Simple but Highly Functional WORKBENCH with Table Saw and Miter Saw Stations

hello everyone this week on moser mix i'm going to show you how i made this workbench but first let me show you some of its features the workbench incorporates both my table saw and miter saw the center insert can be removed and the miter saw placed here with the miter saw moved out of the way there's plenty of table saw outfeed for long rip cuts i added a grid of bench dog holes to the top these serve many purposes the most useful is for clamping things down specially clamps can be bought for this but at the end i'll show you a small hack for modifying cheaper f-style clamps to fit through the holes the workbench is roughly two foot wide and seven foot long including the table saw while a wider work surface would be nice i kept it this size so that i could have room to move around it and work when there is a car parked on the other side of the garage now for the construction i started by planing down some two by fours i wanted to remove the rounded edges for a cleaner look after this i cut all the pieces that will form the top frame of the bench here's how all these pieces fit together i used number nine two and a half inch screws to join all these together i took my time to clamp and carefully line up each piece before driving in the screws this will form the top of the workbench so try and get it as square and level as possible the two by fours i started from were a little twisted so i got everything as close as i could but not perfect next i use the pull saw to cut out this section which will create the opening where the miter saw sits after this i moved the frame back inside then wrestled with a sheet of three-quarter inch plywood i used the track saw to break down the piece of plywood cutting out the piece that will be the top of the workbench next i marked the area to be cut out for the miter saw i first traced the edge of the frame and then added a half inch offset to create a lip for the cutout to rest on then i cut out the straight sections with the track saw and used the pull saw to finish the cut in the corners finally i used a chisel to clean up the corners after this i sat the frame onto the top and used clamps to get everything squared up then i flipped the whole thing right side up and marked out a reference line for adding screws i first pre-drilled holes and then used inch and a half finish head screws to attach the top the finish head screws are easy to sink into the plywood i made sure all the screws were about a quarter inch below the surface to prevent them from catching on materials or nicking blades if i make a cut on top of the workbench the next thing i needed to do was cut out a piece of plywood the exact size of the void in the frame for the miter saw once it was cut i did a test fit i wanted it snug and it came out just right time to get mr craig out and drill pocket holes into the three sides of this board that connect to the frame in order for the platform of my miter saw to sit flush with the top of the workbench i need this piece to sit flush with the bottom of these two by fours that's because the platform of my saw is 3.5 inches tall in other words the exact width of a 2x4 this height might vary with different saws now onto the table saw mount my plan for this required some modification to the saw on each side of the saw i drilled and tapped two holes that could accept a quarter twenty bolt then i marked the location of these holes onto two blocks of wood i drilled holes for the bolts and used a forstner bit to create a recess for the bolt head these blocks bolt onto the saw and allow it to rest on the rails extending from the bench top next i needed to cut down the rails so that the top of the saw will sit flush with the top of the workbench i marked out a cut line for this flip the bench onto its side and cut these out again i'm using the combination of the track saw and a pull saw to make the cut the height of the saw came out pretty close but the saw had a bit of a wobble eyeballing it from the side made it pretty apparent that the two rails weren't parallel this may have been due to a crooked cut but i think it had more to do with a bow in the 2x4 i cut a shim piece from the offcut which brought it up to level then i glued the shim and stop blocks into place after this i turned my attention to the legs of the workbench this next step could be skipped but i opted to cut down the two by fours to remove the rounded edges and create a slightly thinner piece of stock i tried a different method this time using the table saw instead of the planer these are the pieces that stack up to form the leg assembly and i'll use glue and brad nails to join it all together i clamped two boards along the edge of my workbench i butted the boards up against these to make sure they were square before nailing them together the brad nails basically just act as clamps to hold the boards together until the glue dries the real strength of this assembly comes from the glue not the brads with the legs assembled i clamped each into place next i added a stretcher between the legs at the bottom for additional strength and stability then i used screws to secure the legs to the top of the bench i used two and a half inch washer head screws for this i got them snug but didn't over drive them into the wood i want to be able to easily remove these screws if i need to disassemble and move this bench to another space in the future woohoo the workbenches together and decently sturdy the table saw extension creates a bit of a cantilever that can cause the bench to tip if you aren't careful and put too much weight over the saw fine for this workbench but probably something to modify in a future design i added casters for ease of moving the bench around the garage if you haven't tried this style of flip up workbench casters i really recommend them they work really well and are easy to operate with just your foot i'll leave a link in the video description to the set i used along with some other useful stuff i worked on this bench over the course of three days which was actually a bit longer than i thought it would take to build but i seem to always underestimate this the last step was to lay out this grid and drill the bench dog holes i first drilled a small pilot hole and then followed that up with a three-quarter inch forstner bit this forstner bit leaves a really clean cut on the top surface and i didn't worry about chip out on the underside lastly lastly let's modify a couple clamps so that the two sections can come apart and the clamp can fit through the bench top holes to do this you just need to grind off the tab or bump at the bottom of the bar that prevents the moving section of the clamp from being able to slide off the end an angle grinder with a grinding wheel makes quick work of this but a hand file could also be used i found that the spring assembly of these clamps likes to fall apart if you tilt them the wrong way once they're off the bar they're easy to put back together but i guess this is where it would pay off to buy specialty clamps these will work for now though there you have it i'm stoked on the bench and stoked to be able to use my table saw and miter saw without bending down to the ground i also really liked the size of the workbench while a bigger workbench and a dedicated miter saw station would be nice for a small workshop setup i really like this solution thanks for watching stay safe everyone

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Length: 8min 40sec (520 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 18 2020