Justin Freund
02-15-2010, 6:22 PM
So I'm in the process of finishing up the restoration of my 1954 Unisaw and have come across something I'm not sure about on the Biesemeyer fence I put on. The fence came on another early 60's Unisaw I got as a parts machine from which I used the fence, rails, goose egg (yes, I know I suck) and motor.
I stripped all the paint off the fence, repainted it, and replaced the laminate on the faces. In all that and the process of adjusting it, I noticed it doesn't have any nylon pads or anything. In reading the parts list on ServiceNet, I see it should have something there, but I don't know if its just the metal pads I have there or not. I see how the set screws true the fence by adjusting the metal pads, but should there be a nylon pad attached to those or something? The metal doesn't glide very well despite plenty of lubricant. When I tighten the handle, its square to the blade, but when its loose, the fence kind of wobbles as its slid up or down the guide tube. The whole operation just isn't as smooth as I'd expect.
Any insight would certainly be appreciated. Pictures of the underside of your Biesemeyer fence would be helpful too if anybody has any.
I stripped all the paint off the fence, repainted it, and replaced the laminate on the faces. In all that and the process of adjusting it, I noticed it doesn't have any nylon pads or anything. In reading the parts list on ServiceNet, I see it should have something there, but I don't know if its just the metal pads I have there or not. I see how the set screws true the fence by adjusting the metal pads, but should there be a nylon pad attached to those or something? The metal doesn't glide very well despite plenty of lubricant. When I tighten the handle, its square to the blade, but when its loose, the fence kind of wobbles as its slid up or down the guide tube. The whole operation just isn't as smooth as I'd expect.
Any insight would certainly be appreciated. Pictures of the underside of your Biesemeyer fence would be helpful too if anybody has any.