Fences for Craftsman Table Saw
Mark Kastner
tablesaw and I'm having trouble finding information on alternatives.
Can anybody lend a few words of advice?
G.Evans
<mark_k...@hp4700.desk.hp.com> wrote:
If you have the standard Craftsman TS with their horribly designed fence
(the one with the single screw handle that you have to remove the entire
fence to adjust it more than half an inch), then I'm afraid you're
probably SOL.
I inherited a Craftsman TS from my Stepfather (and he's a professional
carpenter), and I don't have the money to upgrade to a Delta or Jet.
Granted, he only ever used the thing for ripping 2x6 boards and the such
for framing houses and never did any detail work on it. For me, it's a
pain beyond imagination to achieve fine quality cuts on a small piece of
hardwood.
Look at the bright side though, I view my current training on the
Craftsman as an apprenticeship of sorts. If I can get good cuts on a
Craftsman TS, then when I move up to a Delta, it'll be a breeze.
I have had no luck finding a decent replacement for the Craftsman fence.
If you can afford it, my sugestion wold be to replace the whole damned
thing....
Greg
--
"Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it"
--Benjamin Franklin
"Satan the envious said with a sigh: Christians know more
about their hell than I."
-- Alfred Kreymborg
David Selner
to try to live with the saw, which worked well, and concentrate on
improving the fence system.
At a recent WW Show, I saw the Incra Ultra TS Fence System demonstrated,
and went for it. It has solved my problems. I now make perfect,
repeatable cuts with the fence system. It has met all my needs, and might
just keep you from having to dump an otherwise good piece of equipment.
Carl Muhlhausen LZ 1B-115L x3052
Mark Kastner <mark_k...@hp4700.desk.hp.com> wrote:
>I want to replace the current fence on my Craftsman 3hp beltdrive
>tablesaw and I'm having trouble finding information on alternatives.
>Can anybody lend a few words of advice?
>
Well the archives probably only contain a mega-bazillion
or so posts on the subject of aftermarket fences.
Nevertheless I can highly recommend the Vega Utility
fence to replace the angle iron -sheet metal thingy found
on most Sears saws.
I had to slightly enlarge the rear rail holes that come on
the Vega with a file. Also the belt cover required some
minor surgery to allow me to tilt the blade to 45 deg.
Also, also the blade guard attachment bracket had to come
off in order to fully tilt the blade, but I'd already given up on
the blade guard.
The Vega fence + link belt+machined pulleys + a few cheap tweaks
turned my Sears saw into a pretty decent saw - all for a total
price comparable to a Jet or Delta CS (email for the gory details).
Live and learn, then buy a Unisaw.
Carl
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Rm. 1B-115L (908)-576-3052
AT&T Bell Laboratories
307 Middletown-Lincroft Rd.
Lincroft, NJ 07738
Warren Robison
>In article <4jbl6d$j...@hpindda.cup.hp.com>, Mark Kastner
><mark_k...@hp4700.desk.hp.com> wrote:
>
>> I want to replace the current fence on my Craftsman 3hp beltdrive
>> tablesaw and I'm having trouble finding information on alternatives.
>> Can anybody lend a few words of advice?
Craftsman is currently selling the "Exact-I-Rip fence system with
microadjustment. They say it will fit "most Craftsman 10-in. belt drive
table saws" what ever that means. The cost is $269.99.
I like you own an older C TS and have the same problem. At the price they
want for this fence I think is wiser to spend money on a new Delta or Jet.
I saw in Trend Lines another fence, but I dont remember the name but I
thinks the price was similar to the craftsman which looks to be a better
fence, belive it or not.
warren
R.Marty Schlosser
Excalibur fence on my tablesaw and am highly impressed with it. The
fence slides effortlessly across the entire width of the saw, is very
simple and quick to remove from the saw and consistently locks positively
and parallel.
Dislikes:ev...@mail.kamstra-austin.com (G.Evans) wrote:
>In article <4jbl6d$j...@hpindda.cup.hp.com>, Mark Kastner
><mark_k...@hp4700.desk.hp.com> wrote:
>
>> I want to replace the current fence on my Craftsman 3hp beltdrive
>> tablesaw and I'm having trouble finding information on alternatives.
>> Can anybody lend a few words of advice?
>
>
>If you have the standard Craftsman TS with their horribly designed fence
>(the one with the single screw handle that you have to remove the entire
>fence to adjust it more than half an inch), then I'm afraid you're
>probably SOL.
>
>I inherited a Craftsman TS from my Stepfather (and he's a professional
>carpenter), and I don't have the money to upgrade to a Delta or Jet.
>Granted, he only ever used the thing for ripping 2x6 boards and the such
>for framing houses and never did any detail work on it. For me, it's a
>pain beyond imagination to achieve fine quality cuts on a small piece of
>hardwood.
>
>Look at the bright side though, I view my current training on the
>Craftsman as an apprenticeship of sorts. If I can get good cuts on a
>Craftsman TS, then when I move up to a Delta, it'll be a breeze.
>
>I have had no luck finding a decent replacement for the Craftsman fence.
>If you can afford it, my sugestion wold be to replace the whole damned
>thing....
>
>Greg
>
>--
>"Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it"
> --Benjamin Franklin
>
>"Satan the envious said with a sigh: Christians know more
>about their hell than I."
> -- Alfred Kreymborg
I would like to see a micro-adjust capability and the two sides of the
extruded fence are not perfectly parallel in the vertical plane. I had
the company replace it once already and although the second one is
better, it is not perfect... but close enough.
Hope this helps,
Marty S.
Tony
say that the improvement is incrediable. You will have to make a few
adjustments to the installation, but it is worth the effort.
In article <evans-28039...@evans.kamstra-austin.com>,
ev...@mail.kamstra-austin.com says...
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distributor.
The fence fits most table saws, comes in 29" and 50" .capacitites, is very
accurate and versatile.
hau...@mbi.org
>Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 07:57:23 EST
>From: "Scott E. Post" <sp...@KOPTSS03.DELCOELECT.COM>
>Subject: Re: Fences for Craftsman Table Saw
You can't really go wrong. I've got the Beisemier and love it. Others
>here have the Vega - they love it too and it's cheaper than mine. Both
>are pretty easy to mount on a Craftsman saw. Neither will turn it into
>a Unisaw, but it'll sure be a big step up.
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>Scott E. Post sp...@koptss03.delcoelect.com