Shop Table For 4 Standard

[MrJinx (Michael Tine)]

Hello Everyone,

I am new to the world of CNC and just set up my 4. I love the machine but the table I have is not stable enough when the router is running. Any recommendations would help a lot.

Thank you

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

Pretty much anything intended as a workbench will work (my understanding is that fitting on a typical workbench was one of the initial design considerations/constraints)

The “Seville Classics Ultra Graphite Wood Top Workbench on Wheels with Sliding Organizer Drawer Table, 48”, Satin Graphite" has been suggested in the past, and we of course use a lot of Kreg workbenches in our shop:

https://www.kregtool.com/shop/workspace/bench-system-components/universal-bench-base-with-standard-height-legs/BENCH-BASE-STANDARD.html

and I used a table better suited for a Standard or XL sized SO3/4/Pro for my SO5 4x2:

Making a 24" workbench work for an SO5 Pro

For various reasons (stock, cheapness, it was on sale, not being able to read a spec sheet, &c.) I purchased: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Kobalt-72-in-Work-Table/5000045517 (currently it’s $299, which is $50 off the $349 list, YMMV) It would of course, be perfect for my SO3 XL, but I am hoping to make it work for my 4x2 SO5 Pro — usually I’d just get a sheet of Baltic Birch plywood, but the 36" (well, 35" would be perfect) x 60" which I would need isn’t a commonly available size — Woodcra…

and I have my SO3 XL on a Crafsman Tool Cabinet, while an SO3 Standard is on a folding miter saw stand (which I believe would work for an SO4 or Pro):

Need a folding stand for your machine?

This is just too cool and too perfect: Shapeoko 3 folding mobile stand, Dewalt DW7440RS Now if only we can find something so perfectly suited for an XL (that’s what I need) or an XXL…

[MrJinx (Michael Tine)]

Thanks for the help and Ideas

[gdon_2003 (Guy Donham)]

I have an SO3 XXL. The table is 4x4 legs and 2x8 apron with a double plywood top. The table has wheels that lock in two directions. Later I added a 6" high torsion box. I removed the leveling feet and placed a 3/4" piece of rigid foam under the machine. SO3 XXL’s have a tendency to droop in the middle of the factory base board. Sitting on the substantial table, torsion box and the foam the SO3 does not move at all.

There are many commercial tables available. Lowes and Home Depot sell a metal one that raises and lowers.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Tool-Storage-46-in-W-x-24-in-D-2-Drawer-Adjustable-Height-Black-Worktable-with-Solid-Wood-Top-HOLT4602B12/312063230

Lowes sells a comparable table as well.

There are tons of youtube videos about making work tables out of 2 by material. Whatever you get make sure it has wheels.

[Stankus (John Stankus)]

I have a PRO XL (The numberless one between the 4 and the 5) and got a rolling tool cabinet from Home Depot to put it on. The 4 Standard is smaller, and probably can fit on one of the smaller rolling tool cabinets. I like it since I have drawers for clamps, and bits and other stuff.
I built a small outrigger to hold the spindle controller when I did that upgrade last year.
A lot of what folks are showing in this thread are for the larger machines. My brother bought a used 5 Pro (4x4) and he did the big blue table that everyone was using and that works well for that size machine. For a smaller machine the tool cabinets are nice, and have enough mass to keep things from moving too much (plus the casters lock).

John ( who didn’t realize how dusty the tablet was when he took the picture)

[Jeffish (Jeff de Ruiter)]

Here’s my SO4S on the right side of the pic. Its on a mobile workbench.
SO4XL mounted on the same kind of workbench on the left.
I have to move them off to the side of my garage so I can get the car in so being on moveable workbenches works good for me.