New fence for the table saw
Posted Jul 6, 2019, 8:40 AM UTC
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Where did you buy the fence and rails?
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Here in Australia, Carbatec carries these kinds of things. They even have a range of woodworking machines that are basically Grizzly machines painted blue.
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Oh nice!
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Good move sir.
I added a Delta T2 fence ($199) to a Craftsman 113 Table saw that I bought for 50 bucks.
For $249, I have a very capable saw that will go toe to toe with any other 120v saw.
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r/craftsman113 is leaking
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I’d wanted a table saw for a long time but couldn’t afford it. I’m very fortunate that my father in law had an old contractor saw that he wasn’t using. I now have it on permanent loan.
I’ve had to true up the blade, get a new better blade and make some sleds up. The original fence was pretty bad, so I finally splurged and picked this up on sale. I had to drill and tap new holes in the front of the table, but I’m very impressed with the outcome so far.
Looks nice. I would make a zero clearance insert and get some microjig splitters for that saw, they made a huge difference in safety and accuracy of my old Craftsman 113.
I have a 1968 craftsman table saw I restored (my dads). It’s a beast and works great, but one thing it is not, is “safe”.
Do you have pics of your set up? Kids interested in woodworking and I want it to be safe.
Thanks
No pictures because my current living situation won’t allow me to have a stationary saw, so now I just have a garbage portable saw. I’ll see if I can dredge up some old pictures from when I sold it.
In the mean time here is the link to the microjig splitter, they function in a similar fashion to a riving knife. Be sure to get one for the proper kerf of your saw blade and use the kerf keeper. You can probably find an aftermarket zero clearance insert online, but I just made my own, you can buy a kit on rockler, you just use your old insert as a template.
If you plan on having your kids use a table saw I would also use the microjig gripper. I haven’t personally used them but I’ve heard great things.
Edit: Also, I’m not sure how much you’re willing to invest in an old saw like that (probably more since it has sentimental value) but you can buy aftermarket blade guards and paddle switches which would help improve safety too.
As always using feather boards, jigs, and sleds whenever possible well help improve safety.
Powermatic 63 by any chance?
Theres no branding on it, but it looks like its a Chinese made saw. The model number is TSC-10L, Google gives results for both Grizzly and Mao Shan
You can see clear as day this isn't a powermatic. It's probably an old Craftsman or Skil brand