TS extension, need help

tcbaldmtn | Posted in General Discussion on December 10, 2003 09:35am

I need to build a TS extension for the back of my cabinet saw. I was thinking about building a folding unit, but I also need a rolling workbench/table.

Does the height of the extension have to match the TS? Also how large should the top be? I have room for a 3’x4′. Should it be 3′ wide or 4′ wide?

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DickL | Dec 10, 2003 10:06pm | #1
>>Does the height of the extension have to match the TS?

I wouldn't make it higher than the height of the TS.

>>Also how large should the top be? I have room for a 3'x4'. Should it be 3' wide or 4' wide?

How about 4' wide and 3' long.
BG | Dec 10, 2003 10:14pm | #2
Firewood,

Depending on space constraints, the bigger the better. Mine is about 4x4 and drops down...the legs fold back up and under... Sagin has an outfeed table that has a drop leaf side... Lots of alternatives.

I too had a roll around work table..which I reduced in size after I built the drop down outfeed table...use it now mainly for cut stock and sharpening...
GT | Dec 11, 2003 01:59am | #3
Check out ffw issue june 2003 #163,Extend your table saws work surface.I built one for my general.I had to make a few changes,but it works just fine,good luck..
jako17 | Dec 11, 2003 06:16am | #4
Make the extension as big as possible ,Level with the saw table,covered in a slick material .Then rout grooves in it for the mitre gauge and cut off box.In my shop the run off table is 4 by 8
jackiechan | Dec 11, 2003 08:51am | #5
Firewood,

This is a link to Al Amaral's web site. Al describes in detail (with photos), the steps for building his saw's outfeed table. The unit is easy to build, it folds, and is more than strong enough to stand up to the task. I custom build outfeed tables for all of the cabinet saws in my shop - if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/Outfeed.html

Dan Kornfeld, Owner/President - Odyssey Wood Design, Inc.
TomT226 | Dec 11, 2003 02:28pm | #6
Make it the same height as the saw, or a fuzz lower. Don't like the folding tables. Put rollers on two legs of my 4X4 so I can tilt it up and move it around. Put a piece of 1/4" MDF on it, and it makes a good assembly table. I mark out the leg positions on the floor so I can move it back and the miter slots align.
JDorn | Dec 11, 2003 09:23pm | #7
Due to limited space in my 1 car garage shop I built my outfeed table 4 ft wide by 3 ft deep, I would have loved to go bigger but I had no room left. Mines a complete cabinet with 2 drawers for storing hand power tools and my various boxes of nails/screws/sandpaper/biscuits/dowels etc. Here's a pic of it behind my saw.
Muse | Dec 12, 2003 04:45am | #8
The size of your outfeed table depends on the largest workpiece you want to run through the saw. If you want to rip a 10-foot board, for instance, the outfeed table should extend at least 5 feet (6 is better) behind the sawblade. If it's any shorter, the board will tend to lift off the blade as soon as the center of gravity clears the table, increasing the chance of kickback as well as your anxiety level.

Width depends mainly on whether you cut sheet-goods (4x8 or 5x5) on the saw.

Hope this helps.
DougF | Dec 12, 2003 11:57pm | #9
Firewood,

For years I survived nicely with 2 out-tables, each 2' x 5'. I attached a wooden rail to the rear of the saw. Using 3/8 dowels spaced along the rail every 6", I also bored corresponding holes in the bottom ends of each out-table. Using a sawhorse with adjustable legs to support the outer end of the table/s, I created a variable width out-table that could be shifted right or left depending on what I was doing. Ripping really long stock, I attached the out-tables end-to-end to create a 2 x 10 work surface. When finished and stowed away, the out-tables fit easily anywhere in your garage/shop.

For what it's worth.

Doug