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   Sphere | Jan 06, 2004 04:25am | #1

   an aluminum rail bolts to the saw in front, no rear attachment, it will work with a bit of fudging and maybe tapping a hole or two

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   tommy2 | Jan 07, 2004 01:33am | #2

   it look as though in the center of the arm there is a rubber washer that contacts the surface of the table is this true? a few inches right of the blade is ok but if you go out a foot or more i think is where my problem would happen that is were the extension wings are not solid.

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   Sphere | Jan 07, 2004 01:44am | #3

   Right, actually it is a nylon 'glide' gives contact when the fence beam is raised. Being as the Unifence is  a 50'' fence (the largest) it normally mounts to saw that has a right table extension as well. You can use an open wing cuz the glide is adjustable up and down..just dont pinch yer finger sliding the fence at that place..

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   tommy2 | Jan 07, 2004 08:03pm | #4

   thanks for the input going to a show this fri. may want to purchase one if they are reasonable i appreciate your time and effort

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   Sphere | Jan 07, 2004 08:11pm | #5

   get two, I have the rigid saw too..i'd love to have a complete unifence..I only have half of one due to a shopfire years ago..lost the unisaw...(sniff).

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   tommy2 | Jan 08, 2004 08:45pm | #6

   actually have a chance to get a old unisaw due to a death in family. saw has to be 40 yrs old. don't know if i want to get involved with it cleaning and rebuilding. the saw cuts well has a fence that looks like 1" wide the rails look like 1 1/4" pipe front and rear the measurements are on the rail itself. saw is a big and heavy which is good. the moter has a fuse box hooked up to it with round fuses that plug in not screw. its old

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   DJK | Jan 09, 2004 01:20am | #7

   You should sell me that old unisaw and use the money towards a new saw. Where are you located?

   Dave Koury

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   Sphere | Jan 09, 2004 01:46am | #8

   Grab it bro..!!!!!

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   JohnWW | Jan 09, 2004 02:01am | #9

   Tommy,

   Unless the saw was heavily used and abused, it probably doesn't need any rebuilding.  It will need to be cleaned and tuned up after you move it, but this wouldn't require much more labor than installing a new saw of the same size.

   The original style Unisaw fence was never well liked but it could easily be replaced with a Biesmeyer.

   John W.

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   tommy2 | Jan 09, 2004 06:27pm | #10

   so this  is how it got started a uni fence or bess fence. i am definetly no going to loose the saw i guess to much value in the family its just a monster to be moving in the garage need a bigger shop i guess

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   JohnWW | Jan 09, 2004 08:26pm | #11

   Tommy,

   If the floor in your garage is reasonably smooth it would be easy to move the saw around on a mobile base, a dozen companies make them.  If space is tight you can use roller stands or folding side and outfeed tables that are set up only as you need them. 

   Contractors and benchtop saws are physically smaller but in practice they take up just as much shop space as a cabinet saw because all saws need the same space around them to clear the stock being cut.  

   The saw isn't that hard to transport because it can easily be broken down into a few pieces of more managable weight,  The fence bars, the wings, and the top are all easy to remove and later reinstall.  Stripped down, the base unit still weighs a few hundred pounds but two guys and a hand truck can move it safely.

   John W.

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   tommy2 | Jan 11, 2004 12:45am | #12

   yes the saw will probably come to my garage soon as soon as it gets a little warmer then to get rid of the ridgid for room. i have a mobile base already on the uni saw its just going to take sometime to figure out what i'm going to do. it took 2 years to get the ridgid where i want it cut wise and real comfortable using it.