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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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"Richard Dillman" wrote:

Can anyone advise as to a source of self-stick teflon tape? I

would like to
put some on the face of the rip fences on my table saw and band saw.


By it's very nature, teflon doesn't stick to things.

Why not get a strip of 1/2" thick, UHMWPE, cut it to the size of the
fence, then bolt it on to the fence with S/S, 1/4-20, flat head bolts
and wing nuts.

SFWIW, My local top shop has their 12" table saw set up this way.

Lew