MS_Mirage

I have found it much more economically feasible to start out in woodworking by beginning with benchtop tools. Portable tablesaws are great in most instances, but due to their precision limitations and small table, I have recently upgraded to a Rigid 10" granite-topped tablesaw for more precise cabinet work. I mount my bench-top power tools on plywood sheet bases and clamp them to shop-built work tables by clamping the plywood bases to the edges of the table. This aloows me to store them on the lower shelf out of the way when I need to use the tabletop for assembly or I need to switch to another benchtop tool. This leaves me more space to work in my shop. I have a bench-top table-saw, a bench-top sander, a bench-top scroll-saw, and a vise, mounted this way. I also have a bench-top planer (12 1/2") and a bench-top drill press mounted on dedicated tables. Along with my full-size tablesaw I feel I have a gfairly adequate shop now. I am currently saving for a bench-top jointer however to complete my shop.