Anyone out there with the Dewalt DW764 Tablesaw replace the fence yet?
I would like to replace the fence on mine and am looking for
suggestions. The DW764 fence is adequate but doesn't work well with
jigs or when using on the left side of the blade.
I am considering a biesemeyer fence but was curious if what others are
using. How difficult was it to mount the new fence? Is the cast iron
top difficult to drill?
Thanks
Marcus
I have owned my DW746 a little over two years, and found the stock fence to be
totally adequate to the task, that said, I did replace it with an Incra TSLS
this year. This doesn't address the problem of jigs or left side operation,
but the precision of the fence is amazing, The Incra does have T-slots on the
fence which are very useful for adding jigs and accessories.
RonB wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 9:32:57 PM UTC-6, mkellerm wrote:
>> Anyone out there with the Dewalt DW764 Tablesaw replace the fence yet?
>> I would like to replace the fence on mine and am looking for
>> suggestions. The DW764 fence is adequate but doesn't work well with
>> jigs or when using on the left side of the blade.
>>
>> I am considering a biesemeyer fence but was curious if what others are
>> using. How difficult was it to mount the new fence? Is the cast iron
>> top difficult to drill?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Marcus
>
> If you are thinking Biesmeyer, you might also take a look at the Shop Fox Classic that is provided with quite a few of Grizzly table saws. One came on my Grizzly 1023 cabinet saw about 15 years ago and it is solid as a rock. It is also a Bies look-alike. Our son has a Grizzly cabinet saw with the aluminum version of the classic and it is a good fence too. I don't know what a Biesmeyer costs these days. The two fences mentioned above run in the $275 to $300 range and extension rails are available.
>
> RonB
>
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On Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 9:32:57 PM UTC-6, mkellerm wrote:
> Anyone out there with the Dewalt DW764 Tablesaw replace the fence yet?
> I would like to replace the fence on mine and am looking for
> suggestions. The DW764 fence is adequate but doesn't work well with
> jigs or when using on the left side of the blade.
>=20
> I am considering a biesemeyer fence but was curious if what others are
> using. How difficult was it to mount the new fence? Is the cast iron
> top difficult to drill?
>=20
> Thanks
> Marcus
If you are thinking Biesmeyer, you might also take a look at the Shop Fox C=
lassic that is provided with quite a few of Grizzly table saws. One came o=
n my Grizzly 1023 cabinet saw about 15 years ago and it is solid as a rock.=
It is also a Bies look-alike. Our son has a Grizzly cabinet saw with th=
e aluminum version of the classic and it is a good fence too. I don't know=
what a Biesmeyer costs these days. The two fences mentioned above run in =
the $275 to $300 range and extension rails are available.
RonB
I just purchased the DW746 after about a year of scavanging the net to see
if anyone had mounted an after market fence, so I finally took the plunge
and figured I'd be the first one to try this, right.
I had owned an entry-level Delta contracter saw that I upgraded with the
Incra TS3a fence system. I loved the fence but the saw was under powered
and not very accurate in terms of the trunnion system. The fence helped to
a point but couldn't fix all the problems.
I just completed mounting the TS3a fence on the DeWalt 746 (having never
taken the original fence out of the box) and have to say that I didn't have
to drill any holes and I'm in the process of making new router tables for
the left and right side tonight. The fence is rock solid, and will work
better with the left-tilt blade. I love the Incra products for precision
and the DeWalt saw appears to complete the package. Also I run a Forrest
WWII and a DW621 as my router of choice.
If you're interested, I can send you photos, dimensions, CAD drawings, etc
or put them on a webpage. Email me at: s c h m i t z c h a d @ y a h o o .
c o m (must remove spaces)
"mkellerm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone out there with the Dewalt DW764 Tablesaw replace the fence yet?
> I would like to replace the fence on mine and am looking for
> suggestions. The DW764 fence is adequate but doesn't work well with
> jigs or when using on the left side of the blade.
>
> I am considering a biesemeyer fence but was curious if what others are
> using. How difficult was it to mount the new fence? Is the cast iron
> top difficult to drill?
>
> Thanks
> Marcus
replying to Chad Schmitz, FredS wrote:
> cschmit wrote:
>
> I just purchased the DW746 after about a year of scavanging the net to see
> if anyone had mounted an after market fence, so I finally took the plunge
> and figured I'd be the first one to try this, right.
> I had owned an entry-level Delta contracter saw that I upgraded with the
> Incra TS3a fence system. I loved the fence but the saw was under powered
> and not very accurate in terms of the trunnion system. The fence helped to
> a point but couldn't fix all the problems.
> I just completed mounting the TS3a fence on the DeWalt 746 (having never
> taken the original fence out of the box) and have to say that I didn't have
> to drill any holes and I'm in the process of making new router tables for
> the left and right side tonight. The fence is rock solid, and will work
> better with the left-tilt blade. I love the Incra products for precision
> and the DeWalt saw appears to complete the package. Also I run a Forrest
> WWII and a DW621 as my router of choice.
> If you're interested, I can send you photos, dimensions, CAD drawings, etc
> or put them on a webpage. Email me at: s c h m i t z c h a d @ y a h o o .
> c o m
Want to sell your dw746? My 746 was missing the fence.
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As far as I know, the Incra fence could be temporarily mounted for left side
operation (albeit, the positioner would be facing the back of the saw) or
more permanantly mounted, by moving the positioner unit to the left side,
remounting the fence interace on the other end of the positioner extrusion
and flipping the fence.
Also, I've found jigs to be easier with the Incra extrusion than any T-bar
fence system.
What is the intent of mounting a fence on the left side? I've never had the
need put the fence on the left side of the blade on either a left or right
tilt saw. What are the advantages?
"Tinmender" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have owned my DW746 a little over two years, and found the stock fence
to be
> totally adequate to the task, that said, I did replace it with an Incra
TSLS
> this year. This doesn't address the problem of jigs or left side
operation,
> but the precision of the fence is amazing, The Incra does have T-slots on
the
> fence which are very useful for adding jigs and accessories.
replying to Chad Schmitz, Seepince wrote:
Makita 2705 10-Inch Contractor Table Saw is the best brand of table saw
known to me so far. This is a really top class saw. However for some
reason the scale didn't line up. Given that I only read the instructions
as a last resort this is probably operator error. Once it is finetuned ,
it work just like a charm . I use it in my garage for building furnitures
.The Fence was a little loose but after i tuned it, it was just fine.Just
love it !
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mkellerm wrote:
> Anyone out there with the Dewalt DW764 Tablesaw replace the fence yet?
I'd be very interested in hearing these experiences, too. I have a
DW746 and am very happy with the fence - as long as it's on the right
side of the blade and I don't want to attach a sliding jig to it. I've
been thinking of things I might be able to do to "improve" the fence to
make it better for sliding jigs, but putting a new fence on might work
better...
-BAT