Thread: Another take on Sturdee's Triton Slding Table Mod

Picture 1 shows the fence re-fittied after shortening it by about 90mm to
clear the sliding rail support and give enough room for the nut on the bolt
holding the bracket.

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Picture 2 Here the support is painted and fitted with the brackets

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Picture 3 With the sliding rail fitted



Picture 4 Showing the door open with the rail fitted

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Picture 5 Ready for action! First job was cutting some 32mm laminated
chipboard to size (1000x740) for the tablesaw extension wing. Worked like a
charm!

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Some final pictures.

Picture 1 Another shot of the shortened fence rail (90mm)

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Picture 2 As the height of this saw (875mm), even sitting on the mobile base,
is lower than the Triton (900mm), I will have to shorten the front support
stand on the outer rail by about 15mm as it sits just proud of the sliding
table.

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Another thing to watch out for is to set the support rail far enough forward
of the saw blade so that the sliding table fence clears the blade, about 650mm
in my case.

All in all this has been a good mod for the tablesaw and even though I don't
expect to use it all the time, it has already come in useful.

It is as easy to take off as it was on the Triton and most importantly, the
motor compartment door still opens easily.

On to the next project!

G'day Big Shed,

That looks beaut.

Having thrown 4 x 2400x1200 18mm sheets of MDF through my 10HB which has meant of bit of grunt and roping the neigbour in to help, and even with the extra wing, an extension like yours, (albeit an adaption of Peter's mod to his 10HB) has put this up on the must do lists of mods to my /saw.

Sometimes you feel like you sepnd forever adapting stuff in your own shed just so that you can make stuff - at least that's how it feels like in my shed - which results in SWMBO saying when are you going to make something?

Excellent adaptation to suit your TS. I like the way it is finished as well.

BTW did you also make a suitable spacer block so that you can use the fence on the sliding table.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

BTW did you also make a suitable spacer block so that you can use the fence on the sliding table.Peter.

G'day,

Now there's a good idea.

Peter, I'm meant to be working, now you've got me thinking on what and how you did it and now my brain is all over the place. (but then it always is)

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Excellent adaptation to suit your TS. I like the way it is finished as well.

BTW did you also make a suitable spacer block so that you can use the fence on the sliding table.


Peter.

Thanks Peter, no that is on the "todo" list, probably won't happen until 5 mins before I need it!

Also have to source some hold-down clamps.

I am rapidly learning that jigs and mods could become an obsession

BS
Hold down clamps are available from McJing (look under toggle clamp - not hold dong (sic) clamp)

Originally Posted by Waldo

G'day,

Now there's a good idea.

Peter, I'm meant to be working, now you've got me thinking on what and how you did it and now my brain is all over the place. (but then it always is)

Look

Originally Posted by jmk89

BS
Hold down clamps are available from McJing (look under toggle clamp - not hold dong (sic) clamp)

Thanks for that, makes my eyes water just by looking at the "hold dong" clamp

Fred, excellent work....how do you find the squareness of cuts...

I really disliked my maxi sliding table on the WC, I found that I was always having problems getting things square...one of the reason I decided to get a table saw.

With the extension wing and some outfeed tables I probably don't see an application for a sliding table...I still need to build a crosscut sled mind you....but with the table saw tips and tricks finally turning up its jigs etc are explained and drawn in a way that is easily understood by all (well me anyway!)

Originally Posted by spartan

Fred, excellent work....how do you find the squareness of cuts...

I really disliked my maxi sliding table on the WC, I found that I was always having problems getting things square...one of the reason I decided to get a table saw.

With the extension wing and some outfeed tables I probably don't see an application for a sliding table...I still need to build a crosscut sled mind you....but with the table saw tips and tricks finally turning up its jigs etc are explained and drawn in a way that is easily understood by all (well me anyway!)

Have to admit I had some trepidation doing this, as I found the same thing, very hard to get a square cut on the Triton wiht the Maxi. Could be done, but always took some time setting up.

Imagine my surprise when the first cut I did after setting up was square! I then cut the 32mm thick extension wing to 1000x740 and it was dead-on square. So I'm keeping it, it is a lot easier to push big panels through the saw using the Maxi.

If it hadn't been a success, I would have put it on Ebay with the WC2000, after all, all I had to lose was some square tubing and a bit of work.

Haven't built a cross-cut sled yet, so far all cross-cutting has been done using my new Incra 1000SE mitre gauge. Brilliant!

Next jig will be a tenoning jig as I have to do some bridle joints.

Originally Posted by spartan

I really disliked my maxi sliding table on the WC, I found that I was always having problems getting things square...one of the reason I decided to get a table saw.

Probably setup problems, as the WC may not have been set up accurately.

I found that if the brackets holding the extension table arm were installed accurately, using a feeler gauge and shims if necessary, and the sliding table was square it will always cut accurately.

Most people I have seen that had problems with a Triton had never used a feeler gauge and steel ruler in set up but relied on a tape measure. No wonder they had problems for 1 mm or less can make the difference.


Peter.