Thanks for checking it out, glad you liked it and hope it was helpful! Here is a link for the Rev A Shelf lift. You can also find any product I used at the Amazon link in the video description: amzn.to/3OvZPf2
As an old guy who has made too many to count laminate tops, always keep a ketchup bottle of acetone handy so when this happens squirt acetone under the laminate and a couple seconds later you can start pulling laminate back up. If you plan on taking all off just keep squirting and slowly lifting
You obviously did more than one miter station. My attempt has a fail. I did 2 sheets mdf on a left over hollow door. Then Formica top. Once I put it on my frame I found it wasn't flat...:(((. No idea how I got a high spot but I did. So my question is how do you achive flat...is it because you have level cabinets. I put together frames with joined/planed 2 by fours with lap joints and they came out square and the frame sat flat. I have lever feet on all 4 frames front and back but again...my 2 year old concrete floor is flat and it all sits very flat...So if I take this top off and put 2 MDF sheets on (just using T tracks sorry don't see the need to spend $$$ on everything). I'd definitely not fixing this till spring. Got too many hot projects. Just wonder what your take is on this.
I appreciate the non-cookie cutter approach. I feel like a lot of miter stations on RU-vid are designed to be modular to sell plans or are not fully thought through. Glorified kitchen cabinets when the space doesn’t need to be that way
Organizing my shop is a constant lately. I have to make what I got work as I have a 10 x 16 portable building lofted gambrel barn shed. My latest shop tour doesn't even reflect what it is now....
I really appreciate the thoughts behind the video. I am downsizing from a 30x30 workspace to a 12x30 workspace, and it has really thrown me to try and rethink it to a usable enjoyable space instead of just a storage area. I mostly build items for the farm, chickens, and our market garden, but I have dreams of building mission/arts and craft style furniture for myself. But first i have to build out my old space to a veggie pack room, a walk-in cooler, and a farm store and tables and displays.
1st time I've seen those flip stops. I'll be building a miter station as one of my next build projects. I just moved into our new house that has a 14'x32.5' woodworking shop. Problem right now is I have absolutely nothing on the walls, and zero cabinets. I had all my stuff on the floor, not ideal, so I bought a couple of shelves at Costco to put them on (they'll go in the attic for storage shelves later). I'm building an outfeed/assembly table right now, and then on to my miter table. It will be going across the entire 14' on the end of the room, but won't have any storage under it. The under side is a dog run because I've got 2 dog doors in the room. One from the garage, and the other outside. I'll be putting hog fence on the front of the miter station bench to keep the dogs under the bench and out of the shop. Love the idea of a laminated top. I did one of those for the router station I built so I'm pretty sure I can handle it for the miter station. What is the rail system with the stops you used? I checked your site but didn't see it there. Love those stops that tuck out of the way when not in use. Thanks for sharing.
Really cool idea with the dog run underneath! I just added them to the store, but here is the link to them: amzn.to/3wcio1h If you go to the Woodpeckers site, they also sell the stops themselves, as well as the adhesive measuring tape. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I know I'm coming late to the party, but just one recommendation for the charging area. You seem to have a lot of USB cables, each connected to a separate charger. I bought a few multi-port USB chargers. And I find that much better.
Great video! I think showing the mistakes is as important as the successes. I can only assume ( and hope) that the Miter Saw and top are completely removable. As a Master Electrician of (nearly) 30 yrs. this is an FYI.. One of the main things that the NEC 110.26 specifies is that ALL ELECTRICAL PANELS must have enough room around them that someone working on the equipment will have the room to safely access everything they need. This is necessary for all types of work including examination of the electrical panel, making adjustments to the electrical panel, servicing the electrical panel, and of course, performing maintenance on the electrical panel. More to the point... no standing "Non-movable" equipment, or structures may be installed within 36 inches to the front of the panel. 😁
This is a great upgrade video~! I have Marc's plan for this station as well and am hoping to get started on it soon. Will definitely incorporate some of your changes, like the top & the shelf mod for my own spindle sander. Excellent idea~! Thanks for sharing...
Awesome video with some really great ideas. Been trying to figure out how to display and actually use my spindle sander and even my small jointer and be able to still use the span for the miter saw, you checked all the boxes. So glad I found your video. Exactly what I need to implement into my shop cabinet project. Went a head and smashed the money button for you.
New woodworker suggestions: If you’re just starting out, plan for growth and change. That may mean not making your space dedicated to a specific set of machines (ie, jobsite table saw but may move to larger saw sooner). Dedicated miter stations are great, but consider putting dog holes in the tops because this may also become your sanding/routing spot too. Incorporate a few dust collection and power outlets so you don’t require extension cords. Keep your tools staged but out of the way. The accessories can be stored in cabinets or drawers but you don’t want to be in a situation where you have to put things away to make room to use the next tool. Last, plan for growth and then more growth
Ive never worked with laminate or contact cement, but if I was in your situation, I would have tried making a straight cut before the rip, then just putting another piece of laminate on and either live with the seam, or figure out a way to hide it. Is that possible?
That is definitely possible, and I actually though about that. Unfortunately my OCD couldn’t live with the seam 😂 If it was laminating for a client, I would have for sure done what I did, and I figured I wanted it to be seamless. Had the same though though 👍🏻
@@garagedwellersww Okay that is good to know that its probably doable. I am in the process of building a miter station and currently I'm using plywood as the top. I plan on doing laminate in the future though. I think I would have put a container or something on that seam if it were me if I didnt have spare material 🤷
Maybe ask what you wanna know, or try looking up videos specifically about t-track, or this brand. Google is also an option. You shouldn't just expect everyone to know what you're looking for.
I used Woodpecker’s track, but have used other regular T track before. You can either use the method I did, where you buy MDF/plywood that is the same thickness of the t track and glue that on around the track, or build your top and then use a router to make a channel for your track.
