{"id":2976,"date":"2013-04-12T14:07:14","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T18:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2013-04-12T19:09:19","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T23:09:19","slug":"how-to-build-a-folding-workshop-table-with-many-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-projects\/how-to-build-a-folding-workshop-table-with-many-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Folding Workshop Table with 3 Tops: Router Table, Down-Draft Sanding Table, General Work Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iUtNE76X47A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> height=\"413\" width=\"550\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Every month we host a free woodworking demonstration<\/strong> at our stores, and each one is taught by our esteemed demo man, Joe. Due to the nature of his &#8220;traveling woodworking show,&#8221; he built this fold down table that does a few cool things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy to store and set up<\/li>\n<li>Sturdy enough for many woodworking operations like routing and assembly<\/li>\n<li>Table top changes out for special applications: router table, down-draft sanding table, general purpose work table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The quick video above shows how it works. Is it a robust workbench? Obviously not. However, it is a handy table that can serve a number of purposes for you in your own shop.<\/p>\n<p>Joe pieced together sketches and a parts\/materials list you can download and use for making your own table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Folding-Table-Sketch-and-parts-list-1.pdf\">Click here for a link to plans in PDF form.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three tops you can make:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Router table<\/li>\n<li>Basic work table<\/li>\n<li>Downdraft sanding table<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2976 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-router-table.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-router-table-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"router table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3003\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3003'>\n\t\t\t\tRouter table top for use in the folding shop table\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-general.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-general-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"general purpose shop table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3002\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3002'>\n\t\t\t\tUse basic MDF table top for doing some finishing, assembly, or basic woodwork\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-san.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-san-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"downdraft sanding table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3001\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3001'>\n\t\t\t\tHere&#8217;s a simple shop made downdraft sanding table using pegboard for the vented top\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"downdraft sanding table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2999\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2999'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bottom side of the downdraft sanding table. Constructed with easy pocket screws. 4&#8243; dust port on the bottom to connect your dust collector.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/folding-table-downdraft-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"down draft sanding table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3000\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3000'>\n\t\t\t\tWith the pegboard removed, you can see the internal structure that forces dust and chips toward the 4&#8243; dust port\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>height=&#8221;413&#8243; width=&#8221;550&#8243; allowfullscreen=&#8221;&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8243;> Every month we host a free woodworking demonstration at our stores, and each one is taught by our esteemed demo man, Joe. Due to the nature of his &#8220;traveling woodworking show,&#8221; he built this fold down table that does a few cool things: Easy to store and set up Sturdy enough <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-projects\/how-to-build-a-folding-workshop-table-with-many-uses\/\">&#8230;<br \/><small><em><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/em> <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/small><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[24,73,74],"class_list":["post-2976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-woodworking-projects","tag-custom-woodworking","tag-tips","tag-woodworking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2976"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3007,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976\/revisions\/3007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}