Dan Friedrichs
01-24-2009, 9:26 PM
Hello all,
I have a question about how different table saw fences are designed. I have a Delta T2 fence on my TS, and I notice that it rides along the front rail on nylon screws, and it has a nylon block on the back that rides along the back fence rail. I'd like to build an outfeed table that's actually attached to my saw, but this back nylon block prevents me from attaching anything. Yet, I have seen many outfeed tables that are bolted directly to the back rail. So my questions are:
1) Do the more upscale fences (Bise and clones) have this back end support? If not, how do they ride along the table? Are they cantilevered off the front rail entirely, or do they have low-friction contact points of some sort along the bottom that ride on the table?
2) Does anyone have any suggestions on how to eliminate that back support so I could directly attach an outfeed table to the back rail? I tried removing the nylon block, but the bottom of the fence scraped across the table in an unpleasant way. The location that the block mounts to is raised about 1/16" from the rest of the bottom of the fence, so maybe if I mount an outfeed table on the back rail, that little raised area can ride on the outfeed table.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Dan
I have a question about how different table saw fences are designed. I have a Delta T2 fence on my TS, and I notice that it rides along the front rail on nylon screws, and it has a nylon block on the back that rides along the back fence rail. I'd like to build an outfeed table that's actually attached to my saw, but this back nylon block prevents me from attaching anything. Yet, I have seen many outfeed tables that are bolted directly to the back rail. So my questions are:
1) Do the more upscale fences (Bise and clones) have this back end support? If not, how do they ride along the table? Are they cantilevered off the front rail entirely, or do they have low-friction contact points of some sort along the bottom that ride on the table?
2) Does anyone have any suggestions on how to eliminate that back support so I could directly attach an outfeed table to the back rail? I tried removing the nylon block, but the bottom of the fence scraped across the table in an unpleasant way. The location that the block mounts to is raised about 1/16" from the rest of the bottom of the fence, so maybe if I mount an outfeed table on the back rail, that little raised area can ride on the outfeed table.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Dan