Bought a Delta T2 - Need help with a tough decision

Look on my website. I drilled holes for my Ridgid fence in the cast iron wings. It was very easy and did not compromise the integrity of my saw. You will need to spray some WD-40 on the drill bit while you are drilling to dissapate the heat.

Clamp the rails in place and mark your holes to drill then.

The fence upgrade is worth it.

Best of luck.

-- Todd http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid6255915

The cast iron drills a lot more easily than the steel.

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....

Good luck. Keep us posted. I’m considering the Delta fence also for my Dewalt. It going to need some modifications.

-- Bryan

I drilled the rails in the front rail and drilled at least one hole in the table for the rear rail. I don’t remember the rationale for the method I chose, but it worked out fine and the fence works beautifully.
Drilling the thick steel rails was A LOT harder than drilling the cast iron table. And remember you’ll need to countersink the holes in the rail too.
If using a hand drill, I’d definitely try to find a way to drill the table. Just prop the rails in place with a saw horse and clamps. Then mark the drilling points with a sharpie. Remove the rails from the table, then center punch the drilling points.

Thanks everyone for all the valuable information. I think I will give drilling the table a try. Will post a report after I am done.

Oh one more thing, do I just use a regular metal drill bit for cast iron? I think I asked this in another thread, but I can’t remember where.

Thanks for all the help.

-- Looking for a good quality Drill Press and a Cabinet Saw for cheap!

I wouldn’t worry much about the tape that comes with the T-2. They are very easy to replace.

When I put my T-2 on my Ridgid I just marked the area where it went on the rail and ordered a couple of nice Starretts metal tapes to replace the one on the T-2 once I mounted it.

How to find 0?

Unplug the saw, remove te blade guard, raise the blade all the way up and nestle the fence to the blade. I took a square and marked a pencil line on the rail even with the cursor line, took the fence off and put my tape down and then used those minor adjustment screws to make it dead on.

Your wil be happy when you get it mounted and its not as daunting as it seems at first.