Any tools you wanna throw my way Ian….the CMS is relatively new. I have gone thru 4 of the cheaper ones over the years and this one deserves a proper fence. It was a x-mas present from my kids last year, and my son picked it out. He is a master gold seal carpenter, man I am so proud to say that! And yes Mike the shop has and does double duty as a family room at times, as well it is a lobster restaurant, general storage for distant relatives, card party marathon Texas hold ’em weekends, etc etc etc. From now on it is going to be a carpentry workshop. The point is to take my time, follow my ideas, and hand build from scratch a workbench / Alter to the woodworking gods, that will be a showcase as well as a tool. If I wanted to save money I would have just stopped at the bench to build a bench on like my wife suggested. This may be costly but it is what I want to spend my time at for the next while anyways. I do really love your bench mike, and making it your own to do what you need it to do was fantastic. Saving money is always a good thing specially with the cost of wood. For me this build is about doing what I want to do for the first time ever so it may scare most people what I am willing to do to get it my way. The workshop preparations completed now I am cooking with gas!
CHRIS, Charlottetown PEI Canada. Anytime you can repurpose, reuse, or recycle, everyone wins!