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Here's an outfeed table made for my sawstop contractor saw, it is similar to the one tedth66 made without the fold down aspect. Because my saw sits lower to the ground I didn't think I'd get a long enough outfeed table by making the small portion and then the fold down portion so I extended it out. I may add the fold down portion in the future I don't know we'll see how well this works.

The table part is made of 3/4'' MDF with 1/8'' thick hardboard glued to the top. I picked hardboard because I like the dark brown and it's already pretty smooth. Originally I wasn't planning on varnishing it I was just going to coat it with some paste wax and call it a day and I know hardboard gets really slick with a coat or two of wax.

At some point I changed my mind about the varnishing it and coated the table section with a lot of coats of wipe on poly (I lost count) until I built up a nice film. Then I applied 2 coats of paste wax and buffed it to a nice reflection.

The table sits on top of 3/4'' cleats that hold it in position. I used double sided table and some cut off piece to get the scrap aligned even with the top edge. This worked out great when I put the MDF/Hardboard top in it sat flush with the edges. After varnishing though it must have warped a little because it no longer sits flush. I'm going to give it some time to settle down if it becomes a problem I may screw it down with the cleats.

The sides are maple, and held in with 3/8'' bolts that are screwed directly into the saw's cast iron top on the left side. On the right I created some small plywood that screw into the side table and allowed me to bolt the right side into those to hold it up.

I'm very happy with how it turned out it was something I wanted to do right away because I hated not having an out feed table it just feels so much safer than used those roller stands.

-jeremy

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Nice job, and well worth it. Taking the miter slots all the way to the end was smart I did the same thing with mine.
 

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Sweet job Jeremy!
It looks like it came from the factory that way.
That will make that already nice saw even better!
 

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Nice job on thew outfeed table. I built a fold down outfeed table and never folded it down, in fact I gave up and recently built 2 legs for it so it can't fold down, but now can support more weight. I don't think you'll miss the fold down aspect at all.
 

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You did a great job on this out feed table Jeremy .
The complaint you have on the warpage I hope is not due to finishing the top on one side only , always finish both sides the same to try to keep things in balance for moisture penetration .

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@kiefer
It shouldn't be I finished the bottom as well, though the bottom didn't have hardboard laminated to it.
 

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Nice work.
 

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I have a Delta cabinet saw and bought a fold down outfeed table for it. It is pretty flimsy and isn't really wide enough to support anything on the fence side of the table. A large solid outfeed table is on the short list of must-do projects in my shop.

I like the idea of varnishing harboard since it gives such a distinctive look. Did you consider using a sheet of melamine counter top before you went with the hardboard?
 

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You are correct. The outfeed feed table is safer than those rollers.
 

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Nice outfeed table. These are well worth the effort and this one should serve you well.
 

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Good looking outfeed support. I have yet to build one for my Craftsman tablesaw. I have to work out the details. I like the dark coloring of the varnished hardboard.
Nice job.
 

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Nice work.

The angle bracket on the outfeed side of the saw appears to be the support for the rip fence - correct me if I am wrong. Does this outfeed table affect/impede your rip fence?
 

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The outfeed table I had for my previous table was melamine, and it worked fine. I just liked the look of the varnished hard board instead of the bright white melamine.

@JoeinDE
The bracket in the back isn't used for the fence at all, it glides along a small piece of that super slick plastic stuff that's on the bottom of the fence.
 

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Whoda thunk hardboard could look so sexy? Nice work bro….seriously…
 

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I thought that polished hardboard was a waxed cast iron top!
 

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Jeremy…

What are the dimensions of the maple side support arms which are bolted onto the table saw? Also, would you tell me more about the metal angle iron's dimensions. Does it extend from one side of the table saw to the other and bolted to the cast iron side tops to the table saw?

Thanks,
drvofatl
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This looks great but I did wonder about the fact I didn't see if it had leg(s) in the out feed to prevent tilt.
 

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Looks great! I'm wondering more about how you attached the right side to the table saw. I can't quite picture from your description. If you get a chance, could you explain it a little more in depth or even snap a photo of it? I'm trying to create an outfeed table very similar to this but have puzzled about the right said attachment challenge.

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Hey Guys,
@drvofatl
I didn't use any angle iron to attach the right side of the outfeed table, if I recall it's some strips of plywood that is attached to the extension table.

@a1Jim
I haven't had any issues with tilt or sagging, but if I do I'll surely install some legs. I did have some trouble of the MDF rising above the maple even with the screwed in cleats on the bottom so I just clamped it flushed and punched a bunch of brad nails in the side. Not as pretty as I wanted, but effective.

I'm out of town for the holidays, but when I get back I'll make sure to take some full measurements and snap some pictures of the underside of the right so you can see how it's attached to the extension wing.

-jeremy
 

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They are definitely worth he process to make them, nice job
 
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