Closeup detail of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Folding Outfeed Table for Ryobi BT3000 Tablesaw

Date:August 16, 2012
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I recycled an old hollow-core door from our friends Ryan & Tracey after their dogs chewed a hole through it. Once I cut it down and reinforced it, it made a very nice flip-up folding outfeed table for the saw.

Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Folded Down:
Wide view of my shop showing the flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door in the down position

Folded Up:
Wide view of my shop showing the flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door in the up position

Top View with Sliding Miter Table Retracted:
Top view of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door with Sliding Miter Table retracted

Extended:
Top view of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door with Sliding Miter Table extended

 

I mounted a 3/4″ plywood runner to the bottom of the rear rail using T-Nuts from T-Nuts.com.

 

Closeup detail of rail mounting of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Closeup detail of rail mounting of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Closeup detail of rail mounting of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door with sliding miter table extended and outfeed table in down position

I have a sacrificial fence on the stock Ryobi BT3000 rip fence. I had to cut an arc out of the end of it so that it doesn’t collide with the outfeed table when its being folded.

Closeup hinge detail on Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Closeup hinge detail on rail mounting of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Closeup detail of rail mounting of Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

 

Update:

Thanks to the advice from the good folks at BT3central in this thread, I made a few modifications.

I added a support which acts as an adjustable leg and is anchored to the saw rather than the floor. The result is enormously more intelligent and frees up a lot of space on the floor. Also, you can roll the saw wherever you please without worrying about the stand for the outfeed table.

Wide shot of adjustable hypotenuse tongue & groove support arm which is anchored to the saw rather than the floor to support a Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Close-up of adjustable hypotenuse tongue & groove support arm which is anchored to the saw rather than the floor to support a Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

Close up detial of adjustable tongue & groove support arm which supports a Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door

I also rounded over the edge of the outfeed table to ensure that nothing hangs up when moving from the saw to the outfeed table.

Closeup edge detail on Flip-up folding outfeed table for my Ryobi BT3000 tablesaw made from an recycled hollow core door. The edge has been smoothed with a round-over bit and a sander so wood doesn't hang when moving from the saw to the outfeed.