NoOne N Particular wrote:
Good to hear, thanks. I would love to get a Bies too, but that would be
putting more than lipstick on the pig.
And would just spend you more money. As long as the fence works and is
easy to use... It doesn't matter much does it? I put the T2 on my 50+
year old Delta contractors saw and it works great. About the only
complaint I have is it should have a method to attach an auxiliary fence
for dada and molding head cutters. You can buy clamps for this at Rockler:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17821
I went over to Lowes and bought the fence and have looked at it. For some reason I have never
considered the rear rail. I just thought that the front rail was so
heavy duty that it supported the fence.
This is pretty much exactly how it is. The front rail does all the
work. I bought mine at Lowes as well, $140 on sale.
I see these people on TV that
have these huge out-feed tables attached to their cabinet saws and they
appear to be butted directly to the saw table. Where does a rear rail
fit? Anyway, I did some checking and even the Bies has a rear rail. Do
you know if it also has the "clip" to keep it from raising?
The fence doesn't really raise any when in normal use.
I have read a couple of other peoples reviews and they said that about
the only problem they had was the locking handle would not stay up when
moving the fence. One fixed it with a magnet and one with a fiber
washer. Do you (or did you) have that problem and if so how did you
resolve it?
Yes, that is a minor problem that has not annoyed me enough to bother
fixing. Actually, with the handle dropping it locks the fence just
enough so I can tap it to precise position, so I look at it as an asset:-)
And as for the lifting problem, could you add lead weight
to it or would that cause other problems?
You can ignore the lifting "problem" It seems to not be a problem at all.
I would buy this exact fence again, would never spend the money on the
Bessy unless someone could point out how I would benefit from it. The
T2 is easy to use and works as advertised. I can't see it wearing out,
ever, so what issues could there be?
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Jack
http://jbstein.com