Sliding Miter Table

worknhard · Post by **worknhard** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:55 am

I thought I'd share with everyone my setup for doing cross-cut work...

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I hope no one here is put off by a little hybridization of my mini 520... As you can see I borrowed the Sliding Miter Table from a Ryobi BT3000 table saw and adapted it to my SS. It works great, easy to take off and on, and maintains pretty decent accuracy. I also have an extra long miter fence I can install making it easier to cross-cut large/long stock. All in all it makes for a pretty nice cross-cut setup.

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:32 am

OK spill the details, and perhaps more pictures and an idea of the cost. It has my interest raised.

Ed

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:21 am

worknhard wrote:I thought I'd share with everyone my setup for doing cross-cut work...

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I hope no one here is put off by a little hybridization of my mini 520... As you can see I borrowed the Sliding Miter Table from a Ryobi BT3000 table saw and adapted it to my SS. It works great, easy to take off and on, and maintains pretty decent accuracy. I also have an extra long miter fence I can install making it easier to cross-cut large/long stock. All in all it makes for a pretty nice cross-cut setup.

Now that is quit ingenious. I guarantee that you will soon not be the only one with that configuration.

tomsalwasser · Post by **tomsalwasser** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:18 am

worknhard wrote:I thought I'd share with everyone my setup for doing cross-cut work...I hope no one here is put off by a little hybridization of my mini 520... As you can see I borrowed the Sliding Miter Table from a Ryobi BT3000 table saw and adapted it to my SS. It works great, easy to take off and on, and maintains pretty decent accuracy. I also have an extra long miter fence I can install making it easier to cross-cut large/long stock. All in all it makes for a pretty nice cross-cut setup.

Oh very nice. Can you still use it on the Ryobi? It looks very professional.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:27 am

reible wrote:OK spill the details, and perhaps more pictures and an idea of the cost. It has my interest raised.

Ed

I was thinking the same thing - very interesting. I have been intrigued by the BT3000 before but then it was as a table saw. This and the Ryobi router table accessory are now after thoughts that trigger an interest.

I have been on ebay and parts are available but the prices are too high. I'll buy a complete table saw and part it out before I'll pay those prices.

BTW; Thank you, worknhard, for the inspiration and for the post. Welcome to the group. I hope we will seeing and hearing a lot from you.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:03 am

If anyone at Shopsmith is reading this forum and does not immediately go into the boss's office and say, "boss here is something that will sell!"

Well they just don't care about their job.

Man what a great idea!

And yeah with some fence rails and few shims I can see you could set this honey set up to be accurate and smooth working.

You should win a prize for that. What say ye boys does "worknhard" deserve the Shopsmith Innovation of Year award or not?

Unfortunately if Shopsmith does come out with it they will probably try to sell it for more than Ryobi got for the whole BT3000.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:11 am

Not only does it look really great, it looks like it "belongs" there.

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pennview · Post by **pennview** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:31 am

And, I have one of these saws in the basement I was thinking about selling. I'll have to give that a bit more thought.

Worknhard, welcome to the forum and how about some additional photos on how you've attached that sliding table.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:40 am

Ed in Tampa wrote:If anyone at Shopsmith is reading this forum and does not immediately go into the boss's office and say, "boss here is something that will sell!"

Well they just don't care about their job.

Man what a great idea!

And yeah with some fence rails and few shims I can see you could set this honey set up to be accurate and smooth working.

You should win a prize for that. What say ye boys does "worknhard" deserve the Shopsmith Innovation of Year award or not?

Unfortunately if Shopsmith does come out with it they will probably try to sell it for more than Ryobi got for the whole BT3000.

Yes, it does look as though it belongs there and I do believe that it could very easily be as accurate as the miter gauge is. It would take some extra effort to make sure the miters runs parallel to those on the main table but that is a simple task.

I have a floating table modified with a miter track attached. I use it frequently in applications where the track must be parallel to the blade or tracks on the main.

Another interesting modification. Ryobi has a router table that appears to be built along the same lines that I am now on the look out for.

If anyone is interested in pursuing these right now - check on ebay for "Ryobi BT3000". There are sliding tables and router tables there NOW.

worknhard · Post by **worknhard** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:20 pm

Thanks for the compliments! It's a pretty simple setup actually. It requires fabricating a mounting system that secures the BT3000 sliding table to the SS table tubes. What I used as principal mounting fixtures are the SS 520 rear rail assy. from the Extension/Floating Table.. They are perfect for this setup since they fit on the 1" SS tubes and have a built-in tightening screw. When fully set up, the tightening screws are what allow for easy removal and installation of the Sliding Miter Table. However, the critical part of the mounting system is building two spacer blocks that shim the BT3000 Sliding Miter Table assembly up to the surface level of the SS main table. To accomplish this I milled two pieces of high density fiber board to the appropriate thickness. Aluminum blocks would be nicer, but at the time I didn't have the means to machine them. Lastly, it is necessary to determine where to attach/position the mounting system on the BT3000 assembly so that it easily installs on the SS table tubes and facilitates maximum depth/width of cut.

I would be happy to send additional photos and detailed illustrations of how I designed my setup if you PM me. When I first devised this system (about 2 yrs ago) I was planning to build kits and offer them for sale. However, when adding up the cost of parts and fabrication, etc. it gets pretty pricy (at least in my mind) and the market diminishes.

If any of you have used sliding table saws you know it is hard to switch back to a slotted miter gauge... at least it is for me. Not to mention that a sliding table is a safer operation when cross-cutting wood. For me this set-up has enhanced the overall operation of my SS... it is a pleasure to use. As many of you know, there are a number of improvements that can be made to the SS saw, but I found this one to be one of the best.

Ron

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Ed in Tampa wrote:If anyone at Shopsmith is reading this forum and does not immediately go into the boss's office and say, "boss here is something that will sell!"

Well they just don't care about their job.

Man what a great idea!

And yeah with some fence rails and few shims I can see you could set this honey set up to be accurate and smooth working.

You should win a prize for that. What say ye boys does "worknhard" deserve the Shopsmith Innovation of Year award or not?

Unfortunately if Shopsmith does come out with it they will probably try to sell it for more than Ryobi got for the whole BT3000.