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table saw Accessory Rack With a place for everything, this rack keeps your table saw gear close at hand. Without a doubt, my table saw is the most used tool in my shop. The only problem is keeping track of all the accessories that go along with it. They always end up scattered around the shop. One way to clean up the clutter is the table saw accessory rack you see in the photo above. It's compact, hangs on the wall, and has specific spaces that keeps each item easily accessible when I need it. And best of all, it's easy to build. You can build it in less time than it takes you to round up the blades and accessories you have stored throughout your shop. The Case. The storage rack is simply an open-sided case with a door on the front. It's designed so that things you use more frequently, like saw blades, are stored on the front. And the less frequently used items, like dado blades and inserts, are kept inside. To begin, cut a piece of %" plywood to size for the case back. Then, set up your table saw and dado blade to match the plywood thickness. Now cut a dado near the bottom and a rabbet at the top of the case to hold the door supports. Next, you can cut the door supports. I made these wide enough so the door would close with items stored inside (detail 'a' and 'b'). Front Pockets. Two hardboard pockets on the front of the door are sized to hold table saw blades. Storage Pegs. After attaching the door supports to the case back, I drilled holes for some pegs that hold the dado blades and other accessories. To ensure that everything would stay put and not fall off, I angled the holes for the pegs at 10°. To help me do this, I made a simple drilling guide, like you see in the box on the next page. Finally, drill holes in one corner of each door support to hold steel pins for the door to pivot on. But don't drill the bottom hole all the way through (detail 1?'). That way the hinge pin won't fall out. weekend workshop ■ 28 ShopNotes No. 83 |
