ShopBot Work Station
Bill Young asked
what a new ShopBotter might need most and had a great idea for a
knock-together desk/workstation. Using his own design of
snaplok joints, Bill came up
with this sturdy, but adjustable, computer workstation that is cut
from a single piece of 3/4" plywood. This workstation is
designed for stand-up work in your shop and can be configured for
either a desk-top or notebook computer, with space below for your
control box. Make a couple and you'll have additional desk and
shelf space for your shop.
Bill's
projects make use of a "main" Part File that calls up all
the component Part Files. The main file for this project is called
"wrkstatn.sbp". Take a look at it and you will see how
the various secondary files in the project are called up for cutting.
There are also abbreviated instructions at the beginning of this main
file.
The project is cut from a full
piece of 3/4" plywood. A reasonably flat piece of
inexpensive cabinet plywood is a good choice for the
project. Cut using a 1/4" router bit (a carbide spiral
up-cut will work well). Bill (in boat-builder fashion) zeros from the
surface of the table (not the surface of the material). X and Y axis
zeros are set at the bottom left of the table with the bit centered
on the exact corner of the 4 X 8 sheet (Note:
Take this seriously because every inch of the sheet is used).
If you have a vacuum hold-down
table that will pull your plywood flat, put your plywood in place and
run the main file "wrkstatn.sbp". If you do not
have a vacuum hold-down, Bill has provided a drilling file that will
make marks where screws should go to hold the plywood in place during
cutting. Leave your 1/4" bit in the router. Put your
plywood in place on the tool and hold it with a couple of clamps at
the edges. Then run the file "scruholz.sbp" which will
position the router and drill a number of starter holes for screws
that are safely positioned to hold the plywood sheet in place
(drywall screws work well).
If you look at the wrkstatn.sbp
file, you will notice that there are a couple of calls to Part Files
that are commented out with an apostrophe. These are
for a tray and pencil holder that you may be able to obtain at a
local office supply store. You can check the dimensions in the files,
or modify the files to fit your own accessories.
As with most ShopBot Projects,
this one will make more sense to you if you first run it in Preview
Mode before you start to cut to see how it all works … and as
always, doing a partial air-cut to see how the file is going to run
is probably a good idea too...
This
Project file and its design are Copyright property of Bill Young and
ShopBot Tools, Inc. They are made available to you here for your
private use. To use or sell these projects or any components of them
commercially, a license must be obtained from ShopBot Tools. Licenses
are available for a reasonable fee.
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