Dale Murray
03-06-2015, 9:30 AM
I have a SS ICS with the 52" top and mobile base. It lives in my heated garage as does my car so I frequently move the saw for use. When it came time for an out feed table I made my own; it seems most add several inches to the saws depth when not in use and I really could not afford it taking up more space.
When it came time to make supports for the top I decided to forgo traditional legs (those that extend to the floor), instead I used braces to the base. For this to work the braces would need to be hinged in three places, at the base, in the middle, and at the top. Add to that the top is also hinged and I had a problem - where exactly should all those hinge point land? I realized it would take dozens of iterations to get it right, which seemed a bit daunting.
The way to solve this is a sliding dovetail on the underside of the extension table, sliding tails would allow me to be a little less precise as well as offer a point for adjustment.
The lowest hinge point is attached to the wheel housing on the rolling base.
I still need to trip out the top but overall I am quite happy.
This is how everything looks when in the stowed position.
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Now you can see how everything moves when raising the top. Note the sliding dovetail.
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Top fully deployed and locked in place.
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This is just showing the tail.
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And finally the adjusters installed.
One block is glued and screwed to the top, the other to the sliding tail.
The 5/16" bolt threads through a brass insert and pushes against a pieces of metal attached to the block on the tail.
This allows for height adjustment yet still allows the tail to slide freely when raising and lowering the top.
308478
When it came time to make supports for the top I decided to forgo traditional legs (those that extend to the floor), instead I used braces to the base. For this to work the braces would need to be hinged in three places, at the base, in the middle, and at the top. Add to that the top is also hinged and I had a problem - where exactly should all those hinge point land? I realized it would take dozens of iterations to get it right, which seemed a bit daunting.
The way to solve this is a sliding dovetail on the underside of the extension table, sliding tails would allow me to be a little less precise as well as offer a point for adjustment.
The lowest hinge point is attached to the wheel housing on the rolling base.
I still need to trip out the top but overall I am quite happy.
This is how everything looks when in the stowed position.
308474
Now you can see how everything moves when raising the top. Note the sliding dovetail.
308475
Top fully deployed and locked in place.
308476
This is just showing the tail.
308477
And finally the adjusters installed.
One block is glued and screwed to the top, the other to the sliding tail.
The 5/16" bolt threads through a brass insert and pushes against a pieces of metal attached to the block on the tail.
This allows for height adjustment yet still allows the tail to slide freely when raising and lowering the top.
308478