I said in other posts, I got a steal on a bunch of white laminated ply and T-Track. I made this new slabbing table for flattening slabs. It also has accessories to make a sacrificial table for the track saw, an infeed/outfeed support, and a low-height work table. I love it, and am sharing it as good for thought- feel free to use or reject any ideas presented.
Router sled, track saw table, slabbing
https://youtu.be/GXYFhEw_iFU
This started as a drawing last Sunday morning. By Sunday evening I had most of it completed. I finished it this weekend.
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It uses an interlocking grid to ensure table remains flat. It is flat according to my Veritas straight edge.
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The corners of the grid are 4” to fit the 4” legs snugly. The legs were originally going to be height adjustable. I decided it was too heavy to easily raise and lower. The sides adjust for the height of the slab to set the router sled at proper height.
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I am headed to the shop now to make an infeed/outfeed table that is a 12” wide beam on adjustable risers that clamp into the front T-Track. Although the T-Track is screwed into 1.5” thickness of plywood with long screws, I’m not sure how that is going to hold a 2x12x96” mahogany timber, but I am about to find out, because I have about 15 of those to plane.
Will update on progress. The video shows more details. There are 3/4” dog holes into which the plastic things fit that Lee Valley sells. They hold 2x4’s to make a sacrificial table. This is shown in the video. I would drop the side rails or remove them, and the 2x4’s could overhang the sides to make a wide table for dimensioning ply or large slabs.