Table Saw with original legs
Finished table saw in case
Hopefully, my guides are easy to follow and to recreate. This guide shows how messy these plans really are.
I start most projects with a rough outline or sketch of what I am going to build (image below on left).
The rough sketch provides me with a basic outline of the major parts. As I proceed through the build,
Major parts are described with 6-12 steps (image below on right). I start with an outline and add the steps as I go. I don't create the whole plan in advance.
3 of the 11 pages below are drawings and thoughts on how it will go together. 8 pages are the steps for the major parts.
Rough Sketch
Notes as I proceed
Parts:
1 Metal Right Angle
5 Casters - 4 locking
2 2"x4"x10' wood
2 bolts to raise and lower legs with wing nuts
20 bolts
20 nuts
40 washers
1 Metal Hinge
1 2"x4"x4' hardwood
5 metal hinges
2 Wood Glue
Tools:
Table Saw, Finish or Plywood blade, Dado Blades
Grinder, Leather Glove, Grinder Wheel, Cutoff Wheel
Drill, 3/8" and 5/16" wood drill bits, metal drill bits, Philips Head bit, countersink drill bits
Philips Head Screwdriver
Rubber Mallet
Pencil
Right Angle
Measuring Tape
Clamps