Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Bought a Delta 33-890 12” Radial Arm Saw, came without a table.I despise MDF, but that is the ideal material for the table, so I went with it, and then edge banded to make it more acceptable. :)Glued 3/4” walnut and oak dowels through the MDF where the hardware mounts, since MDF tears, cracks, or wallows out so easily.The hardest part with no old table to work from, was figuring out the sizes. The manual shows that the tabletop is one main piece, 4 varying size insert panels, and the fence. But I could only find the sizes for the main panel, not the insert panels. Finally found someone right here on LJ's that took a guess at them. Used the same sizes, and it worked!The way it works, you install the main panel, which screws down, then using the table clamps on the front of the saw (those two knobs), you clamp the insert panels between the main panel in front, and the clamps at the back of the saw. Really ingenious design. Point of so many sized pieces is you can reconfigure the fence and panels for any number of cut angles and sizes, in less than a minute.Panels and Fence – 3/4” MDFEdge Banding – 3/16 Pine
Finish – MinWax Fast Drying Poly. Just did one coat brushed on, so it comes out still feeling like wood and not shiny.