Hello,
I've been looking through different options for fence systems for my Craftsman 113.xxxx. I believe it was built in 1981.
I've been looking at different options for upgrading my fence system. There are lots of options/opinions here to choose from.
The first one that I came across was from Hutch:
http://lumberjocks.com/Hutch/blog/2740
This one looks awesome, and has been proven to work well. The "issue" I'm seeing is when it's all said and done, pricewise, it's not much less than a Delta T2. I was even able to price out the 8020 extrusions locally, and it didn't help matters at all.
I also found the one from Ibuildit.
http://www.ibuildit.ca/Sales/sales-15.html
The fence system seems pretty well designed, I'm just not sure how I feel about the durability over a long period of time. I'm fairly certain I saw a member here recently who made one, and the end product looked nice. I would guess that the price is better than any of the other options. I'm not totally ruling it out, but I think I'd rather have a fence built out of steel or aluminum.
One I found recently is from Joe Emenaker:
http://joe.emenaker.com/Table-Saw%20Fence/Building%20Your%20Own%20T-Square%20Style%20Table-Saw%20Fence.htm
I did like I always do, and searched it over here. A couple threads came up, but they were just questions(I guess similar to my thread).
The idea seems cool. The prices listed on the webpage, don't reflect what I'd pay locally for steel, but they're not so far off. All in all, It would be in the $100/$150 range for all of the steel(unless I was able to find scrap).
Does anyone see an issue with this DIY fence? It doesn't seem that far off from the one at VSC Tools: http://vsctools.com/, except that everything is done from scratch, and the use of aluminum extrusion for the fence. The pricing between the two is quite a bit different, but VSC is already built, so that makes sense.
I found this on another forum:
It seems similar, but simpler than the then the one from Joe Emenaker. What I worry about is the locking mechanism for the fence. It seems like after time, it would start to dent the tubing. I could be completely wrong about that though. This poster mentioned over 30 years of use, and other than the paint being worn away, it doesn't look too bad.
I guess I just can't see putting $3-$400 dollars into an awesome fence on a $50 table saw. I keep my eyes open on Craigslist and Offerup, but if something doesn't turn up, I'd like to have a backup plan.
Does anyone have any opinions on any of these options?
Thank you.
Derrick
I've been looking through different options for fence systems for my Craftsman 113.xxxx. I believe it was built in 1981.
I've been looking at different options for upgrading my fence system. There are lots of options/opinions here to choose from.
The first one that I came across was from Hutch:
http://lumberjocks.com/Hutch/blog/2740
This one looks awesome, and has been proven to work well. The "issue" I'm seeing is when it's all said and done, pricewise, it's not much less than a Delta T2. I was even able to price out the 8020 extrusions locally, and it didn't help matters at all.
I also found the one from Ibuildit.
http://www.ibuildit.ca/Sales/sales-15.html
The fence system seems pretty well designed, I'm just not sure how I feel about the durability over a long period of time. I'm fairly certain I saw a member here recently who made one, and the end product looked nice. I would guess that the price is better than any of the other options. I'm not totally ruling it out, but I think I'd rather have a fence built out of steel or aluminum.
One I found recently is from Joe Emenaker:
http://joe.emenaker.com/Table-Saw%20Fence/Building%20Your%20Own%20T-Square%20Style%20Table-Saw%20Fence.htm
I did like I always do, and searched it over here. A couple threads came up, but they were just questions(I guess similar to my thread).
The idea seems cool. The prices listed on the webpage, don't reflect what I'd pay locally for steel, but they're not so far off. All in all, It would be in the $100/$150 range for all of the steel(unless I was able to find scrap).
Does anyone see an issue with this DIY fence? It doesn't seem that far off from the one at VSC Tools: http://vsctools.com/, except that everything is done from scratch, and the use of aluminum extrusion for the fence. The pricing between the two is quite a bit different, but VSC is already built, so that makes sense.
I found this on another forum:
It seems similar, but simpler than the then the one from Joe Emenaker. What I worry about is the locking mechanism for the fence. It seems like after time, it would start to dent the tubing. I could be completely wrong about that though. This poster mentioned over 30 years of use, and other than the paint being worn away, it doesn't look too bad.
I guess I just can't see putting $3-$400 dollars into an awesome fence on a $50 table saw. I keep my eyes open on Craigslist and Offerup, but if something doesn't turn up, I'd like to have a backup plan.
Does anyone have any opinions on any of these options?
Thank you.
Derrick