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I am getting ready to put my OPR together. What is the best way to store it when it is not in use?

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Send it to my house!:D

Here is how mine is stored. Sometimes with the router attached - sometimes not. Notice the 1/4" oak slat beneath the unit, along the outside edge. It it there to lift one of the wing nuts. This holds the OPR at a slight tilt toward the back of the cabinet shelf. You may have to enlarge the photo to 150% to see it)

The second photo shows the closed cabinet. It is located just to the left of the Dust Collector.

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Your shop always looks so well organized, Charlese. The wall cabinets and benches that you have built really do the trick. They amaze me though. Those that are hinged especially. I would not think that peg board would prevent the carcass from racking under the weight but obviously it does. Are the backs just 1/4" peg board set in rabbets or are there some hidden cross members.

ryanbp01 wrote:I am getting ready to put my OPR together. What is the best way to store it when it is not in use?

BPR

My OPR hands on a strong hook on the wall. The table is stored on the table wall as is the sliding table Nick taught us to build. Soon however the OPR and table will be moved permanently to its own dedicated mounting. fjimp

dusty wrote:Your shop always looks so well organized, Charlese. The wall cabinets and benches that you have built really do the trick. They amaze me though. Those that are hinged especially. I would not think that peg board would prevent the carcass from racking under the weight but obviously it does. Are the backs just 1/4" peg board set in rabbets or are there some hidden cross members.

The shop photo was taken way before the shop got to it's messy state. Now days have to dance between stuff on the floor.

Hinges are piano hinges. Yes, each of the pine boards are ¾ x 6" and hold the FULL ¼" pegboard in ¼" grooves, located ¾" in from the backs. The sides are the same. The reason for the off-set is so the cabinet could be hung with French cleats. This gives a usable shelf of about 5". It is handy that wider things (like the OPR) can be stored on the 5" shelf, because when closed it can protrude into the door.