Just bought a used Delta saw with unifence only to find I overlooked a cut into the fence! Help.

Attach a sacrificial face to the fence and get over the buyers remorse, IMO. Sorry to be so blunt, but you will probably want to add the sacrificial surface anyway (for that very reason/prevention/protection).

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

Sounds like you could fill and sand with any epoxy or epoxy/aluminium product.
The fence will be fine.
Unifence is still the best fence out there in my opinion.

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happens allot on job sites

you can fill these with bondo
and sand smooth
or if they are superficial
they have a ‘slick tape’
(self stick)
to cover the whole thing
i’ve used it before
and it makes things nice
with no jerking

http://woodworker.com/18x4x48-uhmw-strip-mssu-836-990.asp?search=&searchmode=2

aluminum can mark the wood (like graphite)
and any dings
can ‘catch’ the wood
and make it jerky

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Neat source David! I just bookmarked it for future reference.

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

Thank you all SO much. I am going to buy some of that tape and use that. I am so relieved. I somehow thought that the gouge like ruined the entire fence. I’m new to this and learning as i go. Don’t worry I’m studying a ton of safety. I figure I’ll get the tape, a new blade, a featherboard, and a riving knife immediately before using it =). Ty again! I’m sure I’ll ask some more questions before I buy all my safety gear to confirm if I’m getting the right stuff.

Enjoy this time Chris. It is always the most fun when setting up new equipment and the shop…

-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."

If all else fails, you can replace it. This one offers a lot of improvements. I have one and like it a lot, but I still also use the factory fence, especially for the low side.

-- I long for the days when Coke was a cola, and a joint was a bad place to be (Merle Haggard)

Chris,
I had that fence for many years on a contractor saw. It is awesome, you can certainly fix it for next to nothing with bondo or JB Weld type material, but you can replace the extrusion only, also. I really like the “push stick” that stratles the fence and the design of that fence makes it difficult to us one. I found a replacement extrusion from “Peachtree” that is more of a box, more conventional. It is about 80.00 or so.
http://ttrackusa.com/unifence.htm

A few years ago I bought a saw stop, and their fence in my opinion pales in comparison tho that fence.
Mike aka Moke

I had the same thing happening to me when I bought my ridgid 3650 tablesaw. Even more weird was that the cut in the fence was on the right side of the fence.. So the guy moved the fence on the wrong side of the blade as well.. Luckily I checked and the fence had no deflection because of it. That is what I would check first if I were you. Make sure its not bowed. If it is not, just install a sacrificial fence and you are good to go.

-- Yves