BYO Tablesaw Extention

[Xiaou2]

 Couldnt stand that my table only could lock down
and measure less than 2ft...  so I built a 6ft removable
 extention for it.  : )

 Not fully complete yet...  

 Uses happs panel clamps to lock the extention
to the tablesaw. (from underneath).  
 
 Planned to make a swing out arm for holding
large pieces as they flow thru...  and a removable
routing table.  

  There are 2 legs currently, but prolly will add
2 more when I have more time.  The legs fold as
they are hinged... and when are unfolded - are
locked into place using simular locking clamps to
the happs style.

  More pics and stuff later.

[Generic Eric]

Couldnt stand that my table only could lock down
and measure less than 2ft...  so I built a 6ft removable
 extention for it.  : )

 Not fully complete yet...  

 Uses happs panel clamps to lock the extention
to the tablesaw. (from underneath).  
 
 Planned to make a swing out arm for holding
large pieces as they flow thru...  and a removable
routing table.  

  There are 2 legs currently, but prolly will add
2 more when I have more time.  The legs fold as
they are hinged... and when are unfolded - are
locked into place using simular locking clamps to
the happs style.

  More pics and stuff later.

Very cool.  You must have quite a bit of room in your workshop.  That is a nice perpindicular extension there.  Have you found a need to extend in the same direction as the blade?  For example "ripping?"  Or does this suit all your cabinet making needs?

[Onji]

Very cool.

Also for those that cannot afford a table saw, but do have a circular saw. Try making a sawboard.

http://members.aol.com/woodmiser1/sawbd.htm

[Witchboard]

Have you found a need to extend in the same direction as the blade?  For example "ripping?"  Or does this suit all your cabinet making needs?

I've seen rollers on tripod for this purpose.  Usually, there's nothing is more helpful than a friend who doesn't mind lending a hand.

[spystyle]

Xiaou2,
You are too cool for school

I'm going to do this to my little 10" table saw!
What exactly did you use? What size wood and what is that metal rail?

Thank you,
Craig

[Xiaou2]

Thanks guys ^_^

  First off... no,  I truely do not have enuff space in the basment shop / arcade.   However... Im still able to build most things by moving stuff arround a bit.

   Witchboard is correct.  For  cuts  where the  piece is very long or cumbersome... an adjustable  roller  is a good investment...  else  a good freind to help  out.   I will be adding a swing arm to serve the same purpose  - as seen in the proto drawing.

   The width wise length extention is needed more - so as to be able to better measure longer pieces, and to lock the straight edge guide in place so that the cuts  are easier to make.  
 
  Spystyle,  Thanks!      The saw I have is actually a 10"  'skillsaw'  table.   It came with a mini metal extention... but it just wasnt enuff.   I think the metal extention really heped a lot in making the two parts join up tho.

  The thing about the project that made it tough... is that in order for the clamping device to hold... it had to have the exact shape rails as the ones on the table.   This table had a 1" * 1"  square metal tube on one side,  and on the other side... the clamping device needed a lip to clamp into.  

 I could have just routed a groove... but I thought that the metal parts would help to keep accuracy - as they wont bend and warp like wood.  Also, the clamping pressure may have easily compressed the groove lip - making it unusable.

 I found a metal "L" that was the perfect size to match the bar clamp depth.  I routed out 2 sides of the 4*4s so that it was level with the surfaces.  I also routed out a deeper groove on one side, because the clamping bar hooked deeper than the tickness of the l-bar.

 So yes, the wood I used were 4*4's - which is funny cause they measure 3.5" * 3.5"'s.   I chose these because they also warp less than thinner wood... as well as being stronger and easier to mount things to.

  The metal 1*1 had to be a certain distance away from the 4*4's - so had so make some custom spacers, than ran bolts thru them to hold it all together.   Had to cut thru the front of the 1*1 with one of those taper type bits.

 Ill post a few more pics when time prevails.

 

[spystyle]

*bump* because it's so cool :)

[Xiaou2]

 hehe   Thanks  Spystyle