Outfeed table ideas!

Norm built one on his Tablesaw 101 program. It was pretty nice!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Until you get ideas and get it made you can use an old ironing board. It’s easy to adjust to just the right height.
And can be moved for long or wide offcuts.
Will not be very sturdy, tho’

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Charles, I know you saw the one I made. I guess the first thing you need to decide is whether you want it attached to the table permanently, or just something you can set up as needed. If attached, do you want the ability to fold it down, or do you want it always up? Once you have answered these basic questions for yourself, you’ll be ready to start working on the exact design.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I was looking at something I can keep set up all the time!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Charles, here is a link to a fold-down outfeed table. It supports long boards and full sheets of plywood well while doubling as a work surface when I do not need it for ripping. But it also folds down out of the way when it is not needed and setting it back up only takes a few seconds. I just do not have the room to leave an outfeed table set up permanently.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

An outfeed table is also a great place to throw a router plate in so you have a dedicated router table that doesn’t take up any more space.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

Charles,

If you’re not committed to a table that is there all the time, you might want to take a look at the fold-down one they did in the February 2009 edition of Woodworker’s Journal magazine. It is designed to be permanently attached to a cabinet saw such as yours. If you’d like, I will copy the article and send it to you.

If yours is a small shop (aren’t they all?) there is great value in being able to knock down the outfeed table when not in use. On the other hand, if it is permanent, you can use the space below for storage or as Julian suggests use it as a router table, etc.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

I have a plan rattling around in my head using these:

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10227&filter=folding%20shelf%20bracket

I need a folding outfeed table, attached to the saw. Some I have seen are in 2 parts. A stationary section attached to the saw, and then the other part of it folds.That won’t work in my case. I think these, bolted to the cabinet might work. It will be a while before I can try it out.

I want to see what you come up with, CJ. I believe we have similar saws, so I might copy what you do. Thanks for bringing this subject up for discussion.

-- I'm a lumberjock and I'm ok, I sleep all night and I work all day!

I built a combination outfeed/assembly table that really works well. The top is a solid core door, legs are 4×4 (actually 2×4’s glued together). The framework is built from 2×4’s with 3/8” grooves to hold 3/8” all thread to hold everything together. It is rigid, heavy enough to stay put and provides a good pounding surface etc. If I should every need to move it, it can be unbolted and reassembled somewhere else. It can be seen in “My Workshop” photos.

The plans and a project blog are somewhere on LJ’s but I can’t remember where. I seem to remember that the original concept was published in a woodworking magazine.

If this is interesting to you let me know and I’ll try to resurrect the plans I used.

-- Joe

There’s one that worked well for me in my projects.

-- Thos. Angle

I saw a plan that impressed me as it functioned both as an outfeed table and a sheet goods lift which when you are 5’3” and have arthritis is a good thing. It has wheels so it’s portable and could also double as a glue up table as long as what you are gluing up is not real tall. The top has an L bracket attached and swivels up and locks so you can put your sheet goods on and then use the table to get them to the height that you want for working. Most of it is made out of particle or osb so if the budget it tight it would be functional without breaking the bank. The plans and instructions are in “Workstations and Tool Storage” a book put out by the editors of Fine Woodworking and Taunton Press. You could probably find it through your library system or find it economically second hand on the many book web sites that offer the choice between new and used.

Thanks guys for the suggests.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Here is the link to the table that I mentioned in the previous post.

outfeed/assembly table

It is easily modified as to length, width, and height.

-- Joe

heres mine , charles .

they are up on a kick , the brown ones are particle board , with shelves .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David thats a nice idea!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I’m still working on this problem too.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

I built this combination outfeed/downdraft table and I am real happy with it.
http://www.whitemountdesign.com/DowndraftTable.htm

I looked at the links in Scot Bryan’s post.

My question is, why is there the 12” out feed table attached to the saw and then the fold down section.

Is that primarily, to make the outfeed table extend out farther or is there something else that I am missing.

Domer

Can’t go wrong with the Woodwhisper’s one…
Just 1 sheet of plywood or maybe 2 if you want a larger table.
Outfeed table

My version…

-- http://www.brianpenning.com/

My problem with the wood whisperer outfeed table is that my shop (garage ) is small and I have to move my saw around a lot plus the garage floor is not exactly flat. So a outfeed table that is not attached to the saw would be less helpful than one attached to the saw.

I like the ones shown above with the cantilevered outfeed table but was questioning why they all had a 12” solid outfeed table and then a drop down table attached to that.

Anyway thanks for the feedback.

Domer

I had the cantilevered table before when I had my General TS.
2 reasons likely for the cantilever style – 1 is that it simply gives a bit of a small outfeed table. It was great.
other reason is if you have a contractor’s saw you need the extension over the motor OR you need the space over your dust exhaust.
For me Both reasons applied.

My version…

-- http://www.brianpenning.com/