Project Information
Hi All,
This project came about because I found two cast iron table saw wings on Craigslist.
I needed an adjustable height out-feed table for my band saw and also always wanted a robust shop cart. ( I found I can also use it as an in-feed table for my table saw)
Well, I combined the two ideas and this is what came about. I drew the cart out on my CAD program and quickly got to work on the build.
I bolted the iron wings together and bolted red oak rails to the sides. then I drilled holes for the height adjustment hardware which I then installed. I made a bench top that bolts over the cast iron top. that is a torsion box made out of 3/4" Baltic Birch ply and wrapped with red oak. The top has a 1/8" replaceable hard board skin.
The base was built out of red oak with wedged double tenons for the joinery. I also made a drawer surround and hand dovetailed drawer. I didnt want the cart to be top heavy, so I made a custom cradle for two 45 pound barbell weights.
The finish is a Linseed oil /Tung oil / Varnish mixture.
The chain drive works very well and makes it easy to adjust the height of the table.
As I was making this project about 2 months ago, I took a bunch of pics and video and will post the link at the bottom. Since then, I use it ALL of the time. Very handy to have around the shop!
Here's the link to the YouTube video…
This project came about because I found two cast iron table saw wings on Craigslist.
I needed an adjustable height out-feed table for my band saw and also always wanted a robust shop cart. ( I found I can also use it as an in-feed table for my table saw)
Well, I combined the two ideas and this is what came about. I drew the cart out on my CAD program and quickly got to work on the build.
I bolted the iron wings together and bolted red oak rails to the sides. then I drilled holes for the height adjustment hardware which I then installed. I made a bench top that bolts over the cast iron top. that is a torsion box made out of 3/4" Baltic Birch ply and wrapped with red oak. The top has a 1/8" replaceable hard board skin.
The base was built out of red oak with wedged double tenons for the joinery. I also made a drawer surround and hand dovetailed drawer. I didnt want the cart to be top heavy, so I made a custom cradle for two 45 pound barbell weights.
The finish is a Linseed oil /Tung oil / Varnish mixture.
The chain drive works very well and makes it easy to adjust the height of the table.
As I was making this project about 2 months ago, I took a bunch of pics and video and will post the link at the bottom. Since then, I use it ALL of the time. Very handy to have around the shop!
Here's the link to the YouTube video…
