I'm finally getting to assembling my table saw(s). I finished the mobile base today and scooted the unisaw onto the base. I had already attached the CI wing. So I attached the other CI wing and benchdog router table wing.
I'm making this:
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Benchdog Router table
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table saw wing 1
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cabinet saw
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table saw wing 2
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contractor's saw
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harbor freight router top
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So the next step is to attach the contractor's saw to table saw wing 2 that was included with the contractor's saw. That's when I noticed that it's different from the wing that was included with the unisaw (tablesaw wing 1). Instead of a mating surface with holes drilled in it, there are no holes and it's painted with what looks like black powder coat. There's also a slight roundover on the corners.
So I have four choices:
1. don't bolt the contractor's saw to the rest of the top and position it on the mobile base in the right place.
2. take off that wing and buy another one with the holes.
3. position the contractor's saw where it goes and clamp the two tables together with C-clamps, making them godzilla tight.
4. sand off the paint on the wing, then drill some holes in the wing, then bolt them together.
I'm currently leaning toward #4. But I've never drilled cast iron before. How difficult is it? I don't have to tap it, just drill them oversize. There's threading in the contractor's saw table.
I plan to put a harbor freight router table extension on the other side of the contractor's saw, then build a cabinet under that to support that end of the table. Once I do that, I'll suspend the contractor's saw in the air with storage under it, sealing the CS for dust collection.
brian