BT3 Folding Outfeed Table from Hollow Core Door

[protool]

I grabbed a hollow core door from some friends who were throwing it out since I'd been thinking about building an outfeed table. I was really shocked how crappy those doors are - they literally are mostly cardboard.

Here's what I came up with:






I posted some more pictures and construction details on my blog:

http://davidcox.org/wood/folding-outfeed-table-for-ryobi-bt3000-tablesaw/

Overall, I'm very happy with the way it came out. I mounted the outfeed table just slightly below the height of the tablesaw.

[cabinetman]

Looks good. It worked out real well. I've used HC doors and a folding leg kit to make a quick set up table to take to the jobsite. It works out to a very light weight table that stores easily.

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[pelligrini]

Pretty cool. I know what you mean about the mostly cardboard, it does keep them light though.

How come you didn't extend it down to the other saw?

[LCHIEN]

wow, looks good. On a true Frankensaw, too!

[Cochese]

I like your jointer placement. Wish I had thought of that.

[protool]

@pelligrini, that's a really good idea and if I'd had a bigger door, I would make it go the full length of the saw. In this case, the reason my friends were ditching the door was because their dogs had chewed through the cat door (trying to get to those yummy cat noms on the other side) which meant that about half of it was shot.

@lchien, yeah, I picked up another BT3000 on craigslist for $100 a few years back and swapped it out with my wide rail kit. The 2nd saw isn't used that much (though its nice to sometimes leave a dado blade set up on it), but having another set of all the saw goodies sure is nice - especially the 2nd sliding miter table. Also, I figure that its nice to have a set of spares for that horrible day when my saw finally wants to crap out. Knock on wood, its going on 10 years old and still running strong! Here's a pic of the front of the frankensaw:

[pelligrini]

@pelligrini, that's a really good idea and if I'd had a bigger door, I would make it go the full length of the saw. In this case, the reason my friends were ditching the door was because their dogs had chewed through the cat door (trying to get to those yummy cat noms on the other side) which meant that about half of it was shot.

Hehe, that would explain it. Nice setup!

I wonder where you got the idea?

[NewDIYer]

Wow!

The more I see Frankensaws the more I want to buy me another saw and RIP one table up!

Then my other side of the brain wants me to learn wood work first before going forth.

These pictures motivate me even more.

Good job, indeed!

[protool]

I wonder where you got the idea?

Wow! I spent several hours searching this site and google images looking at outfeed tables, but I didn't see that one. That's totally the same idea - though his looks a lot nicer and can be used as a freestanding worktable as well.

I still haven't decided if I'm going to build a leg for it. Right now, as you can see, I'm just using an outfeedroller.

[LCHIEN]

Wow! I spent several hours searching this site and google images looking at outfeed tables, but I didn't see that one. That's totally the same idea - though his looks a lot nicer and can be used as a freestanding worktable as well.

I still haven't decided if I'm going to build a leg for it. Right now, as you can see, I'm just using an outfeedroller.

Make a one-beam angles support going from the bottom of the outfeed to a stop on the body of your sawtable. It'll be plety strong and not be somthing you'll trip over like that roller stand with the T-leg sticking out.

[greenacres2]

Make a one-beam angles support going from the bottom of the outfeed to a stop on the body of your sawtable. It'll be plety strong and not be somthing you'll trip over like that roller stand with the T-leg sticking out.

Plus...it will always be level in relation to the saw. Just in case the floor isn't "laser level".

[LCHIEN]

Plus...it will always be level in relation to the saw. Just in case the floor isn't "laser level".

good point!

[cabinetman]

You might machine a chamfer on the edges that receive the cut stock to prevent getting caught. As an example, thin stock, like ¼" plywood can be curved down on the leading edge, as it passes over the saw table and onto the outfeed table.

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[Bill in Buena Park]

Looks good David. The one I made is the same size, but your hinging system is excellent, I will have to borrow that... And after a couple years I'm still using a roller stand and need to consider the single-beam support mentioned by Loring

[greenacres2]

good point!

Glad you think so--i think i learned it from you!! Or Cabinetman. Either way, when i do mine it will be made with the support back to the table base. Besides gaining constant relativity to the saw table, the hypotenuse of the triangle results in greater strength than the same leg would offer if it were perpindicular to the extension.

Wow...it feels good to use "hypotenuse" in a sentence!!

earl