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   chri7s | Sep 06, 2009 09:54pm | #1

   Smart idea. Sometimes we get caught up with having the full sized versions of everything and then spend half of our time dodging them. Love it.

   Chri7s

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   forestgirl | Sep 08, 2009 05:35am | #2

   What a great idea, I like it!  Look like a hefty table, how much does it weigh?

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   Samm90 | Sep 09, 2009 06:42am | #6

   I think it weights around 30 lbs. I basically took 2 extension wings to a table saw to make it.

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   Edited 9/9/2009 12:41 am ET by Quang

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   zolton | Sep 08, 2009 03:26pm | #3

   Quang,

    That setup is pretty close to brilliant. Nicely done and thought out..

   Zolton

   If you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon

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   Samm90 | Sep 09, 2009 08:12am | #9

   Thx

   Q

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   ring | Sep 08, 2009 03:31pm | #4

   I like your idea, but it made me wonder...
   How come the wall above your bench is so empty? Where's all the stuff that's crowding my wall?

   David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?lang=e&id=1

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   Samm90 | Sep 09, 2009 06:44am | #7

   I'm thinking about adding a small cabinet (no door) right behind the router table. I can store router bits and wrenches for the router there.

   What stuffs do you put above your work bench ?

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   Edited 9/9/2009 12:42 am ET by Quang

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   boilerbay | Sep 08, 2009 03:40pm | #5

   Quang,

   Very nice. Very clever! That solves a large footprint problem for many home shops. I didn't see, but does it have a lock or a pin on the fold down leg hinges? From a safety standpoint, that would be a plus, I think. The only other things I would like is a way to quickly remove the router,
   Excellent!

   BB

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   Samm90 | Sep 09, 2009 06:47am | #8

   I'm still thinking about a small cabinet behind the router that will lock the router table. Definitely I don't want the router to fall down on me. Right now the table is tilted toward the wall when it's stowed.

   I'm kind of stuck on attaching the router base to the table using screws. For now I just remove the router via the quick clamp on the router base. I bought the router lift ($169 Rousseau) for quick removal purpose, but I returned it because it was made out of plastic (phenolic ?) material. The aluminum base router lift would cost much more. I couldn't justify $399 for a router lift.

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   Edited 9/8/2009 11:55 pm ET by Quang

   Edited 9/9/2009 12:44 am ET by Quang