I built a large outfeed table for my SawStop a couple of years ago. It is big enough to store sheet goods under the table and has a row of homemade SysPorts along each side. I then mounted both head units of my Vac Sys to the end of the table just before the top of the table. For the most part, I am happy with the table, and it has served me well. But after using the outfeed table for a couple of years, there are a couple of improvements I wanted. Most needed improvement was to sheet good storage.
I could store lots of sheet goods under the table, but it was sometimes painful to get the sheet I needed. There were no dividers between the sheets. Everything was just stacked one sheet on top of the other. It seemed like whatever thickness of sheet I needed was always at the bottom of the stack. I then had to remove everything on top of the sheet I needed, lean these sheets up against the table, remove the sheet I needed, and re-store all the other sheets.
I hired a local metal worker who I have worked with building tables for other people. I would build the tops, and he built the bases. He built me a rack for the sheet goods that allows me to store three thicknesses of sheet goods individually. The rack has space underneath for my Vac Sys pump and the hoses. The space beneath also allows me to run the hose for the table saw dust collection under the sheet goods. The rack allows me easy access to whatever thickness I need without moving other sheets.
He delivered the rack yesterday, and I took time away from my current project today to install the rack. Before installing, I wiped the rack down a couple of times and then added a coat of paste wax to the entire frame. Then I placed furniture disks (plastic circular pads which allow furniture to slide) under the legs and slid it in place. I added small felt circular furniture pads under the legs to protect the floor once it was in the final position. Finally, I added a 1/8 inch thick piece of hardboard to each of the three levels, hoping this cheap solution will make sliding the first sheet of each thickness easier and provide some protection for the much more expensive plywood sheets.
Seems like it will be a big improvement and time-saving addition to my shop.
I could store lots of sheet goods under the table, but it was sometimes painful to get the sheet I needed. There were no dividers between the sheets. Everything was just stacked one sheet on top of the other. It seemed like whatever thickness of sheet I needed was always at the bottom of the stack. I then had to remove everything on top of the sheet I needed, lean these sheets up against the table, remove the sheet I needed, and re-store all the other sheets.
I hired a local metal worker who I have worked with building tables for other people. I would build the tops, and he built the bases. He built me a rack for the sheet goods that allows me to store three thicknesses of sheet goods individually. The rack has space underneath for my Vac Sys pump and the hoses. The space beneath also allows me to run the hose for the table saw dust collection under the sheet goods. The rack allows me easy access to whatever thickness I need without moving other sheets.
He delivered the rack yesterday, and I took time away from my current project today to install the rack. Before installing, I wiped the rack down a couple of times and then added a coat of paste wax to the entire frame. Then I placed furniture disks (plastic circular pads which allow furniture to slide) under the legs and slid it in place. I added small felt circular furniture pads under the legs to protect the floor once it was in the final position. Finally, I added a 1/8 inch thick piece of hardboard to each of the three levels, hoping this cheap solution will make sliding the first sheet of each thickness easier and provide some protection for the much more expensive plywood sheets.
Seems like it will be a big improvement and time-saving addition to my shop.
