Steve Jensen
05-31-2007, 11:14 PM
After a busy holiday with relatives in town, I'm finally getting around to finishing my table saw install. For those who own a 1023SLX, I have a question about the fence install.
The manual for the fence mentions if the front of the table is beveled (which mine is) to use some washers between the rail and tube as spacers. I used two (washers) initially and the the gap in the front between the bottom of the fence and the table top was much too wide. I removed the spacers and the gap in the front is now about 1/16" which is what the manual suggests. However, for the rear rail, the manul mentions the top of the rail should be flush with the table. Given this senario, the 1/16" gap in the front narrows to no gap in the rear. Does it sound like I'm doing this right? Unless the rear rail is slightly above table level it looks like the rear part of the fence slides on outfeed side of the table. On the other hand, if the rail is above table level it would interfere with the wood as it's feed through. This seems a little confusing, if someone who has done this can help me out I'd greatly appreciate your suggestions.
The manual for the fence mentions if the front of the table is beveled (which mine is) to use some washers between the rail and tube as spacers. I used two (washers) initially and the the gap in the front between the bottom of the fence and the table top was much too wide. I removed the spacers and the gap in the front is now about 1/16" which is what the manual suggests. However, for the rear rail, the manul mentions the top of the rail should be flush with the table. Given this senario, the 1/16" gap in the front narrows to no gap in the rear. Does it sound like I'm doing this right? Unless the rear rail is slightly above table level it looks like the rear part of the fence slides on outfeed side of the table. On the other hand, if the rail is above table level it would interfere with the wood as it's feed through. This seems a little confusing, if someone who has done this can help me out I'd greatly appreciate your suggestions.