If you use a PK and its getting a little dusty on top, quickly getting the fence in and out starts getting harder . Almost needing you to walk around to the right side and push pull the fence from its end . I came up with an adjustment arm that works very well . A two pronged fork over the guard post at back right and a slot for an extended fine adjust lock bolt to go through and the fence works as normal with a good deal of leverage from the arm to get it any where you want it . You can adjust the fence while looking down at the ruler in the top at the same time . Undo the fine adjust knob and the arm just lifts away .

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The other work I did was bevel the wooden top of the fence to run my tapered leg jig along .

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The tapered leg jig got two matching bevels and it tracks well now . It was shifting to the left on pull back before and the leg would get extra bade decoration along its length. A new higher handle as well means I'm not going to jam my fingers on the fence again .
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A new cam pressure lever pushes the leg into the rubber ended block up the other end . That got a new brass plate with a thick turned brass washer sitting on a leather washer and a Bugle screw going through . so it covers all lengths of leg . It holds the leg nice and tight now .
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The cam lever parts are a local scrub tree wood growing around the workshop . Not sure what it is yet, I cut and dried some a while back . Its blonde and hard with a fine grain with small Medullary rays on the quarter .

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The riving knife has been sorted and works so nicely as well . Keeps the wood up against the fence and feels a lot safer in use . Prevents timber grabbing the blade too . And turning and knurling is a new trick I need to practice . This knob was for the fine adjust knob . It worked but I have to look into the diameter used for the knurling wheel I think . I ended up with a very fine knurl . Not by design but pure fluke.


Rob