This is one of those projects I should have done a year ago. I finally got tired of using those roller stands, and decided to build a real outfeed table. Armed with some good advice on melamine I dove into it.
I couldn't find any angle aluminum or steel at the hardware store that was wide enough (biggest was ~ 2" x 2"), so I used six galvanized brackets instead. I only had to drill two holes into the cast iron, since the rear fence rail had four usable holes.
(note: I did trim the bracket attached to the rail before final assembly. (sharp metal edges tend to wander into soft flesh...)
I doubled up the edge of the melamine with some plywood. I used my router to remove the melamine from the particle board, and also to reduce the thickness of the shelf so it would sit flush with the saw top. I then cut biscuit slots to attach the hardwood edging (some leftover stair tread oak from jeff...)
BTW, I did mess up on the biscuits. When I cut the miter slots in the table, I hit biscuits in almost all the sections! Should have planned that out a little better. A little epoxy cures many mistakes though
I added two simple legs to the shelf for stability. Without them, the shelf flexed too much. I cut the angle at 85 degrees and attached them to the shelf with metal L brackets. The bottom of the legs sit inside the mobile base, which means I can still wheel the saw around without major disassembly first.
The rear legs are more SYP, with some leg levelers to adjust for my floor. I just drilled a hole into each leg and epoxied in a nut.
The legs are attached via these brackets. It's not the easiest of mechanisms to operate, but it was super simple to install, cheap, and let's face it: This table isn't going to come down more than a few times a year.
Completed table:
Folded down position:
I can't wait to rip some lumber without first having to adjust those roller stands, worry about them tipping over, cutoffs falling to the floor etc. :icon_cheers
I couldn't find any angle aluminum or steel at the hardware store that was wide enough (biggest was ~ 2" x 2"), so I used six galvanized brackets instead. I only had to drill two holes into the cast iron, since the rear fence rail had four usable holes.
(note: I did trim the bracket attached to the rail before final assembly. (sharp metal edges tend to wander into soft flesh...)
I doubled up the edge of the melamine with some plywood. I used my router to remove the melamine from the particle board, and also to reduce the thickness of the shelf so it would sit flush with the saw top. I then cut biscuit slots to attach the hardwood edging (some leftover stair tread oak from jeff...)
BTW, I did mess up on the biscuits. When I cut the miter slots in the table, I hit biscuits in almost all the sections! Should have planned that out a little better. A little epoxy cures many mistakes though
I added two simple legs to the shelf for stability. Without them, the shelf flexed too much. I cut the angle at 85 degrees and attached them to the shelf with metal L brackets. The bottom of the legs sit inside the mobile base, which means I can still wheel the saw around without major disassembly first.
The rear legs are more SYP, with some leg levelers to adjust for my floor. I just drilled a hole into each leg and epoxied in a nut.
The legs are attached via these brackets. It's not the easiest of mechanisms to operate, but it was super simple to install, cheap, and let's face it: This table isn't going to come down more than a few times a year.
Completed table:
Folded down position:
I can't wait to rip some lumber without first having to adjust those roller stands, worry about them tipping over, cutoffs falling to the floor etc. :icon_cheers
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