Hello, everyone. I'm a relative woodworking newbie, who's been lurking
here for a while, waiting til I had a burning question to ask.
I own a Delta 36-650 contractor's saw that I'm happy with, for the most
part. However, I do have an issue with the stock fence (I believe it's
called the "Unirip" fence). It's not a bad fence by any means.
However, I've noticed that the rear of the fence has a bit more play
than I would like. The result is that when I'm ripping long sheet
stock, I don't get a perfectly straight cut; it's out in places by as
much as 1/16", occasionally more. I've double checked my set up, and
everything seems OK there.
The obvious solution would seem to be to buy a new fence. However, I
can't quite swing the price of a Biesemeyer or Unifence. The Mulecab
Accusquare fence (http://www.mulecab.com/) is more within my budget.
If anyone has experience with this fence, do you know if it would be a
worthwhile upgrade over the stock Delta fence? Any other similarly
priced options you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
Faizal Ali wrote:
> Hello, everyone. I'm a relative woodworking newbie, who's been
lurking
> here for a while, waiting til I had a burning question to ask.
>
> I own a Delta 36-650 contractor's saw that I'm happy with, for the
most
> part. However, I do have an issue with the stock fence (I believe
it's
> called the "Unirip" fence). It's not a bad fence by any means.
> However, I've noticed that the rear of the fence has a bit more play
> than I would like. The result is that when I'm ripping long sheet
> stock, I don't get a perfectly straight cut; it's out in places by as
> much as 1/16", occasionally more. I've double checked my set up, and
> everything seems OK there.
>
> The obvious solution would seem to be to buy a new fence. However, I
> can't quite swing the price of a Biesemeyer or Unifence. The Mulecab
> Accusquare fence (http://www.mulecab.com/) is more within my budget.
> If anyone has experience with this fence, do you know if it would be
a
> worthwhile upgrade over the stock Delta fence? Any other similarly
> priced options you would recommend?
>
> Thanks in advance
I just installed a Vega Utility 50 fence that I bought locally for $272 with
tax. It was a breeze to install (took about 1.5 hours) and squares up with
simple adjustments. The fence is pretty beefy and the rails are massive.
Just a quick warnng, DON'T order it from Amazon Tool Crib. Even thought the
price is only $229, they CANNOT deliver it. I waited for about 45 days
before I cancelled and then ordered it locally.
"Faizal Ali" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello, everyone. I'm a relative woodworking newbie, who's been lurking
> here for a while, waiting til I had a burning question to ask.
>
> I own a Delta 36-650 contractor's saw that I'm happy with, for the most
> part. However, I do have an issue with the stock fence (I believe it's
> called the "Unirip" fence). It's not a bad fence by any means.
> However, I've noticed that the rear of the fence has a bit more play
> than I would like. The result is that when I'm ripping long sheet
> stock, I don't get a perfectly straight cut; it's out in places by as
> much as 1/16", occasionally more. I've double checked my set up, and
> everything seems OK there.
>
> The obvious solution would seem to be to buy a new fence. However, I
> can't quite swing the price of a Biesemeyer or Unifence. The Mulecab
> Accusquare fence (http://www.mulecab.com/) is more within my budget.
> If anyone has experience with this fence, do you know if it would be a
> worthwhile upgrade over the stock Delta fence? Any other similarly
> priced options you would recommend?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>If you're sure that the problem is caused by play at the rear of the
>fence, perhaps you could clamp the rear down when ripping long sheet
>stock.
I kind of agree... The OP was cutting sheet goods (like a 4x8 foot
"sheet" of plywood... and his saw was a contractors saw...
I am not at all surprised that the fence may move 1/16 of an inch
I would attempt to clamp down the fence before I went out shopping for
a new fence...
Bob G
In article <[email protected]>,
Faizal Ali <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello, everyone. I'm a relative woodworking newbie, who's been lurking
>here for a while, waiting til I had a burning question to ask.
>
>I own a Delta 36-650 contractor's saw that I'm happy with, for the most
>part. However, I do have an issue with the stock fence (I believe it's
>called the "Unirip" fence). It's not a bad fence by any means.
>However, I've noticed that the rear of the fence has a bit more play
>than I would like. The result is that when I'm ripping long sheet
>stock, I don't get a perfectly straight cut; it's out in places by as
>much as 1/16", occasionally more. I've double checked my set up, and
>everything seems OK there.
>
>The obvious solution would seem to be to buy a new fence. However, I
>can't quite swing the price of a Biesemeyer or Unifence. The Mulecab
>Accusquare fence (http://www.mulecab.com/) is more within my budget.
>If anyone has experience with this fence, do you know if it would be a
>worthwhile upgrade over the stock Delta fence? Any other similarly
>priced options you would recommend?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
If you're sure that the problem is caused by play at the rear of the
fence, perhaps you could clamp the rear down when ripping long sheet
stock.
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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