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Hey FesGaucho,
For a good how-to article on building an exterior door see Fine Homebuilding issue No. 168, page 86.

Nicely done!

I'm very interested to hear about the sliding table saw Gass mentioned.

Hey Goodguy,

I appreciate your comments about inherent design problems with the typical table saw. I've been saving my pennies to purchase a Sawstop, but recently started thinking more about a sliding tablesaw such as the Hammer product.

I'd like to here more thoughts from you and other readers about the pros and cons of Euro type sliding table saws such as the Hammer line.

I'm wondering what will I give up with a sliding table saw? Does a typical cabinet style saw have more versitility than a slider?

Any comment would be appreciated.

T.

Awesome. It's about time. Just the hint of stiffer regulations got the industry working on safer machines. I'd like to see the Bosch guarding system.

Nice! What's the material/function of the piece in the middle of the top?

Wow!

Very nice. Which Michael Pekovich article are you referring to?

There's really no need to choose between a track system or dogs. I have both on my bench and use both.

I like an overhead power supply. I have a 3 outlet pig-tail that hangs above my bench that works well. My sander and router equipped for dust collection get plugged into my shop vac which turns on when the tool is switched on. So a place for a vacuum under the bench might be useful.

I have a roll of butcher paper that hangs under one end of my bench that I roll out if I'm doing something particularly messy. My bench is covered with a removable piece of 1/4" hardboard, but I've never changed it out. It's finished with a wipe on oil finish. Dried glue scrapes of pretty easy with a putty knife.

I would like to have drawers under the bench that could be opened from either side. I haven't had any luck finding any heavy duty drawer slides that fit the bill. It's a tall order. Having the weight of the tools in the bench would add to the stability of the bench.

I've made the height of my bench match my table saw height. My table saw is on a mobile stand. Having the bench at the same height is helpful when handling large stock.

I have a full width end vice which allows the use of dogs along the face of the each side of the bench as well. But I need to add a sliding bench jack to support work held in this manner.

As and OSHA safety consultant I often encourage employers to strike the term "common sense" from their vocabulary. I put it to them this way:

"Common Sense" = "How come you don't know what I know?".

Relying on common sense is a HUGE assumption. If you grew up on a farm, you know not to walk behind the mule - common sense among those that grow up on a farm. If you grew up in the city this knowledge may not be part of your "common sense".

In our increasingly diverse workforce common sense is not so common.

Very nice. I'd like to see an article on the construction of that one!

Very nice. Any headboard pics yet?