On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 01:03:56 -0600, "MSgt Mike" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I'm breaking down and finally want to purchase a new TS fence. What should
>it be? I read a lot about Biesemeyer and Vega. Any thoughts?
>
I bought my fence here:
http://www.biesemeyer.com/specials/index.htm
and made the rails from locally purchased steel. total cost about
$150.00
"MSgt Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm breaking down and finally want to purchase a new TS fence. What
should
> it be? I read a lot about Biesemeyer and Vega. Any thoughts?
>
>
I went with the Craftsman Align-A-Rip 24x24 for my saw. Much cheaper than
the Bies and the rest, yet very accurate and stable. Spend half as much
money on your fence and you can spend the other half buying other new
toys.... errr, tools.
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-Mike-
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"Tim Daneliuk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Here's what I did to my Craftsman TS:
>
> 1) I installed a think-kerf Woodworker II with the stablizing shim as my
> standard blade. It is hands-down the finest blade I have ever used.
> It cuts
> so cleanly I am able to use the TS in place of a jointer for smaller
> pieces.
Do you use a splitter?
MSgt Mike wrote:
> I'm breaking down and finally want to purchase a new TS fence. What should
> it be? I read a lot about Biesemeyer and Vega. Any thoughts?
>
>
Here's what I did to my Craftsman TS:
1) I installed a think-kerf Woodworker II with the stablizing shim as my
standard blade. It is hands-down the finest blade I have ever used. It cuts
so cleanly I am able to use the TS in place of a jointer for smaller
pieces.
2) I removed the right wing of the TS and built my own integral
router table in its place.
3) I installed an Incra Ultra router fence system on the right side
of the whole business. Now I have a precision fence that
works for both routing and sawing and it is just tremendous. When
I designed the integral router table, I made sure it was wide enough
that the fence could draw slightly wider than 24". This allows me
to rip sheet goods on the table.
4) I built a removable/collapsable outfeed table that attaches
directly to the back of the TS when in use.
Total cost? About $500 for everything. It's no Unisaw, but it works
amazingly well for all manner of WWing projects and the fence gives
me .001" repeatability. I can rip, crosscut, and do router joinery
with that precision all day long. You can see a few projects at:
http://www.tundraware.com/Woodworking/
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Leon wrote:
> "Tim Daneliuk" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> Here's what I did to my Craftsman TS:
>>
>>1) I installed a think-kerf Woodworker II with the stablizing shim as my
>> standard blade. It is hands-down the finest blade I have ever used.
>>It cuts
>> so cleanly I am able to use the TS in place of a jointer for smaller
>> pieces.
>
>
> Do you use a splitter?
>
>
>
>
>
yes - the one that came with the TS originally
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I added the Jet Exacta "home" fence to my Craftsman several years ago and
was very happy with it. Basically it is a clone of the Biesemeyer and
cheaper than the Bies was at the time.
"MSgt Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm breaking down and finally want to purchase a new TS fence. What
> should
> it be? I read a lot about Biesemeyer and Vega. Any thoughts?
>
>