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Your table saw/router table combination unit looks real good. I've been fortunate to never have a space issue for a shop. So I am a fan of separates. But I can see where having the back side of the table saw fence to use with the router would be advantageous sometimes.

I see that now. But if you used the hinges, and presumably the folding legs underneath, wouldn't it end up about 18 inches off the floor? Kind of low. Too low. Having to get down on your knees to sand something does not sound good. It is better than having no sander at all. But......

But, as I said, I have a separate fence for the router table. One that has a dust collection port built in. It's actually a fence from a bench top miter table that I struggled with for a very short time before I trashed it. I saved the fence and modified it for use with my add-on router table. I clamp it to rails of the table saw and stick a dust collection hose up it's butt. :-)

Are you serious or exaggerating? The table saw is listed at 37" high. Look at the picture. Those hinges are more than halfway up the side and the belt sander is mounted on a bracket that would make it even higher.

I'm guessing that the sanding surface is at a very comfortable height once horizontal. Besides, it's mounted on hinges to a wooden board. Mount it higher if you want too. ;-)

FWIW, my benchtop belt/disc sander and my 10" disc sander are stored under my workbench, about 4" off the floor. Yes, I have (often) gotten down on my knees for a quick use - round some corners, etc. It sure beats lifting it up, putting it on the bench then putting it away again just for a 20 second sanding session.

I'd agree with that, whole heartedly. It sold for $160 CA. I had previously only glanced at the pictures and may have been off on my assessment of the saw, but the original owner obviously took good care of the whole unit, which he/she put in some good time and effort into the construction and assembly. I doubt there's anything significantly wrong with the whole of the unit.

Sonny

The pandemic forced many auctioneers to go online - - in general I think they get better prices for stuff but there are exceptions - like this one, I'd say. I'm betting that a few will stick to online rather than returning to live auction sales. At a recent live auction, <poorly attended> I saw a nice Roxton solid maple kitchen set sell for $ 20. .. table, chairs, buffet/china all in great shape. John T.

The nameplate on the saw shows that it was from the 1990s, same as yours.

Likewise, I saw this band saw, near my sister's home in N.C. I called her, with 2 hours remaining for bidding, trying to set up collection of the tool, as I was to bid, but we were unable to muster the resources for collecting it. Only one bid, $25.

Sonny

As I said before, IF you do not already have a sander, this would be useful, sort of.

And as I said before, this whole contraption would be OK to have in a barn or out building. Useful for rough work on the spot when you do not want to carry the wood to the shop and do precise work. And then carry it back to the barn. I've done some demolition work where I picked up a 2x4 or post laying on the ground. Worked OK. Easier than getting a proper sledge hammer from the shop. And that is how I feel about this saw/router/sander contraption.

In picture 3 of 18 the label says MFG DATE 199 Which we can assume means sometime in the 1990s. Still looks older than my saw. Maybe because of the cast iron wings. Whereas my Contractor saw has stamped metal wings. "Newer" "Cheaper" Very similar gray paint to my Delta Contractor saw. This one is a slightly lighter shade of gray.

That would be a lot of Ryobi.

Yes! I had the "original" bench top Ryobi AP10 planer back around

My Ryobi recip saw has probably spent more time in the ground, throwing dirt in my face, than above ground. Lots of small stumps removed, roots cut so a post hole could be dug, etc. I've stuck it straight down in a hole, arm's length, while laying on the ground. Rattles the heck out of your shoulder. Maybe that's why I had rotator cuff surgery last year. ;-)

Just a few weeks ago I removed a bush from my daughter's front yard and took the stump out with the Ryobi. Quite a few "blind" cuts were made. Yank on the stump, figure out where it's being held in, stick the saw in the dirt and cut something. Repeat until you can finally reach the tap root, cut it and out she comes.

Lots of cuts, all the way around...

I was cleaning the shop earlier tonight. Found a Ryobi laser lever kit buried on a back shelf under the workbench. I think my dad gave it to me quite a while back. I took it out, tried it and it didn't work worth a s*it. It's garbage night, so out it went.

Oh yeah I had one of those Ryobi laser kits, it had a suction device and it was on clearance at HD... Not long after that it was on clearance to the garbage can.

In my case it was delegated to a dusty corner under my workbench.

I have a bunch of stuff to take to a donation center, so I put batteries in the device to test it. The suction part made noise, but the laser didn't turn on.

Into the trash it went.

A sh!tload of Ryobi. Ryobi is more yellow fire engine/safety putrid yellow.

Makes them easy to find.

And for those not familiar with Canadian furniture, Roxton maple furniture is top-notch stuff - kinda like Ethan Allen in the USA. Mafe in my childhood home town of Elmira Ontario

And about 1/100 as much Festool

At a similar ratio of quality and utility/design.

That puts a reference beside HUBOPS' post. Wow! We have a nice set but we paid a tad over $20 (two and a half zeros over).

Not a Festool fan?