Help with modular small shop
I’m sectioning off a small section of my basement to be a shop. Right now, doing some basic trim work and building a small custom closet storage system.
I have roughly a 12x13 space that I’m dedicating to a workshop. I’m currently building a miter saw station for my Milwaukee m12 miter saw with foldable extensions. This would measure 24x45 when closed and 106 inch when fully open. Table saw, I’m using a SawStop JSS that I’ll be removing off the mobile base and putting on its own stand to reduce the overall size of the unit. I also was looking at a Kreg router table that measures 24x32. I’m not planning on ripping full 4x8 sheets at all and will use my circle saw to rip to a manageable length before bringing into the basement.
I’m looking now at an outfeed table and was looking at getting the kreg table and putting plywood/mdf on top. I was originally going to go with the 44x64 table but now I’m thinking of getting 2 tables that I can more easily tuck away such as the 28x64. The idea, when I need a big enough table, I can combine them, otherwise I can have them against the wall when not in use. The router table will also act as an extension to the table saw on the left side when I need to support something larger. Thoughts on this? Does a double table work or should I consider just getting a bigger table. 2 tables would also double my cost.
Posted May 5, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC