"Portable" Table Saws #3: How to mount an outfeed table on this??

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.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Hehe….pretty much what I was thinking Bob. Nice job. Does it clamp on or screw on?

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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

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

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

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

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

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

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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

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