Poor man's T-track

[PoorJohnn]

I was intending to fit some t-tracks/t-slots whatever you call them to my machine but they all seem horribly expensive.

The cheapest I've found is alu ones from axminster here:

Buy Axminster Universal T- Track from Axminster, fast delivery for the UK

But that costs about £8 a metre.

Is there any reason why two pieces of steel angle welded to the frame like this spanning the width of the frame wouldn't do just as good a job for 1/3 price?

Surely this would also give the added benefit of a bit of extra bracing to the frame aswell. Is there a 'standard width' for t-slot tracks so that any fancy attachments I might buy in the future will fit?

You might consider using square 3/4 inch aluminum tubing. On your table saw cut through near the middle of stock the flip and run the other side till you have a slot that would accommodate your hold down.

[Lee Roberts]

You might consider using square 3/4 inch aluminum tubing. On your table saw cut through near the middle of stock the flip and run the other side till you have a slot that would accommodate your hold down.

Good idea John so simple but quite effective I bet, you could use a thicker wall to make some "beefy" ones as well, have you got these installed on your machine?

Thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum!

[PoorJohnn]

Not yet but I have been working on a frugal means to upgrade my Table saw & router. Found this on You Tube and the idea stuck