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A table which supports work pieces includes a base with a first part and a second part hinged together so that the second part may be swung up and away from the standing surface for storage and be swung down to engage the standing surface. A support column is secured to the base and coupled to a bra

A table which supports work pieces includes a base with a first part and a second part hinged together so that the second part may be swung up and away from the standing surface for storage and be swung down to engage the standing surface. A support column is secured to the base and coupled to a brace member which is foldable between a first state when the second part is in contact with the standing surface and a second state when the second part is not in contact with the standing surface. The table includes a work platform that is coupled to the central support column and rotatable between a horizontal orientation parallel to the standing surface and a non-horizontal orientation. The work platform is configured to have work stations which receive and mount work pieces so that the work pieces are secured to the work platform in both the horizontal and non-horizontal orientations.

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1. A table for supporting machine tools and work pieces, the table comprising: a base having a first part with a plurality of casters configured to engage a standing surface; a second part with at least one caster configured to engage the standing surface, the first part and the second part hinged t

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A table for supporting machine tools and work pieces, the table comprising: a base having a first part with a plurality of casters configured to engage a standing surface; a second part with at least one caster configured to engage the standing surface, the first part and the second part hinged together so that when not in use the second part is configured to be swung up and away from the standing surface for storage and when in use the second part is configured to be swung down so that said at least one caster of the second part engages the standing surface;a central support column secured to the base;at least one brace member in engagement with both the second part of the base and the central support column and the at least one brace member configured so that when the at least one brace member is in a first state the at least one caster of the second part of the base is engaged with the standing surface and when the at least one brace member is in a second state the at least one caster of the second part of the base is not engaged with the standing surface; anda work platform hingedly coupled to the central support column so that said work platform is configurable in a first horizontal orientation generally parallel to the standing surface for normal use and in a second non-horizontal orientation not parallel to the standing surface for storage, the work platform configured to have a plurality of work stations at a periphery, each of the plurality of work stations configured to receive a power tool which is securely mounted thereto so that the power tool is secured to the work platform in both the first orientation and the second orientation. 2. The table of claim 1, wherein the periphery of the work platform is generally circular. 3. The table of claim 1, wherein the periphery of the work platform is generally polygonal. 4. The table of claim 1, wherein at least one of the work stations includes a support for a power tool which is recessed below a top surface of the work platform so that a working surface of the power tool is at the same vertical level as the top surface of the work platform. 5. The table of claim 1, wherein the at least one brace member includes a hinge. 6. The table of claim 1, wherein: at least one of the work stations includes a support for a power tool which is recessed below a top surface of the work platform so that a working surface of the power tool is at the same vertical level as the top surface of the work platform,the at least one brace member includes a hinge; andthe base, central column and work platform include structural elements fabricated of steel. 7. The table of claim 1, wherein the central support column is oriented along a vertical axis, the work platform configured to rotate about the vertical axis. 8. The table of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the work platform in the first orientation and the second orientation. 9. The table of claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the work platform in a position between the first orientation and the second orientation. 10. The table of claim 1, wherein one or more of the work stations are removable from the work platform. 11. A table for supporting machine tools and work pieces, the table comprising: a base configured to be in contact with a standing surface, the base including a first part and a second part hinged together, wherein the second part is rotatably moveable about the hinge between a first operational position and a first stowed position;a support column secured to the base;at least one brace member coupled to the second part of the base and the support column, the brace member configured to move between a first state when the second part of the base is in the first operational position a second state with the second part of the base is in the first stowed position; anda work platform hingedly coupled to the support column, the work platform rotatable about the hinge between a second operational position and a second stowed position, wherein the work platform is horizontal and generally parallel to the standing surface when in the second operational position and is non-horizontal and not parallel to the standing surface when in the second stowed position, the work platform having a plurality of work stations, where each of the work stations is configured to securely mount a work piece so that the work piece is secured to the work platform in both the second operational position and the second stowed position. 12. The table of claim 11, wherein a periphery of the work platform is generally circular. 13. The table of claim 11, wherein a periphery of the work platform is generally polygonal. 14. The table of claim 11, wherein at least one of the work stations includes a support for a power tool which is recessed below a top surface of the work platform so that a working surface of the power tool is at the same vertical level as the top surface of the work platform. 15. The table of claim 11, wherein the at least one brace member includes a hinge. 16. The table of claim 11, wherein the base further comprises a plurality of casters extending therefrom and being in contact with the standing surface. 17. The table of claim 11, wherein the central support column is oriented along a vertical axis, the work platform configured to rotate about the vertical axis. 18. The table of claim 11, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the work platform in the second operational position and the second stowed position. 19. The table of claim 11, further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the work platform in a position between the second operational position and the second stowed position. 20. The table of claim 11, wherein one or more of the work stations are removable from the work platform.