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Well, a few years back I was using a Record RS10 tablesaw and broke the awful fence mount. I had to wait for new part and so over the course of a weekend I made the following Biesemeyer Fence type thing. Started Saturday morning and finished Sunday afternoon. All metal from B&Q
First off, how does it work? Fantastic!!!! No flex at all and locks very solidly in place. I used it for 2 years without trouble until the chance of a kity came along and the rest is, as they say, history
Tools used:
B&Q brazing kit for £30 - very useful for this project
Drill (hand held mains)
12" Hacksaw
Couple of files
Engineers square
Allen keys + spanner + screwdriver
Tap + wrench
Angle grinder
OK. I got some rectanguler section steel from B&Q 38*20mm and 1mm thick walls.
I cut two lengths just longer than my tablesaw top and braized them together at points along their length (about 5cm intervals and 1cm braize at each point), I also braized along each end. You can see tubes here:
I now had a piece of steel 40mm high by 38 wide and the joints along the length stiffen it up very nicely. STRONG and STIFF!
I cut a piece of 32mm angle iron about 150mm long to make a 'T' square with the rectanular section and drilled 4 6mm holes in the centre to allow it to be bolted to the end of the rectangular section (5mm drill, 6mm tap) as shown here:
I also cut a piece of 38*40 3mm thick plate and welded it over one end of the rectangular section to allow me to bolt the handle on later.
I drilled and tapped 8mm in the angle iron near the ends for adjustment bolts for both squareness to the table and squareness to the blade. These are the only points that make contact with the clamp bar across the front of the tablesaw. They are 8mm bolts cut down in length and a slot hacksawed into them. I locked 'em with 8mm uts cut in half with hacksaw so they are 2-3mm thick.
I cut two pieces of the 32mm angle iron for handle brakets and shaped 'em with an angle grinder and hacksaw as shown here:
I bolted them on to the 3mm plate (drilled 3.2, tapped 4mm) with 4mm cap head bolts. I took the handle from the old record fence and fitted it to these brackets by drilling both for a pivot bolt. The locking mechanism is a 45mm diameter piece of steel mounted perpendicular to the handle and drilled offset to act as a cam against the fence.
I cut a piece of 32mm angle iron that was the same length as the width of the table saw and drilled a series of holes along it. I marked these against the front face of the existing fence guide (cast into table) and drilled 6mm holes. I bolted the angle to the table using countersunk 6mm screws with spring and flat washers + nuts on rear.
I cut a piece of the 38 * 20mm steel the same length as this angle iron, clamped the two together, and drilled a series of 6mm holes up through the angle iron and into the rectangular section. You can see these holes in both pieces in next picture
I cut a peice of 12mm * 3mm steel the same length as this assembly and marked the same holes in it. I drilled these 5mm and tapped 6mm. I used this as a 'long nut' inside the rectangular section t ohold it to the angle iron support.
I bolted into the bar through the angle iron and rectangular section with 6mm bolts with spring washers on.
I now had a new fence support rail along the front of the tablesaw. Before nipping the bolts up for final time, I made sure that the guide rail was perfectly perpendicular to the blade.
I clamped and glued some Melomine to either face of the fence and placed the fence onto the guide. The clamp didn't hold how I wanted it to and so I fixed a 10mm*1mm aluminium strip to the front of the guide rail that the clamp pushes against. Works very nicely now. Solid.
I adjusted the 4 screws on the 150mm angle iron to make sure the fence was perpendicular to the table and paralle to the blade. Checked with a Dial Test Indicator and it was within a few thou
I added a magnifier to the 150mm angle as in my previous post and glued a tape measure to the guide.
Works really nicely.
Sorry for the length of the post
I will happily answer any questions.
Here is finished fence (in my loft!!)
Fence on saw after 2 years use
Fence and guide rail
Fence on table
YOU THERE!! Wake up at the back :twisted:
Cheers
Tony
I think I'll go and lie down now......
Well, a few years back I was using a Record RS10 tablesaw and broke the awful fence mount. I had to wait for new part and so over the course of a weekend I made the following Biesemeyer Fence type thing. Started Saturday morning and finished Sunday afternoon. All metal from B&Q
First off, how does it work? Fantastic!!!! No flex at all and locks very solidly in place. I used it for 2 years without trouble until the chance of a kity came along and the rest is, as they say, history
Tools used:
B&Q brazing kit for £30 - very useful for this project
Drill (hand held mains)
12" Hacksaw
Couple of files
Engineers square
Allen keys + spanner + screwdriver
Tap + wrench
Angle grinder
OK. I got some rectanguler section steel from B&Q 38*20mm and 1mm thick walls.
I cut two lengths just longer than my tablesaw top and braized them together at points along their length (about 5cm intervals and 1cm braize at each point), I also braized along each end. You can see tubes here:
I now had a piece of steel 40mm high by 38 wide and the joints along the length stiffen it up very nicely.
STRONG and STIFF!I cut a piece of 32mm angle iron about 150mm long to make a 'T' square with the rectanular section and drilled 4 6mm holes in the centre to allow it to be bolted to the end of the rectangular section (5mm drill, 6mm tap) as shown here:
I also cut a piece of 38*40 3mm thick plate and welded it over one end of the rectangular section to allow me to bolt the handle on later.
I drilled and tapped 8mm in the angle iron near the ends for adjustment bolts for both squareness to the table and squareness to the blade. These are the only points that make contact with the clamp bar across the front of the tablesaw. They are 8mm bolts cut down in length and a slot hacksawed into them. I locked 'em with 8mm uts cut in half with hacksaw so they are 2-3mm thick.
I cut two pieces of the 32mm angle iron for handle brakets and shaped 'em with an angle grinder and hacksaw as shown here:
I bolted them on to the 3mm plate (drilled 3.2, tapped 4mm) with 4mm cap head bolts. I took the handle from the old record fence and fitted it to these brackets by drilling both for a pivot bolt. The locking mechanism is a 45mm diameter piece of steel mounted perpendicular to the handle and drilled offset to act as a cam against the fence.
I cut a piece of 32mm angle iron that was the same length as the width of the table saw and drilled a series of holes along it. I marked these against the front face of the existing fence guide (cast into table) and drilled 6mm holes. I bolted the angle to the table using countersunk 6mm screws with spring and flat washers + nuts on rear.
I cut a piece of the 38 * 20mm steel the same length as this angle iron, clamped the two together, and drilled a series of 6mm holes up through the angle iron and into the rectangular section. You can see these holes in both pieces in next picture
I cut a peice of 12mm * 3mm steel the same length as this assembly and marked the same holes in it. I drilled these 5mm and tapped 6mm. I used this as a 'long nut' inside the rectangular section t ohold it to the angle iron support.
I bolted into the bar through the angle iron and rectangular section with 6mm bolts with spring washers on.
I now had a new fence support rail along the front of the tablesaw. Before nipping the bolts up for final time, I made sure that the guide rail was perfectly perpendicular to the blade.
I clamped and glued some Melomine to either face of the fence and placed the fence onto the guide. The clamp didn't hold how I wanted it to and so I fixed a 10mm*1mm aluminium strip to the front of the guide rail that the clamp pushes against. Works very nicely now. Solid.
I adjusted the 4 screws on the 150mm angle iron to make sure the fence was perpendicular to the table and paralle to the blade. Checked with a Dial Test Indicator and it was within a few thou
I added a magnifier to the 150mm angle as in my previous post and glued a tape measure to the guide.
Works really nicely.
Sorry for the length of the post
I will happily answer any questions.
Here is finished fence (in my loft!!)
Fence on saw after 2 years use
Fence and guide rail
Fence on table
YOU THERE!! Wake up at the back :twisted:
Cheers
Tony
I think I'll go and lie down now......
