Originally Posted by
johnny means
I find the idea of a slider without on outrigger to be puzzling. Especially as it would seem to apply mostly to smaller machines.
Short stroke sliders can be different animals and often do not have the larger outriggers for supporting sheet goods. The smaller miter fence provides the same level of crosscut accuracy but does not have material support like an outrigger does.
Like Ron, I work mostly (percentage wise) with solid stock on my slider. I do leave my outrigger on the machine as it's convenient for holding workpieces I'm running through my J/P and now that I moved my CMS upstairs to the lumber storage area, I do more crosscutting of longer stock on the slider down in the shop. I mostly use the smaller miter fence that's similar to what Derek has on his machine for cutting.
Last edited by Jim Becker; 03-18-2020 at 9:32 AM.
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