Sliding Table attachment

FYI, your photo links don’t work. Hope they get fixed, would love to see the photos.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

sorry, working on it

-- Childress Woodworks

Yes I’d like to see you slider

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

excellent! Great idea.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Very interesting. Is it accurate? Does it have any slop?

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Looks very nice, I really like the way you added the tabs on to the underside of the table. This method would also help with attaching other useful accessories like an out feed table. Thank you so much for the detailed pictures. Please let use know how well this new sliding table works out over time.

-- The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. - Tommy Lasorda

I think you are a real craftsman. The table looked solid and good. I have a sliding table on my combi machine and I really love it. Yours is a lot farther away from the blade than mine and wider. I think this will be a big advantage when you are cutting big panels. It would be nice to see it with all the bells and whistles mounted.

Your pictures could be viewed by clicking on them. If you want them to appear in the blog you need to put quotation marks ” at the front and back of the link after transferring the link to your blog”. You can check to see if it works by clicking on the green preview button on your right at the top of the text area. Thanks for posting.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very ingenious modification. It is truly a good use for what might have discarded.

I am curious though. You are extending what is already a pretty good size saw table. How large a surface is typically considered adequate?

I have a rather small shop and am used to working with lesser work surface.

-- Making Sawdust Safely

Thanks for the comments guys. John, the accuracy of this will depend on me. As long as I can build a fence and keep it square, I should be good. Right now it has a little side play once I push it past the blade, I just need to adjust the runners or “drawer glide” to take it away.

Thanks Mike, I was wondering why the pics wouldn’t come up, I’ll try that next. And yes, I do know that the sliding tables you buy for saws are meant to replace the left wing. I didn’t want to remove my wing and I basically wanted to be able to cut something big like a panel or a door. I can fit a 3 ft wide door and trim it if needed. My biggest concern now, is how I’m going to make the fence. I wanted to make it reach to the blade, but I’m afraid there will be too much deflection….we’ll see.

dusty2, not sure if a work surface size can be considered “typical size”. I just wanted something beefy that would hold large heavy items. I am actually concerned now that I built this and installed it, because I will be moving my shop soon into a smaller place. Not sure how this is going to work then.

-- Childress Woodworks

Great entry.

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-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Looks great Eric. I would love to do something like this on my saw.

I’m looking forward to meeting you on Friday.

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

Thanks Todd.

Yes interpim, looking foward to seeing you. I hope they allow fishing poles on board. I’m planning on bringing two

-- Childress Woodworks

Very cool Eric !

That’s cool!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

The slider looks great. Very nice engineering.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Great idea, looks like a great back saver.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Very cool idea, a practical solution to non steel wook slider!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.