table rails idea

[linkintiger]

Do you guys have cheap and good idea for table rails that holds the material to the table during cut?

[Walky]

What's the material of your table?.
If it is wood them you could try threaded inserts, they're quite cheap. I'm building a table using them but hasn't had the chance to test them, they seem ok though.

[louieatienza]

Don't know what your definition of cheap is, but you can find t-tracks relatively inexpensively; you could either cut grooves for them into your table, or attach them directly to your table and fill "in between" with your spoilboard material. Some of them even use regular hex nuts, so you can make your own clamps and hold downs....

[linkintiger]

my table is steel and aluminum only.

[adprinter]

I constructed my table out of steel angle, with steel square tubes as cross braces, and 0.75"x3.5" 6061 aluminum slats, spaced 5/8" apart to serve as the table surface. I mounted 1/4"x2" steel slats underneath the table, and drilled and tapped holes into the 1/4" slats into which I can thread 1/2" bolts between the aluminum slats of the table surface for secure, mounting of objects to be cut on the table. I later added small bearings to each end of the 1/4" slats to make positioning adjustments easier- (they ride along the horizontal plane of the steel angle stock of the table's frame). This is not necessarily the "cheapest" solution, but it works. And allows for almost limitless positioning for different sized pieces to be machined or cut.

[DonFrambach]

Originally Posted by adprinter I constructed my table out of steel angle, with steel square tubes as cross braces, and 0.75"x3.5" 6061 aluminum slats, spaced 5/8" apart to serve as the table surface. I mounted 1/4"x2" steel slats underneath the table, and drilled and tapped holes into the 1/4" slats into which I can thread 1/2" bolts between the aluminum slats of the table surface for secure, mounting of objects to be cut on the table. I later added small bearings to each end of the 1/4" slats to make positioning adjustments easier- (they ride along the horizontal plane of the steel angle stock of the table's frame). This is not necessarily the "cheapest" solution, but it works. And allows for almost limitless positioning for different sized pieces to be machined or cut.

Do you have any photos of this?

[linkintiger]

yup pictures will be nice it's kinda hard to imagine by your description .

[Pplug]

I use a large piece of mdf for a spoil board and screw the pieces or jigs directly to the table. Super sturdy and super cheap!

[linkintiger]

i want to be very precise and plywood wont give that for sure i want to build something similar to laguna machine base

[adprinter]

Originally Posted by linkintiger yup pictures will be nice it's kinda hard to imagine by your description .

My machine is currently under about 4" of saw dust, so photos would not reveal the details as clearly as the drawing does. Hope this helps in understanding my description of it a little better.

Enjoy- Michael