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   barrysumrall | Jul 31, 2002 05:44am | #1

   I used one on the saw of a furniture maker I worked for several years ago and have since installed two of them, one on the saw in an architects model shop and a second on the saw in Mount Holyokes' sculpture department. It is a well made unit that does everything it is designed to do well. ( can be set to align with table saw top or be easily adjusted down to allow for sled or miter gauge useage and will support both long and sheet stock) Installation is straight forward with well written directions, however the angled dust chute on some saws may interfere with an attachment point for the lower bracket. I overcame it with some simple modifications of the provided hardware. In every case I've mentioned the saws were on rollers with 50-52" fences, stability of the saw was not affected when the outfeed table was in use or folded for storage. All in all a good investment for a shop where space is an issue. If I can add anything else let me know.

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   smijal | Jul 31, 2002 07:36pm | #5

   Thanks for the input. I saw the reviews on Tool crib (Amazon.com)  about rollers being as much as 1/4 inch out of alignment and became puzzled. From what I've seen of HTC products they appear to be well  thought out and made. Reading these made me wonder whether it was the product or the installer, that was the problem.

   Stan

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   JoeCoty | Jul 31, 2002 05:46am | #2

   I was ready to buy one too, but read mostly unfavorable reviews on the Tool Crib (Amazon) site. Apparently most were unsatisfied with the fit and finish especially given the price.

   I've decided to build a version featured on Sawsndust.com

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   smijal | Jul 31, 2002 07:40pm | #6

   Saw the same reviews, had the same reaction.  Having a small workshop and just ordering my unisaw (with mobile base) I was looking for a way to get an outfeed table without losing the portability. From the other responses here, it leads me to believe the reviewiers were inexperienced at set-up , or if there was a problem, it might have been addressed and fixed.

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   Elcoholic | Jul 31, 2002 10:53pm | #7

   I bought mine from Jet but it's made by HTC.  The only problem I had is there was no pin or anything to lock the folding brace when the table is in use.  I banged a big old hunk of beam on top of the saw and it gave out with a big crash.  The folding brace now bent a little gets locked with a pair of vise grips.  Anybody else have this problem or did the HTC come with a pin or latch ???John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   RickLoDico | Aug 01, 2002 12:30am | #8

   Mine locks in place quite easily and unlocks by lifting slightly and giving the brace a little kick.

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   sschefer | Aug 01, 2002 06:32am | #9

   Excuse me sir, but how big was that beam. Would a home built system withstood the test too? Example... customer returns table saw saying that the blade wont stay aligned. Salemans asks, "what were you doing when it went out of alignment. Customer responds, "winching my boat up the ramp"... Expect to get what you pay for and no more.

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   Elcoholic | Aug 01, 2002 06:53pm | #10

   Just a big, heavy off-cut really, 6'-7' piece of 10" x 10" oak reclaimed from a RR trestle a friend bought and built (2) 4000 + sf homes from.  Can't say for sure if a shop-built outfeed table would have faired better, unless of course it was built out of these off-cuts.

   You might be wondering what the heck was this doofus doing trying to rip a 10 x 10 on a 10" table saw in the first place.  The first rip was done on my 14" band saw and took about 30 min.  This stuff is probably over 150 years old and harder than anything else I've ever tried to cut at this size.  It's weathered and twisted and was binding like crazy.  The plan was to kerf it twice on the TS with a sled and finish the cut on the bandsaw.  Worked pretty good all said and done.  The rest of the pile is going to be used as the mother of all work benches when a) I get around to it and b) I get a much bigger bandsaw.John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   RickLoDico | Jul 31, 2002 05:56pm | #3

   I installed it on my PM.  I'm very satisfied with it's performance and would do it again.  Connecting the DC was a minor problem solved by using a 4" pvc elbow and cutting out a small hole in the pvc.

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   Jimma | Jul 31, 2002 06:04pm | #4

   Good product installed on my PM-66. Only problem was a bent roller caused by UPS, but replacement by the dealer became such a hassle that I finally gave up. Doesn't matter in use. I've had it for about four years. As said above, retractable feature is very satisfactory and heavy duty.