Building The Paulk Smart Station 

It would be nice that when the miter saw isn't being utilized, to cover up the hole so that way the whole bench surface can be utilized for something else while maintaining bench dog indexing. Lots of us home woodworkers only have enough room for one smart bench so this would be awesome for space saving. Great work Ron! Regards from San Diego.

Ron, I have Purchased the Plans for the Smart Bench and Smart station, just ordered all of my hardware and I plan to build them over the Holiday break. I'm looking forward to having them improve my efficiency and enjoyment of my wood working. I get a ton of value out of your videos and just wanted to say thank you for all the work you've done both with your videos and bench designs.

Ron, just for those that are interested, Axminster in the UK sell UJK PARF ANCHOR DOGS - M8 (PAIR) for U$14/pair plus shipping. UJK have been making these anchors for some time. Axminster ship globally. I see TSO finally are marketing their smart connect but I bought UJK's like product some time ago. Does the same thing and works very well on my Paulk smart benches. Just an FYI.

Note for viewers making the sawhorses - you’ll probably want to add the smart kart eventually and they require modification that you might as well do up front: - cut out in the feet is 10mm deeper so that the saw horses touch the ground when nested inside the kart. - the feet are narrower so they fit in the kart. These are noted in the smart kart plans and also the corresponding build video around 12m40s of that video. Lots of comments there about the sawhorse modifications 😅. Thought I’d help Ron out if he doesn’t have time to update the plans since y’all are following this same progression (bench or station -> kart -> cradles)

I’m building the smart station and bench in one go. Looking forward to having it all done!

Dang! Now I’m going to have to buy another set of plans!!! Another great bench! A couple of ideas... you could use 1/4-20 toilet bolts to hold down the miter extensions and the flip stops. Some thin rare earth magnets would allow you to store the story boards under the front overhang of the extension boards.. always at your fingertips.

Loved to see that T&C t-shirts, where very common in europe (or in my town) in 80´s / 90´s. Keep up the good work. Stay safe!

You made me think about adding a sliding table saw sled that fit into the left miter table if it’s to the length of the table saw.

Hey Ron, I wonder if there might be an advantage to adding 20mm dowels to your sacrificial strips to secure them on the PSS & PSB (so they can't move while cutting [even if that's rare]; or maybe even for storage?). Maybe you could even still nest them together in the same footprint (height-wise) by staggering out 20mm holes that would also interlock them together. Just a thought.

I wonder if you can make one of your connectors with a bolt, two washers, a knob for the bottom, and some kind of rubber hose or a stack of rubber washers to compress in the holes.

Good morning Ron, I love watching your videos and learning from you. I have a limited space to store this bench and the Paulo total station. Do you see any issues with making each one of these benches 8” instead of 10”?

Hi Ron, beautiful and terrifically functional design. I do have a question though. What are the bench top gaps used for along the edges and in front of the table saw and behind the miter saw? I cant figure that part out. Thanks so much! Bob in Seattle

Hi Ron, thanks for taking the time to make this great videos, I do have a question is that really necessary to drill holes in the router table and in the miter extension wings, I wonder if you ever use them. Thanks again

Great videos. They have really inspired me to do some more building. Wood ordered, working on the other bits. On that, what do you use for cutting the t-slot? I've looked around your videos and the store to find it but can't seem to.

Hi Ron, I bought the plans , starting soon to make this table. Possible with some modifications. I would like to be able to also use the full surface when I don't need the miter saw. My idea is to make a modification so that I can put a panel in place where it aligns with the top surface. What do you think?

Would another row of dog holes on the far side of the tape allow for regular bench dogs to hold the miter tracks down?

Hi, Ron. Which drill bit size you use to pre-drill holes for #6 screws to assemble main piece? 3/32" or 5/64"? Really enjoing your videos. Thank you. :-)

Ron, what kind of plywood are you using, Baltic birch?

Ron Why do you add the plywood to the fence of your Kapex?

Good morning I have the smart bench plans and am building that. I purchased the PSS plans after watching this video. I think I want the sides to be the same when I build the PSS. I have a guestion about the dado in parts 5 & 6. You show a dimension of 90mm. This seems to be a critical dimension to fit the miter saw. Is the height of the table on the Festool this 90mm? I have a different brand to fit into the bench. Thanks for your hard work to make it easy on the rest of us

Building my Total Station 2 now! I see in the video that you are carefully measuring for the placement of the hinges on the saw horses. However, I do not see any measurements on the plans for placement of the hinges. Am I overlooking them somewhere?

Another video on the Smart Station? I really enjoyed your older videos touring Hawaii (wood working shops), tool reviews, and your average day working in the trades - using knuckle bender for example...

Hey, Ron! I'm a big fan of your work and a repeat customer. I had a question about using the PSS with your table saw. It looks like the miter extensions and the bench extenders bring the surface of the bench up to the height of the saw at 36". What is the plan for the table saw miter slots? How do you manipulate the bench when using the miter gage or a cross cut sled on the table saw?

Hi Ron, just bought the plans as your original workbench has served me well as this looks even better!! What size router bit and collar do you use for cutting out parts from the templates?

The plans show the bolt connection for attaching wings. Has this been replaced with smart connectors from tap.

How much does it cost to make this smart bench overall? Rough estimate? Thanks

Hey Ron, might be reading the plans wrong, but on the spreader shelf I don’t see a proper dimension for the distance between the two slots on each end. It appears to say 25 mm, but obviously that would not be correct.

Has anyone had issues with the router table or miter supports warping? Without any support framing, I'm wondering what keeps them flat, especially if exposed to humidity.

How do you like that Dewalt plunge router? Have you come across a better cordless option?

I have been having difficulty finding metric router bushings. The set I bought is imperial and the one I am looking to use is 9/32" ID an 3/8" OD. Using a 1/4" cutter that leaves a 1/32" tolerance 1/64" each side cutter to bushing. Is that too close tolerance? Other bushings in the set are:11/32" ID 7/16" OD, 13/32 ID, 1/2" OD, 17/32" ID 5/8" OD, 5/8" ID 3/4" OD, 21/32" ID 51/64"OD. Any suggestions on which bushing would be helpful.

Ron where do I get the jig to make the dog holes

Upon further review...... it looks like you just lined up the slots with the borders on the cut out portions of the plywood

Ron, is there a place, a company or person that I could buy this completed bench from? I don't think I have the skill to build this, yet it would be a great bench for me. Thanks.

I think plywood with that thickness is not strong enough to avoid that the holes are getting bigger over time

Ron, could you please explain the flipstops, I am still confused. You say you measure from the body of the flipstop, but when you fold the flipstop down and place the material against it, you are off the thickness of the fold down part of the flipstop, that being 18mm. I am confused on that little detail.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO GET THE CANUSA PREMACORE IN FLORIDA?

How long did it take to make this

RON You Have Done It Again ,Another One Bites The Saw Dust Great Job... I Wanted To Send You A Video I Came Across Is By UJK Technology And PARF Products And You Know Peter P. The Only Thing I'm Interesting Is The Bench Tops Dogs. Are They The Same Like Yours Or Difference

Wouldn't your dust extractor be better fed from above

Hey Ron, I noticed on the plan the miter saw base is 708mm wide and the dado slot it nests into on the bench is effectively 712mm wide (via 696 plus two 8mm dados). To me, this equates to 4m or approximately 1/8"+ of total play between the saw base and its nested spot in the L/R lateral direction. I understand you probably intentionally designed a little room in there so that base will slide in there nice and not bind up. My question then is, do you calibrate your stops each time you set up the stand and the saw after locking the cam? Or maybe just make sure the saw is centered in that gap before locking the saw down? How do you reconcile that play so it's not an issue for you? It seems like you just pop that saw in there, lock it down, and away you go but I know you wouldn't leave a wild 1/8th to float around in your work if that saw happens to get set all the way to one side or the other. You're the man, thanks Ron!

!st American i have seen to realise that Metric is far better than imperial, this coming from a Brit who used both when starting out in construction then had an epithany of metric all the way! Very clever too as im more inclined to watch this instead of the plethora of other very good American woodworkers banging on with 6ft 2 and 5/16ths..

First! Just wanted to say that one day

Go home and have a smart dinner then clean your smart plate then go rest in your smart bed after you clean up in your smart shower lol 😂