Outfeed table for smaller shops

My floor is reasonably flat, although not perfect. Are they ever? Someone
recently posted a link to a floor leveling pad, from Rockler I think but
others have them as well, and it could have been adapted to use a caster.
It struck me at the time as a good idea that I could have used, but I was
past the design phase on my table. Getting the whole thing to be level with
the saw was a challenge. It is not in fact perfectly flat, but I
concentrated more on keeping the transitions flush. Precisely level doesn't
seem to be necessary.

--
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop


"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've got a hinged outfeed table similar to the one we're talking about,
except
> it's attached to the saw rather than on rollers. I started to make legs
for the
> drop leaf, but I ended up using an outfeed roller stand for that purpose
> instead. Works great and infinitely adjustable. I can post a picture if
you
> like in APBW.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Mortimer Schnerd, RN

I would hate to see what would happen if I forgot to fold the leaf down
before closing the shop door. Fortunately, since a car will never be
involved, we never use the remote controls. I have to watch for dogs when I
close the door anyway.

I have an abundance of counter tops in my shop. At least I think I do,
haven't actually seen the "top" part in a while :-)

--
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop


"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>My only problem with it would be the
> same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop. It would be full
> instantly. I think the stuff just materializes--"Beam me down, Scotty"--or
> something. So the folding portion would never get folded.
>
> Charlie Self

You should see it this morning after turning a lidded bowl yesterday.
Reminds me of Florida at the moment.

I hope no one here was a victim of the hurricane. Shit, what a mess down
there.

--
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop


"patriarch [email protected]>" <<patriarch> wrote in message
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> [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>
> But Bill doesn't have that problem. He has a clean shop.
>
> Never understood those people....
>
> Patriarch

Bill Pounds posts:

>
>I have recently completed an outfeed table and added some pics to the web
>site. I have procrastinated for years on building one because of limited
>space. This fits my small shop. Take a look if you like at
>http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop/outfeedtable.html

It looks good, well thought out and made. My only problem with it would be the
same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop. It would be full
instantly. I think the stuff just materializes--"Beam me down, Scotty"--or
something. So the folding portion would never get folded.

Charlie Self
"Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." Ambrose Bierce, The
Devil's Dictionary

nice outfeed table.

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:52:56 -0500, Dan Valleskey <valleskey at
comcast dot net> wrote:

>
>Bill is such a tidy guy, I noticed how his trash cans were lined up
>all in a row. I bet he'd not have junk pile up on the table (like I
>do). Worst area is the right hand side of my fence. Always have junk
>there.
>
>But seriously- I've held off on a proper outfeed table because my
>floor is so crooked. I'd get it set to one spot, than move things to
>get at the lathe, than when it went back, everything would be out of
>whack. Whatever "whack" is.


I don't know either, but whenever I run out of it things get downright
screwey....






>
>
>-Dan V.
>
>
>On 14 Aug 2004 17:00:29 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
>wrote:
>
>>Bill Pounds posts:
>>
>>>
>>>I have recently completed an outfeed table and added some pics to the web
>>>site. I have procrastinated for years on building one because of limited
>>>space. This fits my small shop. Take a look if you like at
>>>http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop/outfeedtable.html
>>
>>It looks good, well thought out and made. My only problem with it would be the
>>same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop. It would be full
>>instantly. I think the stuff just materializes--"Beam me down, Scotty"--or
>>something. So the folding portion would never get folded.

Pounds on Wood wrote:
> My floor is reasonably flat, although not perfect. Are they ever? Someone
> recently posted a link to a floor leveling pad, from Rockler I think but
> others have them as well, and it could have been adapted to use a caster.
> It struck me at the time as a good idea that I could have used, but I was
> past the design phase on my table. Getting the whole thing to be level with
> the saw was a challenge. It is not in fact perfectly flat, but I
> concentrated more on keeping the transitions flush. Precisely level doesn't
> seem to be necessary.


My outfeed table is permanently attached to the saw. Since I have webbed cast
iron wings, it was a simple matter to sandwich each wing between some angle iron
on the bottom and a flat plate on the top with an oak spacer to fill the gap
between. The angle iron extends just past the motor on the back (on each side).

The permanent part of the table covers the area that extends back over the motor
(about 14"), so the footprint of the saw really isn't any bigger than it was to
begin with, allowing for the motor. The drop leaf then extends another 3
feet... just enough so it doesn't drag on the ground when it's in its dropped
position.

I covered the outfeed tabletop with malamine on both sides to prevent warpage.
The permanent part of the table has miter slots on both sides to accomodate the
miter gauge or my crossfeed sled. Turned out pretty good. I keep the dropleaf
down most of the time to discourage the collection of crap but it sure does make
a fine assembly surface.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

[email protected]
http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It looks good, well thought out and made. My only problem with it would be
the
> same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop. It would be full
> instantly.

Exactly. My first table extension did exactly that. A few years ago when I
up graded to a cabinet saw and added the fold up and down out feed "roller"
table, that problem disappeared. ;~)

[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Bill Pounds posts:
>
>>
>>I have recently completed an outfeed table and added some pics to the
>>web site. I have procrastinated for years on building one because of
>>limited space. This fits my small shop. Take a look if you like at
>>http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop/outfeedtable.html
>
> It looks good, well thought out and made. My only problem with it
> would be the same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop.
> It would be full instantly. I think the stuff just materializes--"Beam
> me down, Scotty"--or something. So the folding portion would never get
> folded.
>
> Charlie Self
> "Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen." Ambrose
> Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
>

See, that's one of the beautiful aspects of this setup. You CAN'T close
the garage door with a cluttered outfeed table. So you have to relocate
the clutter to every other horizontal surface, sometimes layering weeks
worth of projects...DAMHIKT

But Bill doesn't have that problem. He has a clean shop.

Never understood those people....

Patriarch

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> I've got a hinged outfeed table similar to the one we're talking
> about, except it's attached to the saw rather than on rollers. I
> started to make legs for the drop leaf, but I ended up using an
> outfeed roller stand for that purpose instead. Works great and
> infinitely adjustable. I can post a picture if you like in APBW.
>
That inspiration seems to have struck more than one of us....

Patriarch

Dan Valleskey wrote:
> But seriously- I've held off on a proper outfeed table because my
> floor is so crooked. I'd get it set to one spot, than move things to
> get at the lathe, than when it went back, everything would be out of
> whack. Whatever "whack" is.


I've got a hinged outfeed table similar to the one we're talking about, except
it's attached to the saw rather than on rollers. I started to make legs for the
drop leaf, but I ended up using an outfeed roller stand for that purpose
instead. Works great and infinitely adjustable. I can post a picture if you
like in APBW.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

[email protected]
http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

Bill is such a tidy guy, I noticed how his trash cans were lined up
all in a row. I bet he'd not have junk pile up on the table (like I
do). Worst area is the right hand side of my fence. Always have junk
there.

But seriously- I've held off on a proper outfeed table because my
floor is so crooked. I'd get it set to one spot, than move things to
get at the lathe, than when it went back, everything would be out of
whack. Whatever "whack" is.


-Dan V.


On 14 Aug 2004 17:00:29 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
wrote:

>Bill Pounds posts:
>
>>
>>I have recently completed an outfeed table and added some pics to the web
>>site. I have procrastinated for years on building one because of limited
>>space. This fits my small shop. Take a look if you like at
>>http://www.billpounds.com/woodshop/outfeedtable.html
>
>It looks good, well thought out and made. My only problem with it would be the
>same difficulty I have with any flat surface in my shop. It would be full
>instantly. I think the stuff just materializes--"Beam me down, Scotty"--or
>something. So the folding portion would never get folded.