I had a Scheppach 2500 with sliding table, lots of adjustment on it so it could be set up very accurately. Very smooth action as well.
Problem was, the load it would take. Not so much the weight, more the imbalance of pieces hung over the end of the table...
To be honest it was not much use as a sliding table unless you were cutting pieces that were no more than a third bigger than the sliding table itself. Not even a hold down clamp on the fence.
Tried cutting 8 x 4 sheets on it, what a nightmare.
I cant imagine any of the other sliding tables covered here so far would perform much differently, indeed some are cloned from the Scheppach anyway and some look decidedly frailer.
Most of the work undertaken on this size and type of sliding carriage/table could be undertaken satisfactorily on any decent SCMS or RAS.
I also used a Fox machine at work, that had a better arrangement for the sliding table ( Cast bed on 2 steel rods)than the Scheppach although it was subject to flexing under load, thus giving inaccuracies.
In the end got fed up with the limitations of the Scheppach even though I really liked other aspects of the machine and despite being a great fan of the brand I sold it on to someone who would be using it for smaller scale work.
Before it went it languished in a corner of the workshop for a year making way for its replacement, which would certainly not be any use to anyone working from a converted garage or small workshop , needing a 3M X 3M footprint just to sit in.
Now I can comfortably rip or crosscut an 8x4 sheet, even use the scoring blade to precut veneered and laminated stock, have some decent Acme thread height and tilt adjustments for quick and smooth adjusting, a good size cast bed with a left hand extension wing and a substantial steel frame and cabinet to sit it square and solid on the floor.
The sliding table is a heavy square steel tube construction, with a fore or aft fence position, heavy lock down clamp on the fence, micro adjust flip stop, roller barrel at the end for feeding sheet stock on, heavy telescopic outrigger arm and rolling table beam to roll with the table which can travel well over 1.2m either side of the blade.
The rip fence is also a great improvement on the Scheppach, which would go out of line with the slightest knock
All in all I am more impressed with this machine than I was with the Scheppach when I first bought it new.
I am aware of all the arguments and counter arguments about clones, and find it all rather pointless, most if not all machines on this market are clones and the same machines are being bought with different liveries and attachments so trying to define them as different "breeds" is folly.
The only thing that makes one more popular than another is successful marketing, not a superior machine.
I am very satisfied with my Fox F36-540, its a keeper.
It has a proper sliding table..
Did you get two side extensions with you saw? If so when you fit the sliding table you can do like many of us have done and fit them both on the right hand side, which gives you plenty of room to cut large boards. Just remember to fit at least one of the legs before you do otherwise the weight will tip the saw over. :wink: 
