My tip for improving tablesaw accuracy

[Anonymous]

Hi all

Just though I'd post a couple of ideas i had to improve my kit. First is to allow more accurate positioning of the tablesaw fence on my Kity (used same trick on old record).

I got a bar magnifier from Tescos for about £5.00 and has 3x magnification + a thin blue line along it. I made a small aluminium bracket with slotted holes to allow adjusment. I cut the magnifier down to size and sanded an angle on it to macth that on the fence support using my disc sander. I also sanded the top end at the same angle to sit parallel to the table top. I drilled, tapped and screwed the magnifier to the bracket and there you have it. Magnified scale - seriously accurate and repeatable cuts are now possible.

cheers

Tony

 

[Alf]

Tony,

Brilliant. I've had one of those magnifier things, minus little blue line, kicking about for years. I was so enthused I just this minute dashed down to the workshop, lopped off the end of it and with a little tweaking with a scraper got it to a nice wedge fit into the hole in my bandsaw fence. A little craftwork (tm Woodrat) and I had a cursor to line up with the scale. Voila, a magnified scale for the rip fence. Muchos gracias. I should send it off to one of the mags if I was you.

Cheers, Alf

Possibly now the holder of the world "from page to workshop" speed record. Of all the unlikely holders... :roll:

 

[Aragorn]

Also, carpet in the workshop is a nice touch! :wink:

 

[Chris Knight]

Tony,

Good idea - would work well too for those of us that put a horizontal scale on the Woodrat

 

[sawdustalley]

Also, carpet in the workshop is a nice touch! :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Alf

Scraper :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aragorn
If only the carpet was in the workshop. That picture was (I'm sure you guessed) taken in the study, not the workshop


Glad the idea helped - I have a few more little tricks I have tried out (copy of Biesemeyer fence for my record tablesaw for instance) and must get around to photographing and posting 'em

Cheers

Tony

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Tony

I have a few more little tricks I have tried out (copy of Biesemeyer fence for my record tablesaw for instance) and must get around to photographing and posting 'em

I think you're on a roll, don't stop now.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Noel]

Yes, by public demand post a picture(s) of the Bies type fence. I've seen wooden versions, so will be interesting.

Rgds

Noel

 

[devonwoody]

Hi Tony

Do mind if I mention that your messages exceed my screen allowance in this forum. Other members messages appear within the frame OK.
Is it me or you?

 

[sawdustalley]

I think its the face ha is using large photos, you probably have 800x600 resolution, and the photos are too wide to fit on your screen at this res. 8)

 

[Charley]

Yes the thread exceeds the screen/frame because of the large photo.

 

[Anonymous]

Oops.

Sorry about the size. I will use 640 *480 or smaller in future (Biesemeyer Fence post under construction )