My old Powermatic 66 has a Biesemeyer fence 48" long. I think that's overkill. It's heavy and in the way. I'm not totally sure why it's that long, but I'm sure there is a reason. I would like to set it aside and get a shorter fence which will cover 99% of the things I do.
I saw a 30" fence on Ebay. I notice that Mike's Tools distinguishes between regular and commercial Biesemeyer products. My best guess is that I have the commercial version. The rails are 96" long, and it came from a shop where they made long Corian counters.
Question: will just any Biesemeyer table saw fence work with my rails, or does it have to be commercial? They look the same to me.
Also, the plastic doodads under the fence are grinding into the table at the far end. I think the fence is too heavy to have so few of them. Is there any reason why I shouldn't drill the fence and install more of them?
Thanks.
Edit: well, now I'm bummed out. It looks like the 30" figure was not the length of the fence. It's 42", and it appears to be a lower-grade product.