I have the G1023Z saw with the 25" rail Shop Fox Fence listed below:
http://www.grizzly.com/outlet/Fence-w-Standard-Rails/G4722
I currently don't have issues with parallelism but just don't have enough rip capacity and have ordered the 49" rip length rails. Unfortunately, the rails arrived looking like bananas and have been promptly returned / exchanged.
The more I think about the length of these rails vs. their thickness and lack of cast iron for support at the far right of the saw, the more I am concerned that I will never get a set of perfectly straight rails long enough for a 49" rip. my other concern is that this fence locks on the back rail and as a result won't allow an out feed table to butt against the saw. In fact it won't get any closer than around 7.5" to the table which is less than ideal but with a small chamfer to prevent binding could be worked around.
So now for the questions:
-Which commercially available fences allow an out feed table to butt up right to the back of the table saw?
-Has anyone had success with the 49" rip rails on this exact fence / saw setup?
-Is the 7"-8" gap formed by the "free standing" out feed table really an issue (if I chamfer it to give a ramp effect)
As always, thanks!
http://www.grizzly.com/outlet/Fence-w-Standard-Rails/G4722
I currently don't have issues with parallelism but just don't have enough rip capacity and have ordered the 49" rip length rails. Unfortunately, the rails arrived looking like bananas and have been promptly returned / exchanged.
The more I think about the length of these rails vs. their thickness and lack of cast iron for support at the far right of the saw, the more I am concerned that I will never get a set of perfectly straight rails long enough for a 49" rip. my other concern is that this fence locks on the back rail and as a result won't allow an out feed table to butt against the saw. In fact it won't get any closer than around 7.5" to the table which is less than ideal but with a small chamfer to prevent binding could be worked around.
So now for the questions:
-Which commercially available fences allow an out feed table to butt up right to the back of the table saw?
-Has anyone had success with the 49" rip rails on this exact fence / saw setup?
-Is the 7"-8" gap formed by the "free standing" out feed table really an issue (if I chamfer it to give a ramp effect)
As always, thanks!
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