So i finally got sick of the crappy mitre bar that came with my dad’s table saw that I’ve been borrowing so I built him a crosscut sled (pic below.) But of course 5 minutes after I finish finetuning it my Uncle calls from 2 states away and says,”Hey, I’m bringing you that table saw I said I’d give you 8 months ago… tomorrow.” I signed “for dad” on the back of the sled and brought the whole saw back to his house. At least if I need to build another one I got some practice.

When the table saw my Uncle brought came I was amazed. It’s a 3hp craftsman contractor saw that must be about 20 years old but is in flawless shape there isn’t even any dust on the trunions. It’s almost the same height as the router table I’m building too so not much adjustment will be necessary for using the router table as an outfeed table as well. The killer part though was that it came with a 50” aftermarket fence that is excellent (pic below – pieces on bench). There is no manufacturer’s label on the parts and I’m wondering if anybody recognizes it. Anyway, I am one lucky guy.


















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davidroberts
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#1 posted 387 days ago
The fence looks like the Delta T2. Are the faces aluminium or HDPE? The T2 came standard on the Delta open cabinet 1.5 hp contractor saw. Pretty nice fence really. The older Cman saws are a good deal. I’d consider myself lucky. If it were not a gift from a close relative, I give you the daily “You Suck” award. It’s pretty close so “You Kinda Sorta Almost Suck”. Enjoy.
-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.
oweno
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#2 posted 387 days ago
the faces are aluminum, and yes I do sort of suck for getting such an awesome setup just for being alive. thanks for the identifying help.
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NormG
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#3 posted 387 days ago
Is he in need of any further nephews? Great opportunity, it is a great saw and excellent fence
-- Norman
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