Which fence do you use on your TS?

[Ed Lang]

Did a quick search and didn't find exactly what I was looking for.

Here is your chance to let us know what fence you use and if you like it or would you like to try another one.


I have a Incra and love it.

[Bill Lewis]

This might make a good poll question.

I've got a unifence, but have never used it (new saw, not assembled). I bought the t-track fence when I bought the saw, It's still in the box too.

I had a Delta jetlock fence on my last CS, Liked it, but the unifence IS an upgrade.

[John Hulett]

Incra TSLS52. Much better than the stock fence, but has its issues; I think it's because of the mobile base, though.

[Kurt Loup]

I like my Vega with 50" cut.

[Mark Singer]

Beismeyer...very solid

[lou sansone]

Beismeyer...very solid

dito with mark, I use the commercial version due to the size of my saw
lou

[Pete Lamberty]

I use a 1950's vintage Sears Craftsman. :)

[Scott Loven]

I have the unifence on my grandfathers sears TS, wish grandpa could see it, he could never keep that old sears fence aligned.
Scott

[JOSEPH GOVEA]

I have a Beismeyer clone that needs to be set up, but also have used a Beismeyer itself and really like it.:p

[Chris Padilla]

Incra TS-3a....

I have two beefs with Incra:

The rails hurt like crazy when you gouge yourself on 'em. They need some bumper pads inserted in each end...or something.

When ripping wide, the t-bar section of the fence sticks waaaay out but that is the design of the piece, unfortunately.

Other than that, I love the fence.

[Ken Garlock]

Ed, I went through the fence selection process last year after I bought my Bridgewood 10LTS.

I decided on an Incra package deal from Woodpeckers. I included the 52 TSLS fence, a router table, the Wonder fence joinery package, and a filler table to finish out the length of the fence rails. It is their package #8 on their website.

Thus far, I have no complaints with the entire package. Any problems to date have been operator problems as I learn how to use it.

The fence is a piece of cake to use. When you set it to 4 inches and make a cut, it will be 4 inches plus of minus a couple thousandths. You can come back next week, and get idential results. :cool:

I must say that I was somewhat prejudice since Incra is made about 40 miles from me, and WoodPecker is located about 40 miles from where I lived in Ohio. If you aren't too critical, you can make a case for "keeping it in the family." ;)

There are several excellent fences in the market place, I don't think you will be disappointed with any of them :)

[Jim Becker]

Original Xacta-Fence (Biesemeyer clone) on my Jet Cabinet Saw. I'm toying with getting a UniFence for it, however, as I love that thing and with the auxiliary Uni-Tee fence (http://www.ttrackusa.com/unifence.htm) from Might-T-Track, Inc, jigging is not an issue. Of course, I'd prefer to have a Euro sliding table saw and not have to worry about such things, but the Prize Patrol still hasn't visited...with a big check in-hand ;)

[Andy London]

Beismeyer on the cabinet saw and the Mule Accusquare on an older Craftsman saw, like them both.

Andy

[Terre Hooks]

Commercial Beisemeyer.

Don't want any other.

[Tom Pritchard]

Ed, I currently have a Biesemeyer fence on my new saw which is very nice. I'm impressed with it's accuracy once it was set up properly. I had an Accusquare fence on my old saw which I sold to a SMC member that I liked better than the Bies. It was easier to adjust, and took less effort to lock down. Sure hope it's new owner likes it! ;)

[Maurice Ungaro]

Beismeyer. That and the Forrest blade are the best things on my saw.

Maurice

[scott spencer]

Hi Ed - I've got a General made Biese that I like alot. I toyed with the Vega for a few weeks last winter while I refurbed an old Craftsman saw....that's nice fence too and the microadjust works well, but I prefer my Biese overall.

[Bruce Page]

Beismeyer. That and the Forrest blade are the best things on my saw.

Maurice

Ditto, same setup here.

[Richard Wolf]

Beismeyer, never even think about some thing else.

Richard

[Alan Mikkelsen]

Commercial Biesemeyer on the cabinet saw. Just gave the old Craftsman and Accusquare to my son.

[David Fried]

Beismeyer. It's great.

[Tony Falotico]

Beismeyer on a 26 yr old craftsman contractor's TS. Great fence, aligns parallel every time.

[Ernie Hobbs]

Original fence that came with 1987 Delta Contractors Saw. It's terrible and I'd love to upgrade but have decided that if I spend any more money on this saw, I might as well get the whole saw replaced with a cabinet saw.

[Tim Morton]

Gotta new biesemeyer on my delta contractor saw and it is AWESOME!!!

[Jalin Key]

Unifence...

[Jeremy Bracey]

Incra Ts-IIIa.


Nice set up.

[Brian Knop]

I have a commercial grade unifence, but wish I had a Beismeyer !!

Brian

[Jim W. White]

I put a VEGA on my Craftsman about four years ago and it's been the best upgrade I've done in the shop BY FAR.

[Christopher Stahl]

Beismeyer and Forrest.

chris

[Dave Falkenstein]

My Jet Cabinet Saw is equipped with a Jet Xacta II fence and I also have a Jet Xacta Micro-adjust fence. I'm happy with the Xacta fences. I used a Biesemeyer for many years, and I find little, if any, difference between the Biesemeyer and the Xacta fences. I find the micro-adjust feature of limited use, resorting to bumping the fence rather than using the micro-adjust.

[Mike Deschler]

Ed:

I recently bought the CM 22124 saw with the Biesmeyer fence and really love it. Previously I had a Delta contractor saw also with a Biesmeyer fence and at that time I became a believer in Biesmeyers products.

I don't think you could do much better but you sure can do much worst.

Mike

[Carole Valentine]

Unifence with a Uni-T upgrade on a Right tilt Unisaw. Love it.

[David Klug]

Vega micro adjust and I love it.

DK

[Kelly C. Hanna]

I just ordered the Shop Fox 7' rails & legs a few minutes ago from Grizzly to upgrade my 1023s to a 52" cut. I have the Shop Fox Classic and it's a rock solid fence. Going to move the router table to the extension table I will build next week.

[Norman Hitt]

Commercial Biese, and have no desire for any other brand.

[Stephen Dixon]

I have a Craftsman original fence on my 1950's 8" saw, a Vega 26" Utility fence on my 1980's Craftman saw, and a Shop Fox Deluxe on my Grizzly 1023SL. I really like the Vega fence for the micro adjust feature.

Steve

[Dave Brandt]

I love my VEGA.

[Doug Shepard]

The Accufence that came on my Powermatic 66 saw.

[Alan Turner]

Uni on Uni. From 1992. It is OK, esp. if you like to trim a laminate door without trimming the laminate, but I never use laminate, so that feature, which is why I selected it, is not of value to me. I don't recall when Delta bought Bies, but I think it was after I bought the Uni.

[Dan Bundy]

50" Vega on my Craftsman contractor saw

[Joe Mioux]

General's version (or vice versa) of the Biesmeyer. Like it alot.

[Russ Massery]

I have a Grizzly SL1023, I sold the shop fox fence that came with it and installed my Biesmeyer that I had on my Craftsman, Which by tha way made a HUGE differents.

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Exactly what differences did that change make for you? I'm just curious since they are virtually the same design.

[Jim Fancher]

I have a 1974 Rockwell/Delta Contractor Saw with a newer version of the stock fence. Yuck. At least I don't have to bump/measure/bump/measure for 30 minutes for a 5 second cut now.

I'll be restoring the saw this summer and will use an aftermarket fence. I'm not sure which one at this point.

[Steven Herbin]

Incra TSIII. Great fence, easy to use, interesting to align. Ridge Carbide blades -- they cut like glass -- 40 teeth.

[mike malone]

Ditto Biesemeyer on a PM72. Great accurate fence.
mike

[Byron Trantham]

Beisemeyer on a Unisaw. Very solid and reliable.

[Matt Meiser]

Another Biesemeyer commercial. Came with my Delta contractor saw as part of an anniversary package they had in 2001. Very precise and very easy to adjust, at least from what I remember from doing it once when I set it up. Also have their overarm blade guard and wouldn't consider the others if I had to do it again.

My only regret is that I only have the 30-some inch fence rails instead of a 50". I overcome that obstacle with a Clamp-n-Tool guide and the Eureka Zone anti-chip base I won here last year. Works just as good (maybe slightly better,) only it takes a few more minutes to set up and makes a lot bigger mess. Now if I upgrade the fence rails, I'd have to upgrade the blade guard as well, or at least modify it.

[Maurice Ungaro]

I love how Beismeyer clones are marketed to be like the system they cloned. Why not get the real deal?

[Steve Cox]

Xacta fence on my Jet cabinet saw. I've used biesmeyer and this one and see no real functional difference between the two.

[Jim McCarty]

I recently replaced my unifence with a 66" Biesemeyer. I bought the Bies because I had a large job where a greater width was necessary. The 52" unifence is still my favorite for accuracy,weight and flexibility. I'm going to be selling my unifence if anyone is interested. I live in So. Cal. It has two fence rails, new cursor, and leg set. Jim

[Randy Prestridge]

Accusquare on my Delta Contractors Saw, with the Mule Sliding table.

[Mike Monroe]

Uni-fence on a Uni-saw with the 52" extension. Very accurate, very easy to use, and very solid.

[Jay Goddard]

Incra TS3. Perfect repeatability with micrometer style micro-adjust.

[Jim Bills]

Incra TSLS, not for a production shop, but I love the "digital" aspect of the fence. Kinda wastes some shop space to the right side of the saw though.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Original Xacta-Fence (Biesemeyer clone) on my Jet Cabinet Saw. I'm toying with getting a UniFence for it, however, as I love that thing and with the auxiliary Uni-Tee fence (http://www.ttrackusa.com/unifence.htm) from Might-T-Track, Inc, jigging is not an issue. Of course, I'd prefer to have a Euro sliding table saw and not have to worry about such things, but the Prize Patrol still hasn't visited...with a big check in-hand ;)

I like my Unifence and have thought of getting the Uni-Tee fence for it. But the only thing I would use it for would be for hold downs with my Bench Dog feather board. What other jigs would you use?

[Bob Reeve]

I have the Xacta on my Jet cabinet saw and it works great. I was thinking about moving to the Jointech. I have their Smart Miter and love it. Anybody have one? Opinions?

Bob

[chris toomey]

vega....and very happy

[Michael Pfau]

Unifence on a Delta cabiniet saw. Love it