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#1 | | Folding Assembly Table AW #127 Feb/Mar-07, pg 16 Name: Dan City: Asheville State: NC County: Buncombe Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 63  03-08-2007, 08:16 PM
I saw a plan for this table in a recent mag ( American WoodWorker Issue #127 Feb/Mar-07, pg 16) and thought it would be a good addition to a small shop. On casters and folds for easy storage. The only thing left to do is make a top for it. I'm thinking of banded MDF with a hardboard skin.
Dan C.
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03-08-2007, 08:29 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That's nice, your dog seems to approval also. The base seems very compact and storable, but what do you do with the top? I wonder if there is a good way to make it folding also 
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03-08-2007, 09:23 PM
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Name: Dan City: Asheville State: NC County: Buncombe Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave,
I was wondering also about the top and where to conveniently store it. Had not thought about folding...I was concerned that I'd need the rigidity of a solid deck to keep the folding base secure. But upon reflection with your suggestion I could probably make a couple of sleeves (U shaped) to slide over the outstretched plywood supports and keep them rigid and then I could use a folding top.
Thanks for thinking outside the "board".
Dan C.
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03-08-2007, 09:25 PM
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Name: Pete Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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yeah, I saw that in a mag, and thought what a great idea!
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03-08-2007, 09:44 PM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great idea, Dan! Looks like it will be very sturdy as well as compact.
Do you recall what magazine and issue that you saw it in?
Thanks,
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03-08-2007, 10:23 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dan,
I saw the same article, here my version. I'm almost finished with the base and top; constructed the top out of the pine "shorts" board you get @ Home D. I added some reinforcements to stop warping. Makes a nice addition to my small shop (14x1  . Thanks for sharing your pics, Jim
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03-08-2007, 10:29 PM
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Name: Norm City: Ocala State: FL County: Marion Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dan, Great space saver.  DaveO beat me to the question about the top. But could you split the top and hinge both halves so you could flip them and they would hang down the sides when folded. However the problem with rigidity is another matter.
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03-08-2007, 10:34 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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03-08-2007, 10:38 PM
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Name: Dan City: Asheville State: NC County: Buncombe Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Hey Jim,
Couldn't open your pics. Can you post in the thread?
Dan C.
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03-08-2007, 10:50 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Third try - technology has failed me all day!!!! Jim
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03-08-2007, 10:53 PM
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Name: Dan City: Asheville State: NC County: Buncombe Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Jim,
Nice going I like your top...was that one pice of glued up shorts from Borg?
Dan C.
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03-08-2007, 10:59 PM
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Name: Jim M. City: Wilmington State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Mar 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.73 over 180 days | Re: Folding Assembly Table
I got the "shorts" board at Home Depot; it comes in 6' x 12" and 18" widths. My top's gluded up to a final of 65" by 30" - Jim
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03-09-2007, 05:01 PM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Impressive implementation Dan and Jim
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