I built my 5’ square table with a 6" split down the middle for (eventually) clamping vertical stock which allows me to use the entire Y-axis travel limits. Total cost, in today’s outrageous prices, for the wood was ~$350 and all I have to do is remove the six 1/4" bolts (going into threaded inserts) of the center waste board piece to “transform” the table into vertical mode.
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