Joe Hollis
12-27-2018, 5:55 PM
Hello,
A part has broken on my now 18 year old Canadian made Excalibur table saw fence. The company that made it is long out of business, and the saw is of course not of much use without the fence. I have attached a photo to show what happened.
Although I am certainly no engineer or metal worker, it would seem to me that this is not the best design. There is barely 1/8" of an inch of material on the top and bottom of the metal bracket, so does this mean that it is unlikely that this could be welded successfully?
I have not attempted to disassemble the fence yet, but would also appreciate hearing your thoughts on me having a new bracket fabricated. It is a good saw, and even if such a solution costs some money, at least I would have a usable table saw again.
Thanks very much for your help.
Regards,
"Sawless Joe" Hollis
A part has broken on my now 18 year old Canadian made Excalibur table saw fence. The company that made it is long out of business, and the saw is of course not of much use without the fence. I have attached a photo to show what happened.
Although I am certainly no engineer or metal worker, it would seem to me that this is not the best design. There is barely 1/8" of an inch of material on the top and bottom of the metal bracket, so does this mean that it is unlikely that this could be welded successfully?
I have not attempted to disassemble the fence yet, but would also appreciate hearing your thoughts on me having a new bracket fabricated. It is a good saw, and even if such a solution costs some money, at least I would have a usable table saw again.
Thanks very much for your help.
Regards,
"Sawless Joe" Hollis