I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?

Short of shimming the fence facing to 90 deg, no.

Mike Pio wrote:
I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?



--
Joseph Connors
The New Golden Rule:
Those with the gold, make the rules!

Mike Pio wrote:
I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?


Make and shim an auxillary fence. My Bies isn't perpendicular to the
table surface either. I no longer worry about it... )

Dave

The instructions state that there no adjustment for that. You will need
to either:
(a)change the fence boards (might not fix the problem)
(b) make a shimmed out aux fence.


Mike Pio wrote:

I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?

"Mike Pio" wrote in message
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I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year
old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I
do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and
the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?



My Bies is like that too, damned annoying for a fence of that price.

You can level one side, but not both, by adjusting the pads on the bottom of
the tee. Requires shims IIRC. Just shoot for square on the side you use
most often, the left.

--
********
Bill Pounds
http://www.billpounds.com

Do you have this fence on a contractor saw or a cabinet saw? Are you
talking about the fence edge being parallel to the blade and/or miter
gauge tracks? Have you tried using an allen wrench to adjust the
perpendicular angle on the T-Square head?

Sometimes in a retrofit on a cabinet saw that has been moved/restored
the tabletop's relationship to the blade might be off a skoosh.
Mounting the T-Square system to the table top is not going to make
this better. First step I would think... is to make sure your blade
is dead nuts on to the table top... that is, make sure there's
something like .002 variable (or less) between the blade and the miter
gauge tracks. If the bade is not dead nuts with the table, you'll
never be correctly aligned.

Biesemeyer fences are usually dead-on out of the box. That is, the
T-Square head and fence are exactly 90° perpendicular.


On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:45:50 -0700, "Mike Pio"
wrote:

I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?

wrote:



Biesemeyer fences are usually dead-on out of the box. That is, the
T-Square head and fence are exactly 90° perpendicular.


On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:45:50 -0700, "Mike Pio"
wrote:




Hmm...I must have the "unusual" Bies--it is neither perfectly straight,
nor is is perpendicular to the table. And there isn't enough movement
in the rail's attachment bolt holes to make up the difference so that
the fence face comes into perpendicularity. I've learned to ignore the
dished leading portion of the left face, and I also ignore then lack of
perfection in the perpendicularity. I also ignore the lack of
perfection in the flatness of the table. When it was new I was
concerned about all that stuff, but now I see the world still spins and
I can cut wood as accurately as I need, and I'm pretty damn fussy.

Dave

Mike Pio wrote:

The last FWW had another rehash of tablesaw tune-ups. And a video:

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/wvt117.asp

I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?

"Mike Pio" wrote in message
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I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year old.
I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that I do,
I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table and the
right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this and can't
find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?


All,

FYI, I contacted Biesemeyer today about this problem. They confirmed no way
to make this adjustment and offered me a replacement. Because I'm local to
their headquarters here in AZ, I'm going to make the exchange tomorrow. The
rep said they would build one up for me today (making sure of the accuracy)
and have it ready for pickup by tomorrow. I'll let you know if the new
one's build quality is any better...

-m

"Mike Pio" wrote in message
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"Mike Pio" wrote in message
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I have the Biesemeyer commercial fence system. It's only about a year
old. I guess I never had the right setup tools when I got it, but now that
I do, I notice that the left side of the fence is not 90 deg to the table
and the right side is also off, but closer. I see no way to adjust this
and can't find anything on the web.

Is there some way to make the fence exactly perpendicular to the table
surface?


All,

FYI, I contacted Biesemeyer today about this problem. They confirmed no
way to make this adjustment and offered me a replacement. Because I'm
local to their headquarters here in AZ, I'm going to make the exchange
tomorrow. The rep said they would build one up for me today (making sure
of the accuracy) and have it ready for pickup by tomorrow. I'll let you
know if the new one's build quality is any better...

-m


I got the replacement fence today. It's perfect. I checked the entire
length of the fence (both sides) and it's _exactly_ 90 deg to the table.
They did a very nice job and their customer service was excellent. They
took my old fence in exchange and it didn't cost me a dime -- other than the
drive to the facility.

If any of yours is in need of help, perhaps you could benefit from a call to
Bies?

-m