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I like your design. It eliminates the wonky pivoting support that attaches to the bottom of the table leg.

Great job. You will find that having an out feed table is almost a must. I am really surprised, still, that Shopsmith did not carry their design to fruition. I am most pleased that I did.

I am even pleased that I kept my wonky pivoting support. Mine is a lot different than the Shopsmith version but it allows the table height to be adjusted with no leg to reposition and tilts too.

My "Wonky Connector"

Still another version from way back when:
The two table lift off of the aluminum rails separately and then the two rails lift off for storage.

Here you see the brackets that secure the tables.

Dusty, I like the design with the aluminum rails, but you would still have the problem I have with limiting the traverse of the fence.

Your "wonky connector" is definitely interesting. Is that a hinged bar connector for a chain-link fence?

Ken

kkoyle wrote:Dusty, I like the design with the aluminum rails, but you would still have the problem I have with limiting the traverse of the fence.

Your "wonky connector" is definitely interesting. Is that a hinged bar connector for a chain-link fence?

Ken

NOT MY DESIGN. I set out to build it but could not locate the aluminum rail stock. In addition, the infeed table might be a problem for me. I am a shorty.

Yes, it is a chain link fence part. Vaguely relasted to parts that come with the Shopsmith Telescopic Leg. Same general appearance, DUH Same manufacturer.

Bought mine from Hollander Distributor in Phoenix.

What would really work better in that application is a ball joint. That was my attempt but is not exactly what I had in mind.

Why not move those rails out further and use spacers level with the SS table so you can use the full width of the fence?

That would work, and I might consider that as a re-design if I find that the fence limit becomes a problem. I was also thinking that, with the main table's rear rail as a pivot point for the outfeed table, there is no downward pressure on the front connection. That means that I could cut away most of the top front of the wood side rails holding the outfeed table, which would allow more lateral fence movement. The outfeed side of the fence would still be blocked by the wood at that end because I couldn't cut that away without weakening the table supports, but I would still gain another 1-1/2" by opening up the front end.

Ken

I thought about a ball-joint connector to the main table support tube too, but I couldn't find one that would work. Maybe some sort of auto part, but it would take some research to find one.

I have in mind a small platform to fit in the end of the table support leg that would have just a hole in it to accept the ball joint that I have at the end of the table support tube that I use now.

Those ball joints are actually parts from a swivel shower head.

Ball Joint Harvest:
This just might be the beginning of the next iteration of a connector at the lower end of the diagonal support leg on my OFT.
Get out of the box before you judge this.

Looks like a good approach to me.

Providing a 'socket' will be interesting. I await yer effort.

JPG wrote:Looks like a good approach to me.

Providing a 'socket' will be interesting. I await yer effort.

Me thinks ya got no imagination.

The socket be in the the picture.