Folding Out Feed Table

Just completed this folding outfeed table for my Laguna Fusion table saw. Top is 3/4” oak veneer plywood trimmed with 3/4” ash and topped with a few coats of oil based poly. Folding 16” brackets are from Rockler. They are attached to a glued sandwich of standard 2×4s run through a planer to square up.

The supports are affixed to the metal cabinet via self-tapping screws. In addition, the cabinet normally has fence storage supports on the back, which are affixed with bolts screwed into nuts welded to the inside. Obviously, I had to remove those brackets. But I used the holes for additional support—some 1.5” bolts (metric thread in this case).

Indeed, as I measured and re-measured before final installation, I installed the wood supports temporarily using the bolts as a guide. Tolerances are exacting in order for table to sit level and just the right height – about 1/16” lower than cast iron surface – so, I spent a lot time getting this part right. Once you drive home those self-tapping screws, you don’t want to move them…

At this point, it’s a bit difficult to reach under the table and squeeze the release tabs while dropping the table. I saw a similar installation on Colin Knecht’s website where he developed a lever to simultaneously squeeze the tabs. I’m sure I’ll do something similar.

Many thanks to other woodworkers who posted similar projects. Thanks especially to Matthew Truax for the inspiration seen here https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/408809.

-- Larry, SW Virginia