Hi David,
I see your point for long parts with multiple features like you describe. I will say however, that given the extension on my rip fence gets extended once or twice a year if that, that it would be easy to use a ¡°calibrated¡± stick to offset the flip stop on the extension using the high accuracy of the DRO flip stop (Felder¡¯s DRO or our¡¯s) on the main portion of the fence. This is especially true if you only would use it infrequently.
For example, a stick one meter, minus the width of the flip stop blade¡ you could set the DRO on the main portion of the fence at 1.5m, place the stick between the two stops and now your extended stop is at 2.5m.
Brian Lamb
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www.lambtoolworks.com
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On Feb 8, 2024, at 2:23?PM, David Luckensmeyer <dhluckens@...> wrote:
Hi Netanel:
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You¡¯ve received some excellent responses so far. I think they are all valid and I especially like the suggestion that you need to weigh up the pros and cons of the option. Like the weight and size and cost, versus ¡°just how often will you actually use it¡±.
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For me, and I don¡¯t think this has been addressed directly yet, the extension DRO has been invaluable not for very accurate crosscuts of long stock (for sure, it does that), but for the making of joinery in long stock.
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Because my saw (Kappa 400) has DRO on both sides of the blade, I can make extremely accurate and repeatable joints in long stock. By ¡°joints¡± I mean mostly trenches and lap joints. Sometimes said joinery cannot be made with a dado blade to establish a fixed width, e.g. trenches that are wider than 20mm, or lap joints which are deeper than a typical dado can cut.
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Real world examples:
- Making a 2800mm library ladder out of solid timber.
- Making large scale bookcases using trenches, sliding dovetails, lap joints, etc.
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I have done many such projects. Instead of templates and routers which are very time consuming for one-off projects, I have been able to use the slider¡¯s DROs on both sides of my blade to make very accurate joints.
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The above commentary does not negate anything said by other posters. Yes the cross cut fence is heavy. But I don¡¯t mind taking it off the outrigger and putting it aside, and then using the cart to remove the outrigger itself.
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But I definitely use the extension DRO. And would miss it very much if I moved to a saw that did not have it.
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For people who have Felder¡¯s DRO on the extension of the xcut fence.
Do you find it useful??
