Xacta Fence II vs Vega

Damian, did you get any responses on this? I am sort of in the market for a new(er) table saw and am very interested in comparisons of fences and such. Now if I can just convince Jen that a new saw really is more important than space in the shop…garage I am all set :-)

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

I didn’t, that being said I’d go for the Vega. They both do the job, and well, but the Vega moves a lot smoother than the Xacta and the micro adjust is a great little feature. I put the Xacta on, just because it was shiny and new, and it does get the job done, but all things being equal I’d go with the Vega.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Don’t know about the Xacta II, but I haven’t been overly impressed with the first generation Xacta. I’ve had trouble with the friction pad on the locking mechanism dropping off (and since my re-seller had a drawer of replacement parts under the register, I’d wager this has been a “known issue”), a bow developing in the UHMW polyethelene fence faces. Little 25¢ parts boogering up the $100 fence made me wonder about quality control issues.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

The other thing that I don’t really like about the Xacta is the sheer weight of the thing, I guess it shows how solidly built it is but jeez lifting that thing off is no small feat. The Vega by comparison pops off real easy (all aluminum I think) but is certainly no less rigid.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Interesting, I will have to check out the Vega… and then find a saw to go underneath it LOL!

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark