I have a BF6-41 with a Delta Uni-Fence that I installed many years ago. I'm generally happy with it.

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However, the rail that the fence rides on protrudes almost 26" past the jointer. This gives me a large capacity - 50", but I don't think I've ever used it. Anything this large, and I'm just going to use the slider. So I'm looking to cut this back. I can take off 22" and I'd still have 30" between the blade and the fence and only 4" or so protruding past the jointer.

What do you think?

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Thanks in advance.

Any opinions on this?

Hi Louis,

Please sign your post so we know who we are addressing. I assume you are Louis from your email.

I am responding out of courtesy since no one has responded. I think this is likely because you have modified your machine and you probably know it best. Some have reduced the length of the fence rod on their Felder for various reasons with no issues that I am aware of.

Since you have modified the machine, it may be best to share some pictures of the relevant areas of your machine so the experts may be able to share thoughts on the possible unintentional consequences, if any.

Hope this helps,

Imran Malik

Thanks for your reply. I'll get back with some pictures.

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Louis

With pictures. Hope this helps.

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Louis

My impression is that most members here are in bigger shops and need to preserve the capacity to push a lot of sheets through their machines, but there are others working out of a 1-car garage sized space of about 12' wide and that creates a squeeze on both sides. My 1999 C3-31 came with remarkably poorly designed miter and fence and both had to be replaced, the fence with a Unifence exactly like yours (without the extrusion upgrade). I cut my Unifence down as you are proposing and no regrets but again I cut very few sheets.

And I said in my opening post that I had 30" between the blade and fence but it is actually 36" with the fence placed as shown in the photo. I think this is plenty for me and I do have a track saw for those rare occasions when I need more capacity. Also, going further out, there is no support at the table. I'm sure I could rig something but not worth it. Getting rid of that protrusion will make it so much easier for me to get around the saw as I have to walk clear around the room now to get to the other side. It is a tight fit.