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FEATURE PROJECT NOTE: dividers are w mdf Carou&elTOP/bottom (4O" x 40" - mdf) SECOND: cur top and bottom to shape To provide easy access to your benchtop tools, the carousel spins on the roller bearings attached to the top of the base. One of the handiest things about this tool station is a large revolving carousel that supports your benchtop tools. Spinning the carousel around provides easy access to the tool you need. The carousel consists of a grid that's sandwiched between a circular top and bottom, see drawing at right. The grid creates an opening under each tool for a drawer as well as small storage areas on the sides. top & bottom. The top and bottom (N) of the carousel start out as large square pieces of MDF, see Fig. 11. After laying out the location of the screws used to fasten the top and bottom to the grid, they can be cut to shape. Here again, a router and a circle jig make quick work of this. As with the turntable, you'll need to enlarge the pivot hole in each piece to provide clearance for the iron pipe. Also, it's best to drill pilot holes in the bottom face of the top now for drawer stops that are added later, refer to Figs. 14 and 14a. grid. Now you can turn your attention to the grid that divides the carousel into separate compartments. The grid consists of four dividers (0) with interlocking slots in each one, see Fig. 12. assembly. Once the slots are cut, you can assemble the grid and attach the top and bottom with screws. After screwing one last collar block (L) in place on the top, just get a friend to help you lift the carousel onto the base, see margin. barrel bolt. To lock the carousel in place when using a tool, another barrel bolt is attached to the base, see Fig. 13. ^^ This bolt slides into holes drilled in ^^ the bottom edge of the carousel. To raise the barrel bolt off the base so it aligns with the carousel, I added an L-shaped mounting-assembly, see Fig. 13. It's made up of two small pieces of 3/4"-thick hardwood: a mounting block (P) FIRST: layout and drill screw holes THIRD: ROUT '/a" CHAMFER ON ALL EDGES #0 x V/2" Fh SHEET METAL SCREW COLLAR ' BLOCK DIVIDERS BOTTOM 4" barrel bolt 22 ShopNotes No. 35 |
