You posted this in precisely the right spot.
Although nobody would probably have an issue with the stanchions being ‘do-ocracied’, thank you for asking. Realise, my opinion is “just another member”.
I’d suggest seeing if we can work on this “metal shop maintenance day”, and do it then.
of course, if that proves too slow in forming, or for some other reason you just want to “git’r done”, I personally would like to have it blessed by Chuck Graf (@dallasmagna ) as the Chair, or Tim Bene (@TBJK )as “the guy who gits it done” before I embarked, but that’s entirely up to you.
Maybe one or both of them will weigh in on this thread (or the maintenance one) if they have a strong opinion.
I’m unclear on what you’re asking about indexing. I assume this applies to material that is too long for the table, and that you can’t hang it off both sides? I’m guessing no one thought of that up until you asked. You CAN still do this by hanging it off the side that IS open, and then flipping around… I think @zmetzing did something like this when he helped @TLAR cut a sign, or something… Memory’s a bit hazy on that. Maybe they’ll ring in…