Re: sliding table saw: parallel fence vs 2nd crosscut fence? #k700s
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI gather you are thinking of using a short xcut fence near operator end in conjunction with the long xcut fence on the outrigger at the far end of the slider. This to make parallel cuts.The short xcut fence 90 deg stop is fixed to one location on the slider. Therefore, in order to do what you are thinking, one would need to move the outrigger for each board of different length so that it fits between the fences. Also, this would not work on the longer boards that don¡¯t fit between fences. Finally many say that the short xcut fence 90 deg stop is not repeatable. So I would suggest parallel fence. If you need a hefty one to also work as a support for sheet goods or material go with felder. For me it sticks out way too much so I made some modifications. If you are looking for a smaller version that can still cut 4¡¯ wide sheet in half go with Brian Lamb¡¯s parallel fence which can be had with a scale or DRO. Imran Malik On Oct 9, 2024, at 8:31?AM, missingeggacct via groups.io <missingeggacct@...> wrote:
? Hey all, I've been lurking here for a while, and have been appreciating the collective wisdom on offer here.? I may be placing an order for a Felder K700S table saw, and am contemplating which accessories to order.? I'm curious to hear people's thoughts about the parallel fence, versus a secondary crosscut fence.? It seems to me that a crosscut fence has a flip down stop that can be used to align the far end of a long piece, just the way one would use a parallel fence.? But I've never actually owned a parallel fence before.? Is there something about the parallel fence that makes a crosscut fence not be a good substitute?? I feel like a crosscut fence at the front end of the sliding table is more widely useful than a parallel fence, but I'm probably missing something.
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imran