Jim Becker
11-30-2017, 8:30 PM
I don't tend to throw potentially good material out after projects...in the shop or in the house...are completed. As I was enjoying watching the finish cure on my current commission :) I realized that it was a good time to add another small improvement to my shop. So I did. The end result is some much-needed outfeed support for my MM16.
When I renovated my older daughter's bathroom in late 2016, I used a pre-fashioned countertop from Ikea to re-top the vanity. Since it came in a size longer than needed, I had a nice leftover piece that was about 35" long. It's 30mm thick and covered with laminate. As I was pursuing available material, in my "collection", that piece of counter material put up its (very little) hand and convinced me to use it for this project. A few other scraps from the bin were pulled out and I got going on what was only about an hour of easy paced work.
Having measured the available space, I determined that 24" was the maximum space available...which since I decided I was going to work in metric, was eyeballed to 65cm. :) I cut the piece on the saw and set it aside while I prepared for supporting it. The first thing to do was to determine where to fasten some scrap aluminum angle to the side of the saw's cast iron table to hold up the outfeed table...and obviously at the correct height. I clamped some scrap lumber to the band saw table to establish "flush" and then used the cut-off from the counter material to provide the answer. By clamping it this way, the top of the counter would be spot on to the existing table and the bottom edge of the counter could be used to mark for the aluminum supports
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At that point, I could locate the aluminum angle that had been pre-drilled for screws, mark the holes and then drill the cast iron for the fasteners. I used self-tapping screws to securely connect the angle stock to the table. Yea, it's more than one piece. Remember...I'm using scraps? :D
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Using the same clamping method I used to get "the line", the actual panel for the outfeed table was then clamped in place so I could support it co-planer to the band saw table and determine the length of the two legs that would go at the end of it. An adjustable roller stand provided additional support over just the clamps and I used a long level with a magnetic bottom to provide "the line" for insuring things were co-planer. Given the floor slopes and as is typical for any building originally designed for a garage, it's not a surprise that there was a half centimeter difference required in leg height.
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I cut the legs from scrap stock (one is walnut and one is "old" d-fir) and put some "feet" on them with scrap 1/4" thick material, adjusting the length to account for said feet. These were then placed and screwed from above with 2" screws counter sunk into the, um...counter. :) I then measured for a cross bar between the legs and fastened it with screws to provide more stability. Lastly, screws through the aluminum angle and into the bottom of the counter completed the job.
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Oh, and I took that off-cut and hinged it onto the end of the assembly for those times when a little extra length would be supportive. (as it were...) Support it will just be one of the roller stands and only when it's in use since it would block the person door into the shop.
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All done, trash can back where it lives and that finish on the commission over on the bench is still curing nicely, even though I'm not watching it.
When I renovated my older daughter's bathroom in late 2016, I used a pre-fashioned countertop from Ikea to re-top the vanity. Since it came in a size longer than needed, I had a nice leftover piece that was about 35" long. It's 30mm thick and covered with laminate. As I was pursuing available material, in my "collection", that piece of counter material put up its (very little) hand and convinced me to use it for this project. A few other scraps from the bin were pulled out and I got going on what was only about an hour of easy paced work.
Having measured the available space, I determined that 24" was the maximum space available...which since I decided I was going to work in metric, was eyeballed to 65cm. :) I cut the piece on the saw and set it aside while I prepared for supporting it. The first thing to do was to determine where to fasten some scrap aluminum angle to the side of the saw's cast iron table to hold up the outfeed table...and obviously at the correct height. I clamped some scrap lumber to the band saw table to establish "flush" and then used the cut-off from the counter material to provide the answer. By clamping it this way, the top of the counter would be spot on to the existing table and the bottom edge of the counter could be used to mark for the aluminum supports
372590
372591
372592
At that point, I could locate the aluminum angle that had been pre-drilled for screws, mark the holes and then drill the cast iron for the fasteners. I used self-tapping screws to securely connect the angle stock to the table. Yea, it's more than one piece. Remember...I'm using scraps? :D
372593
Using the same clamping method I used to get "the line", the actual panel for the outfeed table was then clamped in place so I could support it co-planer to the band saw table and determine the length of the two legs that would go at the end of it. An adjustable roller stand provided additional support over just the clamps and I used a long level with a magnetic bottom to provide "the line" for insuring things were co-planer. Given the floor slopes and as is typical for any building originally designed for a garage, it's not a surprise that there was a half centimeter difference required in leg height.
372594
I cut the legs from scrap stock (one is walnut and one is "old" d-fir) and put some "feet" on them with scrap 1/4" thick material, adjusting the length to account for said feet. These were then placed and screwed from above with 2" screws counter sunk into the, um...counter. :) I then measured for a cross bar between the legs and fastened it with screws to provide more stability. Lastly, screws through the aluminum angle and into the bottom of the counter completed the job.
372595
Oh, and I took that off-cut and hinged it onto the end of the assembly for those times when a little extra length would be supportive. (as it were...) Support it will just be one of the roller stands and only when it's in use since it would block the person door into the shop.
372596
372597
All done, trash can back where it lives and that finish on the commission over on the bench is still curing nicely, even though I'm not watching it.