Incra TS-LS Question

[Larry Anderson]

Been thinking about the TS-LS 32 table saw fence. Can someone tell the distance from the blade to the end of the positioner bar when the fence is positioned fully to the right?

[Gary Pennington]

Set for a 32" rip it's right at 76" overall. I've been wicked happy with my TS-LS.

Gary

[Larry Anderson]

Thanks Gary. It will fit in my space without any rearrangment.

[Homer Faucett]

You'll love it! I wouldn't trade mine.

[Larry Anderson]

I'm still on the fence as I now have 52" capacity(although I don't recall ever having used it) and the fence is smooth and dead on accurate.

[Homer Faucett]

With fence fully to the right, I have about 46" capacity if I remember correctly. The positioner only has 32" of play. I would guess you need to add another 30" of capacity to the outboard side at full extension. I haven't measured.

[brian c miller]

221517

It depends a lot on how you have the rails set.... I can get almost 52 out of mine. I have the rails set almost all the wat to the left (even with the edge of the table).


BCM

[Mark Mueller]

Because the sytem hangs beyond the saw on both sides, I think it's most valuable to consider the entire footprint. The standard rails are 72" (or 92" on the 52" capacity systems), and the carriage telescopes about 30" beyond the rails on all TS systems.

In a default installation, the right-hand ends of the rails are 45" from the blade. The 30" for the sliding carriage is part time space and can be packaged a few ways...over the top of a jointer, through shelves, into a walkway, past a ceiling column, etc.

Mark Mueller
Taylor Design Group, Inc.

[Stan Mitchell]

Mark Mueller
Taylor Design Group, Inc.

Thanks Mark,

I for one, really appreciate reading input from someone who represents the company/product.

[ed vitanovec]

It looks like the arm does not have to be centered front to back?

[Mark Mueller]

There's no hard and fast rule for the location of the sliding carriage and quite a bit of latitude...you can always change it if you experiment and don't like it. The carriage is generally positioned inline with the leading edge of the blade, allowing the strongest part of the system to be directly behind the area of the fence that bears the feed pressure.

-Mark