I figured I’d share this since it’s mostly based on what I’ve learned from watching your videos. I have posted this on another woodworking forum only to have people ask me for better pictures / plans, etc. For those looking for an outfeed table, lots of drawers to hold stuff, and an assembly table that’s dead-flat, this is it. My design is built with the addition of a sliding table saw in mind, and with 50″ rails. The drawer pulls were made with leopardwood and purpleheart , the trim around the torsion box is bubinga with wenge corner pieces. It’s 66″ x 84″ – long enough to assemble on one end, while still cutting on the other, OR use the whole length for cutting or the whole length for assembling. It also makes a great surface to lay sheet goods on for layout. If I were doing it over, I might convert the non-drawer area into a specialized compartment to hold a shopvac, air compressor, or plywood storage. I guess it’s not too late to change it!
Matt was also kind enough to make his original SketchUp file available.
Nice assmbly/outfeed table. Thanks for the sketchup plans. Saw Marc’s and have been wanted to make one too. Nice job.
Awesome! Thank you so much everyone for posting these great, inspiring projects. I’m thinking of going down to the “shop” (garage just like yours) and building something similar. Have you run into a problem with your miter slots? I noticed there aren’t any in your outfeed table (I’ve run into the same problem and I always say “one of these days …”).
I’m also thinking of a hybrid between this and the scissor jack table. Are you running into any problems using your assembly table at the height of an outfeed table (I’m guessing it’s 36″ or higher).
thanks again and great work!
nice project, and I love the sliding table!
Looks great, one question though, how do you use the integrated router table in the saw when you can’t get to the back side of the saw to push things though? Looks like it might be really awkward. I ask because I wanted to build something like this but the router table access is stopping from doing so.
Thanks,
Dave
Hey Dave – since the router bit is just a counter-clockwise-spinning (from our perspective) bit, you can “push” from the front side of the saw… then the outfeed table works as an outfeed support for the router as well. It works *great* for dados, rabbets, etc, and I’ve never had a problem with access. I built an integrated torsion box underneath it with a set of drawers. The torsion box has integral dust collection that’s insane – it’s the cleanest-to-use tool in my entire shop, which makes it a joy to use.
That makes perfect sense. I was getting my idea of the router fence from the most recent issue of fine woodworking No.211 page 14 and they had the fence on the left side of the bit but I guess there is no reason you couldn’t clamp it on the right side and feed from the front. Physics prevails again :)
Thanks!!!
I should mention that I ran electrical lines for two separate 20a circuits at each corner of the table. They are my most-used electrical outlets in the shop and I highly recommend integrating this into whatever assembly table design you settle on.
Wow! Nice job Matt! I am going to build one of these myselfr after watching Marc’s video on the this table. One question. The sliding mechanisim on the left of the saw, where did you get it and can you give me the website of the place where you got it. I recently was cutting sheet goods on my saw and this would have come in handy! Again nice job!
David G.
Hi David,
It’s an exaktor ex26x. I bolted it to the front & middle bolt of the unisaw instead of the middle & rear bolt in order to give me a larger (31-32″) of crosscut capacity with the fence in the “normal” position. I highly recommend this mod – it limits your ability to crosscut a 60″ panel with the fence at the “rear” position but I would never attempt that anyway…
http://www.amazon.com/Exaktor-.....038;sr=8-1
Hi there;
Just to complete the post. There is a company in Canada, Busy Bee Tool that have three differents models of sliding table attachement for table saw to handle sheet stock. They are between $550 and $700 depending of the features.
http://www.busybeetools.com/ca.....able-Saws/
Cheers
Chris
Cheers Matt Thanks for taking the time to send these Photos for us all to admire. Matt to What is without any doubt the best on line woodworking site around either on this side of the pond or your side and for a Brit to say that it,s not easy believe me
Great stuff Marc keep them coming Man
Harry
Ok so can we have the plans for this table?? :)
Actually, I just added the SketchUp file to the post. :)
I’m really enjoying these awesome “viewer projects”!
Great assembly/out feed/storage table/cabinet! Great way to incorporate a lot of functions into one piece of shop furniture!