john moorhead wrote...
Folks -

Okay, the PO of this saw had scuffed up the side of the rip fence with the
blade, doing what, I'm not sure. The fence looks like it's made of out
lamintated BB ply, but I don't know how to fence panels come off. I know
that I could go caveman on it, but I thought someone here would likely have
more finess than my own bad self.

You're right. The panels are made of baltic birch ply. The panels are
screwed into the steel box beam, the laminate is (contact) cemented to
the ply, and then the edging is inserted. To remove a panel, you have to
peel off the laminate, which unfortunately will destroy it.

Jim