The Outfeed Table is another "machine extension" rather than a true jig, but it had lots of construction photos so it made the cut. The table was made to support longer pieces emerging from the drum sander. The sander has a moving belt that carries the pieces through but there's only about eight inches of belt before the abyss, ending in the shop floor. I've had pieces fall off (which if the truth were told doesn't usually damage them) but I thought it would help my blood pressure to have a table to accommodate my more relaxed way of life.
The plan
The table needed to be fairly sizeable but the trick was to make something that didn't use up a bunch of storage room in the shop. I considered various permutations including having it fold up (not really any room on the side for that) and storage on the front of the cart (pretty inconvenient). I settled on having it stashed flat on top of the sander in what would otherwise be unused space.
For stability on top of the sander, a circular collar was included on the bottom of the table to slip over the sander dust port to hold it in place. Keyhole hardware is included on the table legs for simple installation/removal and then it is just set on the sander top for storage.
Below I've included construction photos with no verbiage but more-detailed captions;
For stability on top of the sander, a circular collar was included on the bottom of the table to slip over the sander dust port to hold it in place. Keyhole hardware is included on the table legs for simple installation/removal and then it is just set on the sander top for storage.
Below I've included construction photos with no verbiage but more-detailed captions;
A "pre-owned" piece of cedar to make the "socket"
Part of the plank chopped up and laminated
Cut roughly round
Turned a bit rounder
A different chuck to allow it to be hollowed
Lathe work done on the socket
Marking a birch plank for the girders
Cutting a joist
Getting ready to plane the three joists
All the pieces together; girders, joists and socket all on a piece of 1/8" Baltic birch plywood for the top
Routing joist slots in a girder
Squaring up the slot end
Cutting a joist slot in the socket
Socket cuts done
Cutting out middle joist to fit around the socket
Assembling all the pieces
Gluing on the top
The bottom of the (mostly) completed table
Drilling the cart top for an attachment point
A keyhole shape is used to hold a screw head
Checking the flatness of the mounted table
Table in the storage location
Table in operation
Sander stashed away under the large bench
