Adjustable rip fence

[Gerry S. Wojtowicz]

Is anyone aware of an adjustable rip fence available in the US. I don't mean adjustable for width, but adjustable from front to back of the table saw blade. I understand the English use this kind of fence as a means of eliminating kickback (once the wood is past the blade it can no longer bind or be pinched between the blade and the fence (as I understand the concept)).

Thanks.

[Bill Space]

My Delta Unifence has that capability, but I do not think they are sold new anymore.

Perhaps you could find a good condition used Unifence relatively cheap. I did and now have two of them. I really like the Unifence, especially after adding a Uni-T-fence rail sold by Peachtree Woodworking.

Bill

[Thomas Canfield]

You can make a clamp on add to a Beisemeyer type fence. I made one using 1/2" MDF (actual 1/2" thick and not fraction dimension like plywood) to help using the measurement scale. I use it in different positions including as a sacrificial fence when using a dado blade to cut rabbets.

[Lee Schierer]

You can make a clamp on add to a Beisemeyer type fence. I made one using 1/2" MDF (actual 1/2" thick and not fraction dimension like plywood) to help using the measurement scale. I use it in different positions including as a sacrificial fence when using a dado blade to cut rabbets.

I made this cover for my Beismeyer.298637
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You can slide it along the length of the fence, the toggle clamps will hold it in place.

[John McClanahan]

Very Super Cool Tools (vsctools.com) sells an adjustable fence.


John

[Frederick Skelly]

I made this cover for my Beismeyer.

Thanks for posting that Lee. Ive seen covers like yours, but never with the metal side. Ive begun using magnetic feather boards and (if I understand what youve done correctly), this will let me use them in the vertical as essentially hold downs. Do you clamp the back of your Biese to the table when you do this?

Fred

[Jamie Buxton]

I have a fence from HTC which has that adjustment. (It also has a microadjuster, which is a useful feature.)

[Lee Schierer]

Thanks for posting that Lee. Ive seen covers like yours, but never with the metal side. Ive begun using magnetic feather boards and (if I understand what youve done correctly), this will let me use them in the vertical as essentially hold downs. Do you clamp the back of your Biese to the table when you do this?

Fred

No I don't need to clamp the fence down, my magnetic feather boards came with sandpaper covered rollers that are biased to pull the piece being ripped toward the fence as well as holding it down. The steel piece was an accessory they offer to mount the feather board in the vertical position. You can get the rollers and steel plate from Grip Tite (http://www.grip-tite.com/upgrade-the-grip-tite.html) as an upgrade. I go mine as a package many years ago at a wood show. I use my Grip Tite feather boards all the time and am still very pleased with them

[Jim Becker]

I'd be really surprised at any quality fence that didn't have some way of adjusting it parallel...it's a key to safety. For "Tee Square" type fences, these adjustments are usually something like set screws on the "tee" that engages the front fence rail.

[James Zhu]

Jessem's clear-cut TS stock guide is a very good safety device for the table saw, it is similar to what power feeder does.

http://www.jessemdirect.com/product_p/04301.htm

[Gerry S. Wojtowicz]

Lee, I like your add on to your fence. James, thanks for the JEssem link. JAmie, I couldn't find any information on an HTC rip fence that adjusts forward and back of the blade.

[Mike Delyster]

Here is one made by General international. I have no experience with it.

http://www.general.ca/products/2_excalibur/SLF35T52.html

[Rick Potter]

Hmmm,

That one is interesting, Mike. Looks like a Bies clone with a couple holes drilled in it for a Unifence extrusion.

RP

[Howard Acheson]

As far as I know, that type of fence needs to be purchased in Europe. It's standard on European table saws by law as I recall.

Here is some excellent info from Kelly Mehler on the European type fence: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/what_you_dont_know_about_european_saws/2

Pay attention to the section on "fences".

As I recall, the original--before Delta bought out Beismeyer--Delta fence was of the type you seem to be referring to.

[Rod Sheridan]

As far as I know, that type of fence needs to be purchased in Europe. It's standard on European table saws by law as I recall.

Here is some excellent info from Kelly Mehler on the European type fence: http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/what_you_dont_know_about_european_saws/2

Pay attention to the section on "fences".

As I recall, the original--before Delta bought out Beismeyer--Delta fence was of the type you seem to be referring to.

Having the multi-funcyion Euro fence on my saw, there's no way I would go back to the old single function fence.

The article you provided a link to is good, however the claim that dado cutting is not legal on Euro saws is not true. Dado is an approved operation if guarding and blade braking are up to spec.

Regards, Rod.

[ed vitanovec]

I just ordered the very super cool tool fence for my sliding table saw. It looks really easy to make the rail from 2 x 3 11 ga. rectangle tubing with a 3 x 3 x 1/4 angle support. I am looking forward to replacing the cheap aluminum fence that came with my slider.