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   forestgirl | Mar 20, 2005 06:20am | #1

   What about the option of a different fence, or are you locked in on the Bies?

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   tmaxxx | Mar 20, 2005 05:12pm | #2

   try modifying the rails or the saw bed to make it work. 

    a couple of years ago i bought a general saw with there own fence.  damn thing didnt fit very well without a little modification.  earlier this year i wanted to go from the 30" rip to 48" rip fence and the price was insane.  the only difference was the length of the steel rails.  i ended up purchasing the same size of steel, and drilled and tapped the edges of the cast saw table myself and it worked great. it turns out, drilling cast steel is really easy.  the new steel rails cost 50 bucks, the powder coating was 20 and to buy a new one was 500.  i saved a bunch and ended up with a better fitting product.

   cheersTmaxxx

   Urban Workshop Ltd

   Vancouver B.C.

    Now when i nod my head, you hit it.

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   Tao | Mar 20, 2005 05:19pm | #3

   I'm with Tmaxxx on this one.  No tapping needed.  Just clamp the back rail in place, drill through the rail and the edge of the top at the same time in convenient locations, and bolt it together with bolts and nuts with lock washers.

   All the back rail does is to support the end of the fence and provide an attachment for an extension table.

   Michael R

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   pmorris | Mar 21, 2005 02:29am | #4

   I'll give that a try, I think it will work.

    

   Thanks.

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   JMartinsky | Mar 21, 2005 01:13pm | #5

   I must not understand your plight, but my saw has a Bies. clone and there is no back-rail. Am I missing something?

   John

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   Tao | Mar 21, 2005 04:20pm | #6

   Biesemeyer fences, at least the ones I have owned, have a back rail that extends to the right of the table to support the fence on wide cuts, and to which the outfeed table is attached.

   Michael R

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   CajunDan | Mar 21, 2005 04:37pm | #7

   Is it necessary to replace your rear fence at all?

   Regards,

   Dan

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   tommyp | Mar 21, 2005 06:41pm | #8

   i bought the beis fence for a uni saw that is approx 50 years old, the fence bolted right up to exist. holes, check again, the back rail really only supports the extension table to the right of the blade. i'm happy with the fence pretty solid.

   Thomas B. Palumbo

   CUSTOM WOODWORKING

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   WillGeorge | Mar 21, 2005 10:46pm | #9

   i bought the beis fence for a uni saw that is approx 50 years old, the fence bolted right up to..Engineere was from the .. Wells''' 2005 minus 50 is.. I hate head math!

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   tommyp | Mar 21, 2005 11:59pm | #10

   help me what are you getting at,wells, head math, i'm a little confusedThomas B. Palumbo

   CUSTOM WOODWORKING

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   WillGeorge | Mar 24, 2005 08:47am | #12

   Wells''' 2005 minus 50 is.. I hate head math!

   50 year old saw.. in 2005 you got a new fence.. I was just trying to figure out how old that saw was without using a calculator...  I just thought it was funny....

   Sorry I bothered ya...

    

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   tommyp | Mar 26, 2005 07:43pm | #13

   the saw belonged to my uncle who passed away my cousins asked me if i wanted it the saw was probably not used for 5 yrs. delta unisaw i said lets see what can be done needless to say got rid of my ridgid and since upgrading the fence am totally happy with the saw everything is nice and tight needed a good cleaning thinking about taking it apart again the summer and getting the stock paint from delta and making really look goodThomas B. Palumbo

   CUSTOM WOODWORKING

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   MarkRoderick | Mar 22, 2005 05:14pm | #11

   I inherited an old Delta from my grandfather, bought a Biesmeyer fence, built a front edge from laminated plywood, built a stand and outfeed table, and it works great with no back rail. Keep trying!