Modified PBB to be Workbench and Extention for EZ One

My old monster of a PBB has been relegated to be work benches since I got my EZ-One. 
 The large section sits against a wall, mostly unused at this point (I have plans for changes to it in the future).  The narrow one (2 x 6) has become the out feed table for the table saw (which hardly ever gets used), workbench/sanding bench, and extension for the EZ-One. 

The Monster PBB

I wanted to set it up so that I could use it as a Smart Table in conjunction with the EZ-One when I need to straight-line rip and rip the oak that I work with mostly.  I wanted a solid top for all uses except the Smart Table.  But that meant that I either had to have SMEs and sliding modules for the top, or I had to come up with something else.
I went for the something else. The bench started with two SMEs on the top running along the 6 sides, with a single l6 sliding module between them.  These were mounted to a solid top.   I removed everything from the top of the bench.  I cut the SMEs to 2 sections that I mounted across the frame.  The old solid top then had short EZ Connectors put in the four corners for attaching to the SMEs at the ends of the bench.  The top of the bench is adjustable in height so I adjusted it to the same height as the EZ-One when the solid top is in place (the EZ-One was already the same height as the table saw).  This allows the EZ-One to be positioned so that the bench acts as an additional support when cutting long work pieces on the EZ-One.

The new setup as it is usually used.

The top slid back a little bit.

  When I need to rip, the EZ-One is placed at the end of the bench (it actually stays there most of the time) so that PBB to Smart Table adapters can be used in the sliding supports of the EZ-One to make a Smart Table.  The solid top of the bench can either be removed, or slid back 18" to make the SMEs on the bench available for more PBB to Smart Table adapters.  The wood on these adapters needs to be 3/4" wider than those on the EZ-One (3 1/2" and 4 1/4").

Setup for ripping.

Next I needed to come up with a choice to stop the work piece from sliding when ripping with the RipSizer.  This is not a problem when ripping full sheets of plywood, but can be a problem when ripping smaller stuff.  I remembered that Burt had posted at the TrackSawForum.com how he had solved the problem.  Based on his ideas, using a couple of short EZ Connectors, I attached a section of Back-to-Back extrusion to the side of the wood of several of the PBB to Smart Table adapters.  This gave me a place to mount stops that I could easily adjust to what ever width work piece I had.

The prototype stop ready to use.

The prototype stop.

Two types of prototype stops.

Knob for connector that fastens the B2B to the adapter.

Two stop types in use.

I will add stop capability to the adapters on the EZ-One.

I can even store the adapters under the solid top when not in use.

Wood ready to rip.

With stops on each end, this is ready to be ripped.

Just need to put the RipSizer at the end of the work piece and add the saw.

The end result works like a charm.  I will redesign the stops so that they will be height adjustable and more versatile, but for now they do the trick.

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