4 ithe table with the wing down and the legs locked in place.
Thanks Peter.
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pic 1 is the under side of the table with wings up.
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pic 2 is close up of the leg, flaps and euro hinge.
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pic 3 is the locking mechanism that holds the wing up.
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pic 4 ithe table with the wing down and the legs locked in place.
Thanks Peter.
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Kingpen51 said:
Wings that fold down. Hmmm. That would require removing about 8" from their length. So, 31+31+18=80" total width of the table with wings up will completely support a sheet of plywood, sliding it is not a big deal, and Kingpen made a comment that the table was too big to use the rail clamps. Not a bad idea. I'll play with the sketchup file a bit.
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