On 10/24/2018 12:11 PM, Clark Moss wrote:
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 6:34:16 AM UTC-7, Jack wrote:

On a side note, I had the exact same table saw fence on my saw. Great
upgrade was to a Delta Fence I got on sale at Low's for $150.
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Jack
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Thanks, Jack, i'll look that up. The table saw was also handed down from Grandpa. He bought it new somewhere between '60-'62. It's in fantastic shape! The only downside is ALL of the safety guards etc. are long gone. The top end of the fence has a tendency to move slightly when being locked down. I check the alignment every time I move the damn thing. I didn't think I could buy a new fence for a 50+ year old machine, and original parts are way out of my price range (if you can find them). Time for a new fence!

My saw is about 10 years older than yours, and it has no safety
equipment. Personally, I think most of that safety crap is dangerous...

Anyway, I looked up the fence at Lowe's and it's now $219. It is night
and day from the lame fence that came with our saws. First it moves
easily and always locks down square, but the best thing is you can just
lift it off and on.

Installing it on my saw was not too difficult. The screws bolting it to
the saw were metric, and I just replaced them. Pretty sure I used the
screws from the original fence. I bolted one hole right to the fence,
and it was perfect height, amazing since the original was so dang old.
I had to drill a new hole in the fence to match threaded hole in the saw
table. That wasn't hard, but measuring had to be accurate. The rear
fence is not really needed at all, as all the locking is done from the
front.

You will not be disappointed with this fence, it's a good upgrade worth
every penny.

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Jack
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.
http://jbstein.com