winchesterp

I have dedicated they last bay of my 3 car garage to be my woodworking area. I bought a Ridgid 2400 about 8 years ago. I lived with the stand (using my bench as a outfeed table) until last year. I built a work table/saw stand. However, I aimed the saw at the bench instead of to the right, so the table acts as an outfeed table. The 2400 also has a large open area when the saw table/fence is extended all the way. So I took my Craftsman benchtop professional router table, and sawed it to fit into the openings and flush with the tabletop of the saw! It gives me a very large work surface, and I have my choice of using the ridgid fence or the fence that came with the router table. In the cabinet, I have storage for a Craftsman bench top router and a Delta benchtop drill press (with moritiser attachment), drawers for router bits, attachments, drill bits, etc.

This large cabinet absorbs all of the vibration of the saw, has a bench vise and dog holes on it, and has a Kreg bench top clamp situated on it right in the middle. It is has white melamine on the top and and sides, cleans easily, and reflects the light, so I don't seem to need as much as light as I used to.

I have a bench top belt disc sander on a stand tha works pretty well, and a I have a 14" band saw. I use a an old shop vac and a cyclone chip separator for dust collection. My garage also has an attic fan in it, so I can turn it on when I am sanding to help remove the sawdust. I also run it when I am spraying lacquer. Nothing like have a spray booth! Eventually, I get the shop built, but for now the portable system is the way to go (at home, anywy!).