So I'm going to make my desktop out of solid wood. Going to use some rough sawn so I'm going to need to rip some clean edges. Convinced my finance officer that I needed a new fence.
I have an 80's model craftsman saw with the stock fence. Yeah, time to upgrade. I know there are alot of "better" ones out there, but this is in my budget. About $150 or so shipped.
So for those that have one, do you like it? And have any of you retro'd it to a craftsman saw?
The T2 is a darn good bang for the buck IMHO, and is a great match to your saw.
I had one on a contractor's saw. Great fence. I have heard of many people putting it on Craftsman saws.
I have one on my saw and like it, its very close to the Biesemeyer I have used in the past, and definitely worth the $150.
I put one on a C'man saw. Couldn't use the rear rail so I put a piece of lexan on the bottom of the fence and let it slide on the table. Soon after, my motor burned up and I replaced the saw. a friend machined the ts top and it is now my router table and the T2 is still on it.
I have it and like it. Plan ahead to drill a few new holes but not bad. I found a step by step on how to mount it on a craftsman online which was helpful.
I was fixing to pull the trigger, but noticed the Vega for $259...And, it's made in the U.S.A. There's a good chance I'll go this route instead. But I have to see if I can get my Christmas bonus early from my other half ;)
I'm looking at the Vega too but I only see it for $279. Do you have a link for the $259? I'm talking about the Vega 40, you too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy Turner
Dave -
Found it on Amazon...The 50 is cheaper than the smaller one.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...fix=vega+fence
That's the Utility 50. I'm looking at the Pro 40 which is $279 I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy Turner
I don't have much experience with the T2, but I had the U50 for a few years and liked it a lot. The micro adjust feature is very nice - I'm bumbing with my Biesemeyer now. The only things I didn't like about it is that most jigs are designed around a Biesemeyer style fence, and if I remember right the Vego didn't have angle iroon on both sides of the saw to mount a table too.
I bought the smaller Vega I think 36 several years ago for my Craftsman 113 series contractor saw. I have been very pleased. Easy to install and adjust, strong and accurate, and glides smoothly. If I remember correctly it was about $175 from Amazon.
+1 on the Vega - I put one on my old Craftsman TS and LOVE IT. It is very accurate and very easy to remove from the saw when not in use. It also has a micro adjust that at times has come in very handy !Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Todd
When I called the company the guy said it should mount right up. Probably only have to drill a hole in the back. Lots of y'all seem happy with the Delta though. Just didn't realize stuff was still made HERE!
Installed a T2 fence on my son's late 80's Craftsman saw about three months ago (It was handed down by my FIL). I did a lot of online research before doing this and found the best advice by following the instructions from Jeff Miller's post on this thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...able-Saw-Fence
He (and I) are delighted with the fence but it did require a bit of drilling. It helped to have a drill press to drill the holes in the rails. Drilling the holes in the cast iron top were no problem.
I wouldn't hesitate to do this again - not sure what you're getting for the extra 100 bucks for the Vega (I only know of one Vega user and he is happy with his fence as well.)