Kev

No.. The weight on this bench is pretty significant for most casters..

Well, I know both of these have been in 2 car garages and only chew up the space of an outfeed table.. It's customizable to fit your needs..

Yes sir..

@Ray Martin, how's it coming? I know I've been jammed up for a bit and you've gotten a little done.. Fill us in!

Safe travels @Coop! I'll be back there in January for another job..

@Coop, it seems I needed to make a run out the the shop for something else anyway so grabbed some pictures while I was there to help better explain the "stop gap" or "tool Tray".. There's a few different names it's referred to.. Here's my bench with it set to its normal position. Just functions as a normal bench.. In this position, it's pretty much just part of the work surface but, with a little tool holding if you want/need it.. It has notches in the bottom that fit over the bench rails that allow it to sit flush with the top. Mine were originally cut too deep so had to have some material added to fit properly. So, if you lift and slide it a little, it will sit proud of the surface making it a planing stop. As I said a few minutes ago, I really like it when removed all together where it provides a good place for the blade on my track saw.. Also, with it removed, I can also add clamps from there to get clamps on both sides of a project.. Anyway, there's a brief overview of the stop gap, planing stop, or tool tray.. Pictures show me that my bench might need some love in the near future! 😙

I'll let him answer the question about his shop but, I'll tackle the stop gap question.. This is a bench feature that you most often see in Roubo workbenches. It serves a few different purposes. If you lift it and slide it to one side or the other, it sits proud of the bench by about 1/4" and becomes a stop for planing material. The gaps in the middle are for tool holding. They're wide enough to slide a saw or a chisel into when not in use. Ultimately, I like it because when removed completely, you have an additional place on the bench to clamp to. Super handy with larger projects that you want to clamp flat from both sides! Additionally, when removed, it provides an awesome space for my track saw blade. Really nice when breaking down sheet goods! Great support on both sides of the cut. So, even though it's original intent was based around hand tool work, I use it often with power tools with absolutely no loss of function as a work surface.. I'll grab some more detailed pictures in the morning to show this in better detail..

I'm sure that @Olie got a lot more pictures today than I did and will post but, for now, here's where it's at when he's taking it home to finish it up.. We used Dominos in the 4 corners to align the slabs where they needed to be. We did it this way to make it easier to transport since we could disassemble it easily. Once he puts it back together in his shop, he'll attach the top with Spax screws accordingly. We did manage to get one cabinet built and installed. Although there's a small gap on the side, there's rails under the cabinet so, it's fully supported. We also set the gap stop so that it sits just proud of the bench top. We did it this way so that he could do the final finesse once the top is fully fastened down. And, we got all the dog holes in as well as the leg holes for the hold fasts. So, what's left? Screw down the top Finalize the gap stop height to the table top There's 2 cabinets in the front that have to be built and installed. Drawers for all the cabinets Cut the miter slots for the table saw runners Install the spindle sander lift Install the Veritas tail vise Install the BC leg vise Lots of sanding Finish. All in all, not too bad for 2 1/2 days work! Couldn't have gotten this far if @Olie hand't done all the slab work before coming! I think there's some things left that will challenge and stretch @Olie a bit to finish the build but, I'm sure he's quite capable of pulling it off! Pretty sexy table in my opinion and should match his bench nicely!

Unfortunately, just not a lot take pictures of today.. I think @Olie took a few more pictures than I did.. Spent the day cutting rail parts to length and cutting dominos.. Just a long tedious task on a project this size! We did manage to finally get everything glued up and started installing the internal supports.. We also got the joinery cut for the BC leg vise that he will add later. This was a long tedious glue up to say the least! Finished up all the internal supports and set the top on for a good look. It's not secured yet but, it's getting close! Wenge plugs for the screws on the internals. We're having some issues with a leg that bowed a bit. We're going to install the cabinet in that location tomorrow and see if we can force the leg to where it needs to be before marking and securing the top.. Still a lot of work and I'm not sure we can get it done before @Olie has to head for home tomorrow.. We'll give it a good college try and get where we get..

I didn't.. They were all the tight setting. Nothing wrong with using the second setting to allow some adjustability during the glue up though.

Yes, they're non abrasive. They're more of a polishing pad and really do a great job. It's a little more elbow grease to apply but, I feel like it really works the finish in and does a bit of polishing at the same time. Correct, different one for different screw size.. I typically only run #6 and #8 so have two of them set up in drills all the time.. I'll use a different counter sink for the odd time that I'm using a different sized screw..

As normal in my shop, it's tough getting signal out or we probably would have posted a lot more during the day... So, to recap the day... We started by getting the leg blanks into clamps to allow the glue time to cure.. While that was happening, we pushed the slabs @Olie brought through the jointer and planer to get flat and square. We would have been most of the day doing this had he not done this stuff in his shop! Once the milling was good, we used some dominos for alignment and glued up the 2 halves.. Sorry, I didn't grab a picture of this but, at this point, all but 3 of my clamps were off the wall! Next, we got the legs out of clamps and got them completely milled to 3 1/2" square. After that, we milled (rough) all the rail material in prep for tomorrow and cut the top slabs to final dimensions. While @Olie was doing some clean up sanding on the top slabs, I put together the gap stop that will match the one we build in his roubo bench.. And that's where the project sits at the end of day one.. A long day for sure but, a lot of progress! Shout out to @Ray Martin for stopping by and helping out as well.. Although, never let him bring his own tape measure to your shop! 🤣 Will work on assembling the base and breaking down ply for the cabinets tomorrow..

The pads are just white scotch bright pads that you can pick up at the big box store but, I dug up an Amazon link for you.. https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Non-Woven-Cleaning-Polishing-Workshop/dp/B00EY9ZB52/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3J1U3Y2NDG94W&keywords=white+scotch+brite+pads&qid=1700355102&sprefix=white+scot%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-5 I have a couple countersink bits and not sure which one you're looking at.. This is the one that I probably use the most.. https://www.amazon.com/Amana-Tool-Countersink-Adjustable-No-Thrust/dp/B00BJFK6N6/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.9e5188ef-9cc8-48bb-b834-24761033aedf%3Aamzn1.sym.9e5188ef-9cc8-48bb-b834-24761033aedf&crid=2BQDSJDHPJPAA&cv_ct_cx=Countersink+bit&keywords=Countersink+bit&pd_rd_i=B00BJFK6N6&pd_rd_r=7588843e-3e9f-4765-acaa-58d662600a1b&pd_rd_w=IJFR8&pd_rd_wg=CECZ6&pf_rd_p=9e5188ef-9cc8-48bb-b834-24761033aedf&pf_rd_r=Z9S9NW77TQJY5Q8FYXFA&qid=1700355258&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=countersink+bit%2Caps%2C200&sr=1-3-364cf978-ce2a-480a-9bb0-bdb96faa0f61-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

Maybe I'm just tired or something but, this whole thread seems to be missing.. It had the dresser and the night stands in it as well.. Regardless, here's the finish up for the bed.. If one of you happens to recall where that thread is, feel free to move this to there.

Well, this one is official! Client dropped off the deposit today and finalized design and finish details.. Will get started around the first of December.

Will save a bunch of time for a table this big!

I'm happy to report, they've never shocked me...

No, just showed up in a google images search as I was looking...

Found one... I've never ordered from here before though so, do your homework.. https://www.toolex.com.au/products/577163

Looks likt Harbor Freight may carry them as well...

No, I did not get lights with either of my bandsaws.. Next time I'm in the big box store, I'll have a look and see if I can still find them. I promise I didn't pay anywhere near that for those lights! I did find a post on Pinterest that Peachtree may have them??? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/528539706259276997/ Still looking though...

I've been running these on my bandsaws for years.. I can't find a name brand on them but, I think I picked them up at the big box store. The base sticks really well and doesn't move with the saw's vibration. Also, the arms don't move either but, you do have to crank them down pretty good. I may have also painted them black.. It's been so long that I just don't remember.

Got a good early start this morning! Got the top mounted and all the cord management taken care of! Just got to shoot a little more video and then I'll be ready for a long editing session!

No.. Just equal lift on each side of the desk..

@Ray Martin came and lent a hand today and we managed to get a lot done! I like the idea of the gentle curves for the top so, created a couple templates both for marking and flush trimming. One for the front and one for the sides. Of course this made doing the chamfer on the bottom a bit more tricky! I decided to try something I haven't tried before and used my hand/power planer (Dewalt) to remove the bulk of the material and then come back with a smoothing plane and sander to get them as close to perfect as possible. Sorry, I didn't grab any pictures of this process but, it was a workout for sure! Then, we added a round over on the top and set it on the base to have the first look.. I really liked how this lighten the look of the top since my finished thickness on the cherry was at 1 3/4". We also drilled all the holes for the cord pass throughs and sanded through 180 grit. Here's a picture from the back so you can see how much this lightened the look. We marked and set all the mounting holes and mounted the top for the first test run. Worked flawlessly! Was pleasantly surprised how quiet it is! Happy with the look and function, we pulled it all back apart, got it up on the bench, and applied Rubio for the finish. There's actually a little bit of curl in the cherry which I didn't see before the finish was applied. I love happy accidents! I was also pleasantly surprised that the Rubio didn't alter the maple color as much as I thought it would and really brought out the figure in the maple! Not sure if I'll get it mounted back up tonight or not. Probably just let it sit on painters pyramids for the night and then get it finished up tomorrow. Overall, a super productive day in the shop!