Thread: Reducing fence play

! disassemble the fence, see how the components connect
2 look at the wear on each section, and if it is excessive
3 look at how it can be bushed to take up slack, this may be just replacing the bolts with a slightly larger diameter fastening

I have a Carba-a tech table saw and have the same issue, also with my band saw (Chinese), I just work with-in the constraints of the tools at this stage, but remember that the fence needs a little slack to move on tracks with saw dust in them. And these machines were never intended for fine craftsmanship.

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My Brother & I worked on his fence for hours one day, & I think it is similar to yours.

When turned over, my brothers fence has a rod threaded on both ends, that runs the entire length of the fence. On the NON CAM end, that rod goes through a small squarish plate.

We decided this plate might be bent so we bent it back a bit. That seemed to improve it so we bent it a bit more.

I remember we added a spring but not sure where. I think it was on the cam end.

Anyway, the end result was, we fixed it.


Hope this is of some value.


Steve

Thanks Ticky, I have pulled the whole thing apart and fixed as much as possible. It was all jammed up because the tang and spring in the non-cam end were worn and had dropped out of place. Also sorted the spring on the cam end. It's working well and I think as it was designed, just as said, not designed for fine craftmanship.

I'm thinking I'll give the set-screw idea a go. If it can find nylon ones I reckon they could just ride against the fence rail holding it square. Hopefully. If I stuff it up I'll just have to spend the 250 on the aftermarket jobby.

The $250 after market jobbie has nylon grub screws to align the fence and keep it nice and tight. Well mine does.
Should work to limit the play anyway. Worth a try.