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Take one of the most versatile tools in your shop and make it even better. That's the idea behind this roll-around table saw station.

I'm always looking for ways to make improvements to my table saw. That's why I'm so impressed with how this table saw workstation turned out

RIP FENCE. It started out simply enough. I installed a new T-square rip fence that was more accurate than my old fence and made it easy to rip large sheets of material, see photo A below. (For more information, see page 30.)

TABLE EXTENSION. Well one thing soon led to another. Now the fence had the capacity to rip wide pieces. But I needed a large extension table to support them. So I built an extension table that attaches to the side of the saw.

ROUTER TABLE. This table provided an ideal way to save some space in the shop. That's because it doubles as

a router table, see photo B. I even added an adjustable fence so I can use the router table and the table saw without having to "break down" either setup. (Plans for building the router table extension begin on page 8.)

CABINETS. The table saw and router table are supported by three cabinets that are "ganged" together as a single unit (For a compact version, see page 7.) These cabinets provide storage, a built-in dust collection system, and a unique caster system that's definitely worth a close look. (Turn to page 16 for step-by-step plans.)

OUTFEED SUPPORT. Finally, to "catch" a long work-piece as it comes off the saw table, I added an outfeed support that folds for storage, see photo C and page 26.

A. Rip Fence. Adding a precision rip fence and a large extension table makes it easy to rip sheet material up to 40" wide.

B. Router Table. To save space, the extension table doubles as a router table. There's even a removable fence.

C. Outfeed Support. A simple outfeed table provides plenty of support when ripping a long workpiece.

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