The wide 7" Mark V 500 extension table is a great improvement over the
original. However, they are expensive even if you can find a used one.
I had several spare original 4 1/4" wide original extension tables so
I decided to try putting two of them together to make a wide version.
I milled the mating edges square and drilled four holes to join them
and made a nice, flat 8 1/2" wide extension table. To spread the load and
center the bracket a little better I cut two mounting adapters from
1" x 1/4" stock, 5 1/8" long. I welded in an extra flat head 3/8" x 16
bolt to pick up one side of the mounting base and the other goes
through the bracket into the table as shown. It worked out very well.
I don't have a Mark V and just did this to see how it would work and
it turned out really sweet.