Rip fence

I have an old Craftsman (Emerson-built 113.xx). Has an older model Jet Xacta
Fence (version 1). Try looking for a decent used fence with rails.


"Stuart Pedazzo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a Craftsman 10" table saw that I bought about 10 years ago.
> During my last move the rip fence and miter gauge have been misplaced.
> I looked at Sears the other night and a new miter gauge is
> $35.00!!??!! The rip fences look nothing like the kind I had.
>
> Is there any place to buy these items for an older saw?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Stuart Pedazzo...but you can call me Stu!

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:29:24 -0600, Stuart Pedazzo <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I have a Craftsman 10" table saw that I bought about 10 years ago.
>During my last move the rip fence and miter gauge have been misplaced.
>I looked at Sears the other night and a new miter gauge is
>$35.00!!??!! The rip fences look nothing like the kind I had.
>
>Is there any place to buy these items for an older saw?

Trust me, you're better off with almost any aftermarket fence than
that old one. Count yourself lucky. About ten years ago I bought the
Sears XR2424, which is basically the same fence being supplied with
the Ridgid saw at Home Depot. If I had it to do over again, I'd
probably look at a Bies or clone (like the HTC). You NEED a better
fence. The problem is that you're going to wind up throwing > $200 at
a $75 saw. If that's what your budget requires, the fence will be
worth it.

Circumstances required that I pony up the $35 for the miter gauge last
week for my old Craftsman. I was surprised; it's kind of nice. Go for
it. Even if the old one shows up later, you can always scavenge the
bar off of it to use on the tenoning jig you're going to buy
eventually.

In case you've missed my whoring, I have an article on Craftsman saw
upgrades on my website.



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