makeshift table saw extension wing

[Sully]

Is there any reason I should not use the main table from one table saw as an extension wing on another?

I have a line on an old craftsman saw that I could probably get really cheap. I was thinking of using the main table off of it as an add on extension on my Jet contractor saw. I might have to drill and/or tap the C'man table, but that's not too big a deal.

Or, even better, does anyone have a cast iron extension wing (or two) that they want to sell?

J

 

[Mike Davis]

I have a couple Delta sheet steel wings you can have.

I think I just figured out what you are doing, the sheet steel wings won't work, will they?

 

[Glennbear]

I do not see why it wouldn't work , I am currently using a Skil TS mounted on a mobile base as an outfeed/extension table depending on where I need the extra table space for my Craftsman TS :

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f31/skil-tablesaw-16454/

 

[Sully]

I have a couple Delta sheet steel wings you can have.
I think I just figured out what you are doing, the sheet steel wings won't work, will they?

Thanks for the offer. I currently have a couple of Jet sheet steel wings that I am using. I just want something with some more beef to it, hence cast iron.

 

[Sully]

I do not see why it wouldn't work , I am currently using a Skil TS mounted on a mobile base as an outfeed/extension table depending on where I need the extra table space for my Craftsman TS :

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f31/skil-tablesaw-16454/

Neat idea! Just to clarify that I am thinking of using it as a side extension wing.

I would like to have two similarly weighted wings however, because I'm a little worried that the whole saw might get tippy if I have a big hunk of cast iron hanging off of only one side.

J

 

[FredP]

if your worried about it tipping you can build a cabinet under the extention. I have one under my TS extention and it works good for storing blades and accessories. I like it a lot better than the legs that you normaly get with a store bought ext table.

 

[JimD]

My Ryobi BT3100 has almost no table to it. As a consequence, I have large extension tables. I built them of melamine particle board and plywood. They are stable and with a coat of wax, wood glides smoothly over them. My little saw has >60 inch rip capacity. I would think that my wooden tables are nicer than stamped steel and they were not very difficult to make.

Jim

 

[MrAudio815]

I was on You tube the other day looking at wood working jig's and saw this guys video for the original jimmy jig. You might want to check it out. He made this huge jig for his little contractor, that looks like a sliding table but slides side to side from the balde not away or into the blade. Might help give you the extra table sapce you need. He can cut 4'x8' sheets.

Anyway just trying to help