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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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The guys that do that stuff for a living don't use fences that ride on
the table itself, they've got full-length guides that run the whole
width of the table + extensions that the fence rides on. Could
probably rig up something like that yourself, save kilobucks. Just see
any of the woodworking supplier's sites for ideas. That's one reason I
got the DeWalt contractor's saw, I could saw to the center of a 4'
sheet using the fence and table extensions and it would still knock
down so I could wheel it out of the way.


I dug out the old saw this morning and found that the table
extensions are too short to use so i'll have to make something else.
this fence doesn't clamp to the table, it has a pair of rails made from
angle iron. I have about 15 to 20 wood & metal saws around here, but
the one I need the most was the large table saw. I've cut 1/8" & 3/16"
aluminum into 19" relay rack panels on the old one, but after almost 20
years, its worn out. it was my dad's, who is a retied cabinet maker. He
replaced it with a Hitachi a few years ago, when it started to flake
out. You can still use it by spinning the blade and turning it on, but
that is awkward and dangerous.

http://www.managemyhome.com/mmh/owner_manuals/search?page=1&query=saw+table
has a lot of manual for Craftsman table saws.


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