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The Infeed/Outfeed tables provide helpful additional staging space on the 16/32 drum sander. Assembly was simple, but installation would have been enhanced if lockwashers had been included with the kit. I added them to simplify the alignment process - they enable "fine" adjustments which is not practical with only "nut and bolt" connections.
Easy to install, easy to set-up and a big help in using the sander. It would be nice if the tables could fold down.
I will begin by saying that the tables are a bit overpriced. Having said that they were easy to install and keeping them flat with the drum sander bed is not difficult at all. They should be included with the drum sander, as using the sander on stock over 36" would be very difficult without them. I suggest that you bite the bullet and pick up a pair.
Definately needed if you are going to do any longer pieces. I am really surprised they are not included with the sander. The sander is great, and now that I have it I wonder why I waited so long to get one.
With trepidation due to the older, negative reviews, I ordered these and installed them this evening. Took me maybe 45 minutes from opening the box to aligning them dead-on flat with the conveyor table using a straight-edge clamped first to one side, then the other for each of the two tables.Compared with how much time I saved drum sanding my first set of edge-glued panels, or for that matter installing and tuning jointer knives, my least favorite shop chore, it's a no-brainer.It's too early to say whether I'll have to re-adjust frequently, but if the alignment slips to easily, I'll try sanding the mating surfaces a bit for better purchase.Flimsy. Yeah I wish they were made of iron like my table saw wings, but this is a portable machine for me. They're about the same weight as my planer infeed/outfeed tables, and those have never been a problem.
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