t2 fence on ts2424

[Joseph Tarantino]

this weekend, i was lucky enough to score a pair of CI wings for my ridgid 2412 TS. they are emersons for craftsman but the wing to table mounting holes align perfectly. the same seller then asked if i had any interest in a 32" delta t2 fence. it was in great shape and the price was right. lastly, he threw in two machined pulleys and a link belt from the same craftsman and said if they fit, send him $10.

so now i'm looking for any info for similar installations of t2s on ridgid contractor saws. i searched this forum but couldn't find one thread i thought was here from a 3650 owner who applied a t2 to his saw. any help on this would be appreciated. for some reason, i never seem to be able to maximize the potential of the search function.

by the way, how'd i do for $100?

[scott spencer]

This thread (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sawmillcreek.org/image.php%3Fu%3D1186%26dateline%3D1273143575&imgrefurl=http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php%3Fp%3D757078&usg=__LHuJXJLsp7C1272VB11xUR3wOWQ=&h=50&w=47&sz=2&hl=en&start=20&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=qdbV2y8pun_oWM:&tbnh=50&tbnw=47&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddelta%2Bt2%2Bfence%2Binstallations%26 hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1) might have some useful info for you.

[Dave Gaul]

so you got 2 CI wings, a T2 fence, machined pulleys & a link belt for $100?

I'd have to easily say

YOU SUCK!!!


Check the ridgid forums, might find a similiar setup there...

[Jim Rimmer]

No experience with a Ridgid but mounted a T2 on my C'man. I also moved some extensions around on my saw to make it into a router table (another story). All I can tell you is when you drill holes in the rails (or in the extensions if you need to) drill them slightly oversized to make alignment easier. I couldn't mount the backrail of my T2 so I glued a square piece of lexan on the bottom of the fence and it rides on the table; works great.

Nice score on all that stuff.

[Joseph Tarantino]

jim...what prevented the mounting of the rear rail?

[Mike Cruz]

Very nice grab! Sounds like a nice seller, too. Glad to hear stories like that. I had the TS2424, too. Liked the saw, the fence was a bit iffy, though...

[Jim Rimmer]

jim...what prevented the mounting of the rear rail?
There was a metal rod that went through the back of the saw that originally supported the blade guard. It was virtually impossible to remove without tearing up the whole saw. This was a pretty crappy saw that I bought before I knew much about what to look for.

I looked at other fences and some didn't require a rear rail and the T2 just sides on top of the rail and doesn't "lock" into it. After posting a question here and getting some good ideas, I opted to put the lexan on and it worked fine.