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FYI, people have mounted them to other TS and made them work. It just takes a bit of work.
For those who've not seen them up close this is not one of the flimsy half table extensions that I've seen. It is a full sized cast-iron table extention that replaces the left wing of your saw. I've attached a pic below. Note that you may have to adjust your fence rails depending on the type you had (as in the picture). It easily locks into place for use as a standard extension and also has a mechanism to lock your miter gauge or sled in position.
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Wow, that's looks familiar:rotflm:For those who've not seen them up close this is not one of the flimsy half table extensions that I've seen. It is a full sized cast-iron table extention that replaces the left wing of your saw. I've attached a pic below. Note that you may have to adjust your fence rails depending on the type you had (as in the picture). It easily locks into place for use as a standard extension and also has a mechanism to lock your miter gauge or sled in position.
Nope, ya can't have it back!!! It's very happy with its current owner!
If this is one you are considering, I have the saw and the slider... and I LOVE it.
For those who've not seen them up close this is not one of the flimsy half table extensions that I've seen. It is a full sized cast-iron table extention that replaces the left wing of your saw. I've attached a pic below. Note that you may have to adjust your fence rails depending on the type you had (as in the picture). It easily locks into place for use as a standard extension and also has a mechanism to lock your miter gauge or sled in position.
Travis,
Looks like you have a Biesemeyer type fence on your DeWalt? I have the original and was wondering about a change. The odd shape of the DeWalt makes jigs a bit more difficult to build. Can you share any details?
That's actually the Incra fence, it's just got a shop made extension on it that gives me a bit more vertical support and an easy way to attach the board buddies. I can't take credit for it though, I'm the third NCWWer to own this saw. It began life with Papa Smurf (note the blue cart) and I believe he built the add on fence. The Incra system is excellent. I believe this is actually the 32" rail system but it was mounted shifted to the rt to make room for the sliding table giving it the larger rip capacity. When the saw was moved into the shop the fence and extension was completely disassembled. Re-installing was surprisingly straightforward (Incra has a very clever way of getting the railes positioned parallel to the table which makes it a breeze). It's incredibly accurate (far more accurate than the woodworker using it) and with the joinery system (all the cool router freatures) there's very little it can't do. I've pretty much got the table saw operations figured out but I've not had a chance to play much with the router side to date. It's something I'm really looking forward to though.....
The only downside I can think of is that there are rails on both the front and back of the saw making outfeed extensions a bit more complicated. I use the table you see in the back ground as a triple duty extension table/assembly table/workbench. It's on casters and is just a hair lower than the TS. I can roll it up against the rails when I need extra support.
If you're looking for a new fence I'd highly recommend the Incra if you can swing it. I got VERY lucky with this deal (see past gloat thread). You're more than welcome to come by and check it out if you're ever over this way.
Travis
Travis,
Thanks. I appreciate the offer. It's the fence itself I'm most interested in. If you've seen the DeWalt factory original, you know it has an odd shape which makes building jigs that fit it, a bit complicated. I've built a few... and I don't like any of them.
If I'm ever off the road for more than a few minutes, I'll take you up on the offer to eyeball your saw's setup. I'm not that far away (just a few feet north of Raleigh)
Thanks. I appreciate the offer. It's the fence itself I'm most interested in. If you've seen the DeWalt factory original, you know it has an odd shape which makes building jigs that fit it, a bit complicated. I've built a few... and I don't like any of them.
If I'm ever off the road for more than a few minutes, I'll take you up on the offer to eyeball your saw's setup. I'm not that far away (just a few feet north of Raleigh)
You're welcome anytime. Just give me a heads up if you can. I've never seen the original dewalt fence in person but from the pictures I've seen I can imagine it would be challanging.
Trav
Trav
There are a couple of extra places to fold the wood. Here's the fence:
And here's what I did to get around it. This is the base jig which is used to support other jigs.
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