Table saw / router combo - in a mobile cart

[DavidRam]

I have a one car garage and efficient use of space is paramount for me...

Sooooo, I am trying to plan and design a cart that holds the router and table saw, with a built in shop vac to collect dust.

It HAS to have an aluminum or stainless steel top and I'd like the whole top (router and saw sides both) to be perfectly flush and level.

Probably going to use birch plywood to frame it, because it has a lot of strength in a narrow profile (compared to framing it with 2x4s). No MDF of any kind anywhere, and no drywall screws!!! :P

It will need some pretty big, sturdy wheels to be able to roll it in and out of the garage a lot.

Here is my tiny garage. Behind the Jeep there is about 4 feet of depth from the bumper to the wall.

And this is the area it needs to fit and function it:

I decided on this saw, Dewalt DWE7480

 

[DavidRam]

Here is the wheel/frame thingy:

Framing it up and getting the heights just right

I was going to go with a basic router plate, and then I saw this thing and fell in love!

http://www.carbideprocessors.com/je...VqXwwaFpccQd44-FGHwPh2m04UySQ0vBoCj1YQAvD_BwE

My idea was to make the fence on the table saw function as a fence and dust collector for the router side, too...

Now to get the shop vac to fit under there...

 

[DavidRam]

More progress

After framing it in 3/4" Baltic birch, I am wrapping it again in the 1/2" to make it strong, rigid and pretty:

 

[DavidRam]

Decided to paint it all matt black. Many cans later...

Added the stainless steel to the top

 

[DavidRam]

Power strip and YELLOW loom!!!

The theme is obviously black and yellow

Even painted the router black (from the Bosch blue)

Started working on the dust collection... Used an automotive silicone coupler for the neck and hose attachment

 

[DavidRam]

Here is where it's at right now:

 

[chithead]

YES!!! I hoped you would post this. One of the most awesome table saw/router carts ever constructed!

 

[DavidRam]

YES!!! I hoped you would post this. One of the most awesome table saw/router carts ever constructed!

Haha! Thank you!!!

 

[BigAl205]

This looks like one I saw on another forum.



...still nice though

 

[blockrocker]

One of the most awesome table saw/router carts ever constructed!

I couldn't have said it any better!

I just stumbled onto this now, but that is an incredible cart and an absolutely beautiful build. DavidRam - seriously dude, your craftsmanship and attention to detail is amazing. Just a very talented individual. I have that same table saw, but now feel great shame for how I store and use it. Lol.

 

[DavidRam]

I couldn't have said it any better!

I just stumbled onto this now, but that is an incredible cart and an absolutely beautiful build. DavidRam - seriously dude, your craftsmanship and attention to detail is amazing. Just a very talented individual. I have that same table saw, but now feel great shame for how I store and use it. Lol.

Hey, wow, thanks a lot! :five:

I get so much use out of this cart, I could not imagine life without it!

 

[Justin Zazzi]

How do you get the black paint to appear as a single coat without seeing the seams between the individual pieces of wood?

 

[DavidRam]

How do you get the black paint to appear as a single coat without seeing the seams between the individual pieces of wood?

I sanded pretty good, used a little wood filler and multiple coats of paint...

 

[Justin Zazzi]

What kind of paint? I'm guessing not spray paint.
any specific wood filler?

I ask because I've tried and been really frustrated with the result. I can barely get the wood grain to not show under black paint, let alone get it smooth like you do!

 

[DavidRam]

What kind of paint? I'm guessing not spray paint.
any specific wood filler?

I ask because I've tried and been really frustrated with the result. I can barely get the wood grain to not show under black paint, let alone get it smooth like you do!

The wood filler was just a basic Elmer's stuff, this one:

And it was spray paint, around 3 or 4 coats, with sanding between each coat...

 

[rob feature]

YES!!! I hoped you would post this. One of the most awesome table saw/router carts ever constructed!

Yeah this thing's pretty slick...well done! I have small garage syndrome too. This is giving me ideas.


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[DavidRam]

Yeah this thing's pretty slick...well done! I have small garage syndrome too. This is giving me ideas.


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Thanks, man! A good router lift alone, will take your work to another level, imo. I am also using the dual function of the saw's fence a lot.

 

[Justin Zazzi]

I am also using the dual function of the saw's fence a lot.

Wait .... woah. That's crazy clever!

 

[DavidRam]

Wait .... woah. That's crazy clever!

Thanks! That's the part a lot of people miss... The table saw has a rack and pinion, telescoping fence rail/guide that adjusts incredibly precise with the twist of the knob. So, on it's back side is the router's fence with the same adjustability and the dust collector.
You can see the grooves in the top of the cart by the router lift that allows full motion with the fence.
I'll be honest, coming up with the idea of the dual purpose fence was one of the most exciting moments as I was designing this cart in my head! It was one of those moments where you jump out of your chair! Lol

 

[BigAl205]

If you built a full router fence, you could use it to joint edges