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jc

You have done just what I have beed thinking about doing except I plan to use NO wheels. My purpose would be to lower the main table (work surface). I am short. I would like to be able to look (sort of) down onto my table top. If it hit me at about waist height I would be happy (I think).

Your lower table is quite a bit wider (infeed to outfeed) than the platforms to which the SS attaches. Was that necessary for stability?

Thanks for the reinforcement.

Dusty, the reason for the 24" wide base is not necessarily for stability, although it greatly contributes to avoiding lateral oscillations of the machine. The reason I made it as wide as it is, is to protect the tables as I wheel the platform through the door.
The rub bar on both sides of the platform hits cupboards, door frames and walls before the tables touch anything.
This is why the Mark V is not placed centered on the platform but towards one side.
The platform is raised 5 1/4" off the floor so I have no problem standing close to the SS. The columns on both ends - on which the SS is mounted - are 21" off the floor which is the same as the standard feet of the SS, so work characteristics are not modified in any way.
It was after the base was built that I designed the space below and found that I could place the planer and jointer without compromising any work I wanted to do.
I imagine that if you built something like this simply without wheels you would be able to look down on the table of the saw. The SS base would end up at 15 3/4".
If you want the plans feel free to ask.