Alan King wrote:
>
> Ah, there is the drawback, your lower rails have to be twice as long as what
> you want to cut with a sliding table. The distance it can travel is minus the
> length of the table. Mine can do 1' x 1' while only being 18" square (for the
> cutting area part, I have a bigger table with the motor mounted out of the way,
> it could be closer). It'd take 30" or so to cut the same with a split table.
> My machine is pretty small and portable too, thought about hanging it on the
> wall. That was it, if you start making a larger table then 2x
>
Actually I say this, but if you support the table from only a few inches in
the middle, it could travel basically as far. But then it loses the stability
of having the table supported near the corners.
Alan