Olaf Vogel
02-02-2015, 6:52 PM
about a month ago I picked up a "new" Unisaw, to replace my Contractor saw. The old one was never that stable and I hated the fence.
Unfortunately, the seller was very "helpful" and had the saw disassembled for easy transport. Since I had a trailer it wasn't much help.
Moreover, he apparently forgot to include all the bolts....sigh. It seems that 7/16 fine pitch is not commonly found at Home Depot. Lowes to the rescue.
Well a couple days ago I was at a machine wholesaler, looking through a pile v-belt pulleys and lo and behold - there's a Beisemeyer fence buried in there!
A bit of negotiating, 75 bux later, it was mine. I happily loaded it in the car and didn't look back.
Its lots a fair few paint chips, but nothing really wrong with it.
So when I got it home, I stood the rails on end and saw the ends at eye level. Huh??? I'm 6'3"
I thought 52" was the longest. I just measured these and they are honestly 72" long! Maybe custom made?
While I really like the idea of widening my saw table, I'm wonder if this isn't total overkill. I can't imagine sliding a 4x8 sheet sideways across the saw.
Are there good reasons to have them that long?
It also takes up a lot of valuable shop space. However cutting them down seems like a crime.
Any thoughts / suggestions?
thanks
Olaf
Unfortunately, the seller was very "helpful" and had the saw disassembled for easy transport. Since I had a trailer it wasn't much help.
Moreover, he apparently forgot to include all the bolts....sigh. It seems that 7/16 fine pitch is not commonly found at Home Depot. Lowes to the rescue.
Well a couple days ago I was at a machine wholesaler, looking through a pile v-belt pulleys and lo and behold - there's a Beisemeyer fence buried in there!
A bit of negotiating, 75 bux later, it was mine. I happily loaded it in the car and didn't look back.
Its lots a fair few paint chips, but nothing really wrong with it.
So when I got it home, I stood the rails on end and saw the ends at eye level. Huh??? I'm 6'3"
I thought 52" was the longest. I just measured these and they are honestly 72" long! Maybe custom made?
While I really like the idea of widening my saw table, I'm wonder if this isn't total overkill. I can't imagine sliding a 4x8 sheet sideways across the saw.
Are there good reasons to have them that long?
It also takes up a lot of valuable shop space. However cutting them down seems like a crime.
Any thoughts / suggestions?
thanks
Olaf