Removing extension table dog bone studs

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tcooper27
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Removing extension table dog bone studs

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Hi all,

I noticed the casting is dented where my front rail extrusion bolts to the extension table. This has been causing me some alignment issues as the front rail on the extension table has a twist relative to the main table rail.

My plan was to swap out the dog bone and legs to one of my floating tables that is straight but I’m not sure how to get the studs out to move them. Info on it seems sparse. Can anyone help?
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You need to tap the floating table bores.

This will leave you with a floating table that is 'twisted'.

I believe removing the studs is very difficult(IF feasible).(I do not know how they are secured)

I would try GENTLE persuasion to fix the dented table skirt.
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Put new bolts on the floating table and cut the bolts off of the extension table.
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Instead of trying to bend the table can you put a washer between the table and the tube mount?
BigSky wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:47 pm Put new bolts on the floating table and cut the bolts off of the extension table.
This is what I recommend if you insist on making a new extension table. You don't need to take the old ones out at all, better to cut them off if they're in the way of something. You can get new studs but you'll have to tap the floating table anyway and you might as well just tap it for a regular bolt. The mounting points are not deep, so you'll need to start with a tapered tap and finish with a bottoming tap. You could also just drill all the way through the table, the holes won't make any big difference.
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I’d start with JPG’s suggestion. If you remove the rail, you can adjust a Crescent wrench such that it just slips over the bent table “skirt”. Then tweak the skirt straight gradually, moving the wrench up and down the bent section.

If you can’t get it straight enough that way, but the other rail mount aligns properly, you can still form a perfectly-fitting shim between the table and the standoff. If you can align the rail quickly, hot glue is quick and easy. If not, an epoxy putty will do the trick. Just put some tape over the standoff and some vaseline in the bolt, so that the glue doesn’t stick to them, and assemble it lightly unil the glue hardens. Once hardened, you’ll have a true surface that you can tighten down against.
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BuckeyeDennis wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:09 pm I’d start with JPG’s suggestion. If you remove the rail, you can adjust a Crescent wrench such that it just slips over the bent table “skirt”. Then tweak the skirt straight gradually, moving the wrench up and down the bent section.

If you can’t get it straight enough that way, but the other rail mount aligns properly, you can still form a perfectly-fitting shim between the table and the standoff. If you can align the rail quickly, hot glue is quick and easy. If not, an epoxy putty will do the trick. Just put some tape over the standoff and some vaseline in the bolt, so that the glue doesn’t stick to them, and assemble it lightly unil the glue hardens. Once hardened, you’ll have a true surface that you can tighten down against.
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I will try to persuade it and if that doesn't work I'll try shimming with the epoxy putty.
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tcooper27 wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 10:03 pm Thanks everyone for the advice. I will try to persuade it and if that doesn't work I'll try shimming with the epoxy putty.
Gently. It is cast aluminum.

I would exchange tables or consider straightening the edge with an application of JBWeld.
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tcooper27,

Good ideas above already. I think the simplest way would be to use some shim washers in between the fence rail spacer and the bent table area. Add enough shims to fill the bent in area to realign the fence rail.
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