On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:09:29 GMT, "rockfish"
wrote:

My father gave me his TS for Christmas. He didn't use it much and I
sure can put it to use. I'm re-setting it up per the manual. It's and
older Craftsman 10". It needs some TLC, a neww belt, and could really
use a new fence. I have been woodworking for a shile and have had more
time than money so I have looked at just about every fence out there.
T-square, Beisemeyer, Vega, Accusquare (and the Rockler clone), HTC,
Jet, Incra, Powermatic, most all of them. I have noticed some
commonalities and some differences. They seem to either be aluminum of
steel with an overlay of some laminate of composite material. They seem
to either have aluminium or steel rails. Some have "micro-adjusters"
and some do not. Some have a lever lock and at least one hase a
turn-knob lock.
I am in search of experiences and rational argeuments as to which brand
or features I will find most usefull/accurate/pleasureable to use.
My criteria are simple: Accurate, I want to set it up then slide the
fence to a increment I specify and cut exactly that increment. Solid:
If it moves when you bang it with lumber, it's useless. Price: comes in
third, but still matters. Dimensions: This is for a contractors saw,
but I want at least 40" to the right and 12" to the left.
That's about it. Looking forward to any experiences and resources you
can provide.
Thanks,
Rockfish
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Well I ordered my Jet Cabinet saw gosh almost 20 years ago now...(how
time flies) and I ordered it with the optional Home Shop Bies
fence...(Delta did not own Biesmeyer at that time and it was an
upgrage option from Jet)...

To be very honest I have NOT looked at fences since... I use my saw
allot and I can not remember when I last adjusted it ...I do know it
has been more then a year...its solid... !

The homeshop is just a little less expensive then the Commercial
version..the fence itself is only 36 or so inches long (but most
tablesaws are only 27 inches deep)..the commercial version is 40+
inches and the rails are bigger...and in MY opinion the rails I have
are not small...

I also offset the rails to the left...as I wanted 20 or so inches to
the left and still have 42 inches to the right... the rails are really
close to 6 foot long..

I have absolutely no need for a microadjusting fence... I can bump it
with the best of them... lol !

Seriously I love the thing and I was also serious when I said I
stopped looking at fences the day I first used the Bies...

Bob G.