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- From: mlh1@bunny.gte.com (Michael Hackney)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Table Saw Experiences
- Message-ID: <mlh1-210193103837@132.197.9.231>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 15:38:31 GMT
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- In article <msi.727583028@buila.NSD.3Com.COM>, msi@ESD.3Com.COM (Mark
- Isfeld) wrote:
-
- > Well, actually I have no experience in this. I have only had the setup
- > for a month now. So far, the yellow wheels have been succesful holding
- > the piece against the fence (as well as down), so I have not yet experienced
- > a real kickback. (I think jointing the boards may help prevent kickback
- > also)
- >
- > Now if one occured, I expect the board would lift up the yellow wheels
- > (since the spring tension will be only slightly higher for the first
- > portion of an inch, and the fence was holding down the spring before)
- > and the board will be able to shift on the blade, the kickback will end
- > and the board will come slaming down.
- >
- > On the other hand it might be possible for the board to get wedged
- > in such a way that the board continues to be driven by the blade as
- > it comes off the table. If that happens I don't know what might happen.
- > It seems likely that the fence may lift up, and its possible that some
- > damage to the fence could occur.
- >
- > I admit I had not considered this much. I guess I though most kickbacks
- > were in the horizontal direction, not vertically up. But thinking about
- > it now I don't see why that should be true.
- >
- > Your point makes me think twice about trying to add a rear support.
- > All it should take is the right size angle bracket, a small peice of flat
- > steel, and some drilling/tapping. The back catch would engage if the fence
- > lifted more than a 1/4 inch or so. I'll have to leave some room in the
- > outfeed table I'm building tommorow! Thanks for making think about this
- > more. I wonder why Biesemeyer doesn't do this?
- >
- > --
-
- Mark,
-
- I've been looking at 3rd party fences for several weeks trying to determine
- which one to buy. I've asked Biesemeyer the exact question you asked above.
- The reply, which makes sense, is that since the front bar is rectangular in
- cross-section, there is no way for the fence to lift up more than a
- fraction of an inch by rotating around it. The fence would have to
- literally break off of the front carrage assembly. A rear hook is not
- necessary but if it makes you feel better then why not!
-
- The Vega fence I'm also considering has a round front bar. The fence could
- lift and rotate around the bar. Guess what, Vega has added a small
- angle-iron hook to the rear of their fence to prevent this rotation.
-
- By the way, which model and size of Biesemeyer do you have? (mail is fine).
- And how do the board buddies attach to the fence?
-
- thanks,
- michael
-