When I first purchased a table saw, the first thing I knew I’ d need was an outfeed table for it. The BT3000 didn’ t have one and anything I’ d seen on the after market was intended for a cabinet saw. I’ d seen shop built outfeed tables in several of the wood working magazines and decided to make my own. I found a discarded file cabinet top from a Steelcase unit that was 18” by 30” by 1 3/16” thick. It was made of MDF and covered in off white laminate. It wasn’ t exactly the right size, but the price was right. This became the basis for this outfeed table. I next determined that the Sliding Miter
Table (SMT) on the BT3K needed at least 5 1/2” of clearance at the back for the clamp levers. This pushed the outfeed table top back and help make up for the rather narrow 18” width. The drawback to this design is that it adds 9” to the depth of the saw when folded. Due to the MDF, it is also rather heavy and required some ballast in the front, lower part of the stand to offset it’ s weight.
Table (SMT) on the BT3K needed at least 5 1/2” of clearance at the back for the clamp levers. This pushed the outfeed table top back and help make up for the rather narrow 18” width. The drawback to this design is that it adds 9” to the depth of the saw when folded. Due to the MDF, it is also rather heavy and required some ballast in the front, lower part of the stand to offset it’ s weight.