Here is the bad boy that almost got one or two of my fingers. (It still has a blood stain on one corner.)
This picture shows the stock in the background that I was cutting dados in when I had my accident. Today, I completed three dadoes in all 20 boards, planed them to size, and then cut them to the correct final size. (Got back on the bronc that threw me!) My new (used) Ridgid planer worked like a champ, saving me hours of power sanding and hand planing!
Anyway, with my “adventure” last Thursday, I realize the need for an outfeed table. I am looking to pick y’alls brains to come up with a way to mount an outfeed table to this, like Thos did on his contractor’s saw. Maybe I am dreaming and will have to build a collapsible outfeed table similar to my B&D Workmate.
Here are the rest of the pictures:
This is a side view. The large round thing at the far end is the power cord wrap. The out let is dust port.
The fence has been removed in this picture. The next two pictures shows how the fence mounts on the back rail:
I love to use this saw. I have to store it in garage and move it out when I am going to use it, or need more room in the garage. In fact, I have another such mobile base for my Ridgid planer.
So… any ideas out there?
God Bless,
Hawg
-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards





















12 comments so far
Bob Babcock
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#1 posted 2107 days ago
Are both sides identical? Drill a couple of mounting holes on each side of the table and then you could mount a piece on either side and have them extend beyond the rear track. A couple of laminated beams could cantilever 4’ beyond the table with a malemine top and swing down adjustable legs. Could be easily portable too.
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Bob #2
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#2 posted 2107 days ago
Here’s a composite of a sliding table I put on my contractor saw.
It glides on a bar across the back of the saw and removes in a couple of seconds for storage.
It weish about 10 lbs.
The bottom pic shows it stored under the saw.
Bob

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#3 posted 2106 days ago
Hehe….pretty much what I was thinking Bob. Nice job. Does it clamp on or screw on?
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Bob #2
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#4 posted 2106 days ago
HI Bob:
It is connected to the bar by two hex head bolts that drop through from the top.
I never bother to put on the nuts on the bottom as they just prevent the table from moving away fromthe saw.
When I store it (which is almost never) I pull out the two bolts and it folds up to a about 5” high
I suppose on these new portables you could just bend a U shape from conduit and insert the ends in some larger “OD” pipes secured to the sides of the saw box.
It will handle 4×8 x 3/4” plywood as well as the long stuff.
|Bob
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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#5 posted 2106 days ago
Heres an extension table from FWW. I hope it’ll open for you, sometimes it won’t work unless you’re a member. You can modify this table to you own liking.
Free FWW trial, check this.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Hawgnutz
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#6 posted 2106 days ago
The FWW did not open, Dick.
Thanks for all the ideas. I will let them stew in my percolator (remember those?) and see what cooks up.
Thanks!
God Bless,
Hawg
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Bob Babcock
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#7 posted 2106 days ago
That FWW one seems overly complicated. Nice design but overkill IMNSHO. I like Bob’s better.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
Dick, & Barb Cain
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#8 posted 2106 days ago
I thought the FWW had a little to much overkill, but it don’t hurt to look at them all, & pick up some of the features for your own design.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
Bob #2
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#9 posted 2106 days ago
Here’s the hook up to the bar on this table – Just two bolts slung through the channel on the facing end.


Here’s a clearer shot of the table from the back – Note it slides from side to side to support what is going on the saw.
It’s flipped up here for when I clean up (never) or move the saw around. I put little casters on the bottom of the foot to allow it to slide easier sideways.
Bob
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Hawgnutz
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#10 posted 2106 days ago
Bob, that is a great outfeed table. I am sure it works extremely well. My problem is mounting te outside rails to mine.
It is less than a year old and I woudl hate to void the lifetime warranty by drilling the table top or sides to mount the side rails that supports your outfeed table.
I guess I wil make a collapsible table like shown in the last issue of Shop Notes, but instead of being an assembly table, I will make the top of melamine and build the top to matchmy saw.
God Bless,
Hawg
-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards
Safetyboy
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#11 posted 1831 days ago
I have the Ridgid 2400 too, and I don’t think there’s any need to attach the outfeed table to the saw… Mine just sits on 2 saw-horses at the right height, and it’s heavy enough that it doesn’t move when wood is pushed across it (the laminate top helps).
You can check it out here: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/5608
Plus, remove the top, fold up the saw-horses, and it travels with you easy as can be!
-- -- Kevin in Mentor, Ohio
SteveMO
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#12 posted 1567 days ago
Great ideas by all for the outfeed table. My TS2410 arrives today and these posts will help alot on an outfeed table. I like the simplicity of Safetyboys and I’ve spoken to Bob about his design. I think I’ll do both and have extra versatility.
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