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FEATURE PRO 4JULT Fence System A Small toggle clamps make it easy to quickly adjust the position of the supports and fences. With the base complete, you can turn your attention to the fence system. This system consists of two main parts — a set of workpiece supports, and a pair of fences. Supports - The supports (F) are nothing more than short lengths of 2x stock cut 12" long. What's critical is the height — they need to match the height of your saw table so they keep the workpiece level. The easiest way to establish this height is to start with an oversized workpiece. Then it's just a matter of sneaking up on the final width (height) by trimming a little off the edge of the support To check the height as you're trimming, place a straightedge across the saw table and the support (Figure 7). Once the straightedge rests level on both the support and the saw table, you can cut the rest of the supports to final width. Alignment Notch - One thing I was concerned about was making sure the face of the fence would be easy to align with the miter saw—no matter where the supports and fences were positioned along the base. An easy way to do this is to cut a shallow (Vs") notch in the top edge of each support to accept the fence, as you can see in Figure 6a. Here again, I used a straightedge to locate the position of the notch. Note: The support will be set in from the front edge of the platform slightly (}/■/) ■ To do this, place the straightedge against the fence of the miter saw and mark the location of the front edge of the notch (Figure 8). With the front edge of the notch marked, you're ready to cut the notches in all four supports (Figures 9 and 9a). The notches are sized to accept the aluminum angle and solid wood face of the fence (added later). (In my case, this was 23/4"-) Attach Supports - The next step is to attach the supports to the fence platforms, as shown in Figure 10. They're screwed to the platforms so they're flush with the inside edge 20 ShopNotes No. 58 |
