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My new toy !!!!!

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#1 ·
Spent this morning setting up the ne OP table,

Used one of those cheap fold up work mates as a base.

1. the plate supplied by OP was pre-drilled for the big Triton and fitted perfectly . Thanks OP.

2. total unit is very light an portable and folds up for easy storage.

3. Still able to use above table bit changes.

Also had a few test cuts :D :D

So happy, I just had to tell someone.....LOL


James
 

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#2 ·
I can appreciate your happiness James, simple is so often the way to go. Whilst the fence shown is adequate for many operations, I would suggest that you make a tall one to enable the rest of the operations to be performed more easily and accurately.
 
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Harry,

I agree on the KISS principle.

It sits about 50mm lower than the old old on and is more comfortable to use. (and I still have all the advantages of the Triton router)

The table is now the first thing I see when I open the shed and will be very easy to carry over to the car port to make sawdust if the weather is not the best.

I still have the aluminum fence for the old table and will make a higher face for that out of 18mm mdf.

James
 
#5 ·
Congrats James on your table. I see in the third pic, you have your "fine adjustment" tool handy.
Dave,

It works, that is why I use it. If the fence is clamped to the table like this one, it makes perfect adjustments for the normal OP fence and the spacer jigs.

I don't think it would be a good idea if your fence was secured via T track.:nono:


James
 
#6 ·
Good score James :D
I have a set of those same benches. Damn good little fold ups for the money IMHO.
I got mine from Harbor freight for around $12.00 each on sale last year I believe.
They are gray and black but the same horses though for sure.


( Holy bucket of Armor-all Batman ! LOL ! )
 
#7 ·
Duane,

If you go back through the forums,last year, (I think) there was quite a long discussion regarding the B & D Workmates and the copies.

I still have 2 in the box ready for an opportunity like this .

James
 
#8 ·
Looks good James, should give you many years of good service, have fun!!
 
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"I still have 2 in the box ready for an opportunity like this ."

What's it like to be wealthy James?

Regarding fence mounting methods, I firmly believe that popping a couple of Tee nuts beneath the top is superior to clamps.
 

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#12 ·
Wealth is a state of mind....

"I still have 2 in the box ready for an opportunity like this ."

What's it like to be wealthy James?


At $20.00 each at Bunnings, Harry, even you could afford a couple...LOL

James
 
#13 ·
Love it James! I'd thought of trying something similar. I quite like the idea of extra inexpensive router tables set up for particular jobs, so ready to use quickly.

I, too, am a great fan of the cheap workmate clones. They are very versatile and great for portable bases.

I bought another at Lidl yesterday but it is much more complicated and has T-slots instead of holes. Feeling in the right mood after coming home from the restaurant last night, I started assembling it, but I'm still working out the last bits. Apart from the fundamentals, the top is quite different. If I finish assembling it later, I'll post a picture.
When I bought it, I figured that, if nothing else, it could be a source of T-Slots, which are otherwise difficult to get down here.

Cheers

Peter
 
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I, too, am a great fan of the cheap workmate clones. They are very versatile and great for portable bases.

I bought another at Lidl yesterday but it is much more complicated and has T-slots instead of holes. Feeling in the right mood after coming home from the restaurant last night, I started assembling it, but I'm still working out the last bits. Apart from the fundamentals, the top is quite different. If I finish assembling it later, I'll post a picture.
Well, I still haven't finished assembling it. I realised today that it came with two moving jaws and no fixed one, so I'll have to go back, but it's only across from the office. I'd thought my inability to work it out last night was due to a surfeit of our excellent local wine!

However, I'm hugely impressed with the thing. It is quite different from the usual ones and fantastic value. It was, like 30 bucks, which I'd thought a little dear but I now think it's very cheap for what it is. It's a shame the pictures in the eight language instructional manual are so dark or I'd post them. The leading edge of each jaw is an aluminium extrusion that allows you to run a router/circular saw/jigsaw across between the jaws and it has a facility for clamping a board beneath it so that it is a fully functional dado jig/crosscut saw or jigsaw jig. I've never seen this design before. It seems to be made in Germany and has been very well thought out. Not bad for something out of a discount grocery chain.

More when I've completed it and then I'll do some pictures.

Cheers

Peter
 
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Hi Smokey.

My fence is the standard Oak Park fence that came with the table.

Oak Park Enterprises Ltd.: Catalogue

I think it is HDPE about 1" x 1 3/4" x 19" ( the table is 16" wide, so there is room for overhang and clamping the fence at various angles.

Any plastics supplier should have that in stock.

Could be HDPE or UHMW PE.- not sure (either will do)

James
 
#21 ·
Clamping your fence to the table top means no restrictions on positioning. You can purchase UHMW from any plastics supplier. Oak Park adds the safety guard, chamfers the edges and cuts the clearance channels in the fence.
 
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