Well I purchased what I believe is a 50" Biesemeyer fence system (minus the fence) locally. I've been looking for a fence to go on a Unisaw I refurbished. The seller of the rails didn't know anything about them and wasn't sure of the brand. Due to the color of the rails (black) and cutouts for miter gauge clearance I'm 99% positive they are the newer Biesemeyer rails from Delta (Model 78-150T2) currently being sold.
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My plan is to install this on the Unisaw and just swap the fence back-and-forth while keeping a look out for a new fence.
I got no hardware with the rails which is the reason for this post. The holes line up perfectly to the cast iron top and I know the holes on the back of the saw are 3/8"-24 tpi. The older Biesemeyer manual I found while searching this for information says that the front angle iron rail is to be installed with 2 - 5/16"-18 flat head bolts, washers, and nuts. This makes sense, as the slightly smaller bolts will allow for alignment of the front rail in relation to the table top.
The rectangular tube has holes drilled and tapped for a thread size I can't seem to identify. The manual says to use 1/4"-20 tpi bolts but these are too big for the tube I've got.
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I'm hoping someone on here has a manual for the new Delta Biesemeyer fence (78-150T2) and could tell me what size bolts are used to attach the tube to the angle iron rail.
I'm getting ready to order all the fasteners through Fastenal as I can't source them locally and thus want to make sure everything's right before ordering.
Thanks in advance,
Wes