#Unisaw outfeed table free
If you have an idea, please feel free to share it!Īfter much head scratching and then soul searching, I just gave in to mediocrity and threw it together. I also thought about having the legs fold twice, but that would not be stable. I thought about having the legs swing from the side inwards, but then the table would not fold perpendicular when folded down. This means that the legs could not fold under the table. Somehow, I must have measured wrong, or just was not paying attention, because the legs needed to be 33” long, but the table was only 32” long. I needed to finish this project, as I did not want to go into day three (I did not have that luxury.) I had planned for the legs being able to fold up under the bottom of the extension so it would all fold down neatly. Notice the 1/64th of an inch gap above the angle iron in the photo. If you have another person to help hold things, this will take much less time. Quite a pain, especially when you are working by yourself. This meant that I had to disassemble the extension table, line up all the components, re-drill all mounting holes while ensuring the table surfaces’ were still flush AND the angle iron was square to them. Originally installed using the factory holes, the extension table was flush with the table saw’s surface, but the angle iron that held it on was not squared to the tabletop. The biggest issue was the angle iron not being square to the tabletop surface. Not a big deal, but something to consider in my design. The inside curve of the angle iron meant that I had to ensure I cut a clearance groove along the edges of the frame. Instead, I had to design a frame to mount the table surface to instead. Since I was using the cubical desktop, there was not enough room to do this. This means that I would have to use a very thin surface for the table surface. The problem is that the bolts are too close to the top edge of the table. This would have allowed for quicker design and adjustability if I replaced the tabletop in the future. the non-square position of the angle iron in relation to the table topįirst, I had planned to make slotted metal brackets that mounted to the bolts that were already installed on the back of the table.bolt heads location that held on the side extension table mounting bracket.In the measuring process, I identified three issues that made this project go from ‘quick afternoon’ to ‘multi-day headache.’ The three problems were… As the song goes, “ I’ve read dozens of books, about heroes and crooks, and I’ve learn a lot from both of their styles!” (J Buffet). Be proud to share your successes and failures. Not because it is a great finished project, but because I want to inspire others that have had bad projects to keep at it. Yes, I am also entering this in the “Tables” contest. Your mileage may vary (and I wish you better success in your project than I had in mine.) You will see when I get to that step in this ‘ible. In fact, the main reason this project turned out as bad as it did was that Delta’s extension table (that I already had) makes it nearly impossible to add a solid folding out-feed table. Of course, the standard disclaimers apply, but one of the big ones is that most table saws have very different mounting systems. Nevertheless, I figured that I would post it here, with all the failures so you can plan to avoid them should you embark on a similar project. Two days later, it was finished, and I was not happy with the results. I started the project figuring it would only take an afternoon. I have a bunch of them and figured it be the perfect tabletop for an out-feed table. These things are free all over the place. This project started with a recycled cubical desktop. In fact, most of my projects follow this motto… “It’s only temporary, unless it works!” Moreover, I spend more time in my shop anyway. It was more fitting since I am not one for fine furniture. Therefore, I figured I would make a different kind of ‘table’, a folding out-feed table.
It all started with me seeing the “Tables” contest. In fact, this turned out to be my personal ‘Afghanistan War’ and I served in Afghanistan! All is not well in Denmark.Įver have a project seem easy and then turn out to be a complete nightmare? Well, this was mine.
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