Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Bill, I saved this info that was posted here. Not sure which Mark is it, maybe we will find out. Also look up noble artisan on utube where a FOG member has done this as well. Imran Start of saved msg
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imran
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Hammer/CF-531 Zero Clearance Insert
Just finished installing a zero clearance insert from ramonvaldezfinefurniture.com. ?It¡¯s a significant improvement over the factory insert. ?As you can see it adds a significant amount of support
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Thanks for all the feedbacks, Yes, I am completely new to those DRO stuff, so I am ok with all the information I can get. I believe I got the Wixey and pro scale solution type: you need an additional
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Bill James
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Yes the wixey and accurate tech use an encoder strip that have a printed circuit on them where as the Fiama and the like use a mag strip, I believe the mag strip provides better resolution and real
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Mark Kessler
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Thanks Bill. I have digital angle cube thingy from Wixey for cannot recall how many yrs and have not changed batteries. Remember reading about batt drain on some similar DRO maybe it was accurate but
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imran
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Thanks Mark. I was fairly sure that is what you meant. Wixey has a msg strip but it is attached to a bar that reader goes upon. I assume the reader they are using is not as sophisticated as the higher
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imran
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Imran, Now I am confused, partially because I can¡¯t construct a proper sentence, have proper grammar or know how to spell but let me guess that this is what you are saying and is what I meant, with
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Mark Kessler
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Imran, I¡¯ve had many Wixey read outs and quite sure the batteries last at least a year or two. Certainly nothing like the cheap digital calipers that require batteries every 2 months... Bill
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Bill Belanger
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Mark, ¡°Also if you do do a non mag strip unit like the wixy¡° By this you mean that it does not work with a mag strip that one could install in OEM fence, correct? Because, it does work with a mag
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imran
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Re: Power drive option on saw
I meant 10-15 hrs a week... Regards, Mark https://www.instagram.com/kessler_woodworks/?hl=en
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Re: Power drive option on saw
Hi Bob, Thanks, that dog catches more snakes, moles, birds then any dog we ever had just hoping she doesn¡¯t run into the black bear that has been roaming around getting into everyones trash...
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Mark Kessler
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Re: Power drive option on saw
Yea guys, I am totally sold. I wouldn't have been in the past, ironically now that I am no longer doing it for my main source of income I need my limited time in the shop efficient, I found that the
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Mark, the videos links were inserted because the OP does not appear to have the knowledge both you and I have and needs material links to answer those questions. We would not need the links because we
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
I had an accurate technology scale for almost 20 years always worked, used it on slider xcut and rip and at one point on a cabinet saw. I have had to flip the rip several times due to extra long xcut
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Mark Kessler
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
I used a length of rip fence that is 200mm long and it sits on the rip fence head with no need to rotate it out of the way and if I want to rip I fit a full length fence to do that. It is a very rare
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@ChrisParks
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
The saw owner in that link copied my set up and I found it searching the internet some years ago. The Wixey works well and as a magnet is the only attachment to the rip fence head absolute precision
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Re: Power drive option on saw
I like ur pics, even the green snake! Nice work Rgrds Bob F
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Re: Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
Probably precise enough, I have heard good things about them but I think they are cheap and wouldn¡¯t buy another, as I have also used higher quality ones. I would just spend the $350 or so for the
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Mark Kessler
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Wixey digital fence on K500 rip fence - feedback
I saw on another forum someone who put a wixey digital fence for the rip fence on a K3. https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?265132-Yet-another-quot-Help-me-buy-a-sliding-table-saw-quot-Thread I am
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Bill James
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Re: WTB: Aigner Thickness stop
I went down this path a few months back .. Aigner stopped making them and none are in stock. They are a rare gem. ALSO the pressure jaws are no longer made although a few are still is stock until
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Chris Perren
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