re: Flip Top Shop Cart

So, the challenge is: if you rotate the table parallel to the long axis of the bed, you end up with a really wide table (as wide as the bed is long)…if it rotates perpendicular to the bed, it ends up as a tall table (to allow the bed to flip under). I chose the later. 

It doesn’t feel too tall at all, in fact it’s nice to have it just a tad taller than you think you want so you’re not all hunched over. 

That said, I measured everything out and thought I had about an inch to spare during rotation…turns out I didn’t. The very end of the table impacted the top of the drawer. Doh!!

Easy enough to fix, I just moved the whole jointer forward on the table along the long axis about an inch and re-secured it to the flip top table. It’s not perfectly centered, and it will only rotate one way (and then backwards to its original position, obviously), but it works just fine. 

If everything is perfectly centered on both sides of the flip top (by center of mass over the axel) the table should rotate around using the strength of only one finger…mine requires a full hand to control it (since it’s not quite centered, as I said above), but it’s still very easy to flip…it’s just not perfect!