Collapsable DEWALT Table Saw / Router Table Storage Stand

This is a breakdown of my Dewalt DW745 Table Saw stand. This thing packs a lot of features in a small package: table saw, router table, storage cabinet, improved fence add on with dust collection, plus all of this packs down to a very tiny foot print and rolls right under your workbench. I go through all of the features and give you a point detailed idea of how you can incorporate all of these things into your shop. A complete set of plans (13 colored and illustrated pages) can be found here for $5: https://gumroad.com/l/iokPj# Used in this video: Rockler's Phenolic Router Plate B http://amzn.to/2yOZXxg Rockler's 17-Piece Universal T-Track Kit http://amzn.to/2yNgrWO Bench Dog Tools 10-033 Push-Bloc Push Pad http://amzn.to/2zMkcPh Music : " Incoherent" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ “Chasing Time” by EME HACHE: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/EME... Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smallshopwo... My Tools: WEN 12" Variable Speed Drill Press - http://amzn.to/2uIwO8U WEN 10" Band Saw - http://amzn.to/2waaXaH Ryobi 12" Sliding Compound Miter Saw - http://amzn.to/2vDGekT Porter-Cable 18" Scroll Saw - http://amzn.to/2fKcKfy Dewalt 20" Job-Site Table Saw - http://amzn.to/2uISS3l Nova Comet II Lathe - http://amzn.to/2vItNTg Skill Router Kit - http://amzn.to/2i4q7bk Ryobi Cordless Kit - http://amzn.to/2vDKC3t WEN Rotary Tool - http://amzn.to/2wajaM0 Howard Leight Impact Sport OD Electric Earmuff - http://amzn.to/2fKWMCf Monoprice Maker Select Plus 3D Printer - http://amzn.to/2vDETuB When I decided I wanted to make a stand for my table saw I knew there were a few more things that I wanted to incorporate when building it. First, I didn’t have a router table and I wanted a router table for those times when a router just doesn’t do it. Secondly I wanted the table saw stand to take up a small amount of shop space so I needed it to be compact. Thirdly I want it to be collapsible and easy to move because I wanted to be able to work on it outside because I have some large projects that are quite frankly easier to do outside. (ie using wheel castors) And finally I wanted it to be stable. I needed to rip a ton of strips which led to a few things that I wanted to add to the table saw stand. First of all a zero clearance insert because the strips are so skinny and I needed a fence that sat very close to the base of the table. Secondly an in feed and out feed, because these were extremely long strips and this helped make more stable cuts. I wanted something really solid so I took some aluminum angle, a spacer block and bolted them through the rails. I used square nuts on the inside to allow it to tighten itself down as I just simply screwed in the screws from the outside. Then I put some t-nut inserts on the top side of the Melamine that were countersunk and tighten them down. The stand was mostly made out of 2 by 4s and I used pocket holes to connect the joints. I’ve got one 2 by 6 to allow for a little more clearance for the wheel castors that I ended up putting on here and other than that everything was square cuts except for a couple bevels I put on the 2 by 4s to make it a little more aesthetic and to keep the sharp edges away from anybody’s knees or catch on something as they were walking by. There are 4 holes in the frame and the table saw so I just used those to put lag screws through and then I put some steel and rubber washers on it screwed that right down through the half-inch plywood. This made a really stable base and it made construction way easier. Moving on to the router table extension. I just used some simple 2 by 6s to mount to the plywood and then on the underneath side I used some shims to make everything perfectly flat and level. With the table saw surface itself I used some pocket holes to connect the 2 by 8s with the melamine with some angle brackets and then I went ahead and used aluminum angle which I mounted to the table saw by drilling a couple holes. This is the only permanent change I made to the table saw itself but I felt like it was worth it for the stability. An aluminum angle on the outside actually holds in the router plate. I used Rockler’s Phenolic router plate and it worked awesome for me. I used Router Plate B but they’ve got a router plate for practically any router out there on the market. If I’m using the table saw and I decide that I want to go over to my router all I have to do is move the fence lever, lock it in place grab my secondary fence that I created, and I’m off to the races. Then all I have to do is kick this vacuum port and plug it right into here. I have direct access to the underside of the table so I can get in here to change out a bit with my wrench easily I can get to the power switch, plus I can also access the variable speed dial without anything being in the way.