Welcome aboard --
You don't know it but you just opened a can of worms :-)
I know because I asked a similar question not too long ago -
Fortunately -- they are all FRIENDLY worms.
MOST will agree that the SIMPLEST thing -- is to just get you a couple of good screw clamps and clamp the fence to the table. --
But beyond that -- everyone has their own favorite way.
Most are variations of two concepts --
The pivot school --
attach one end of the fence to the table with a bolt or pin -- leaving the other end free -- pivot it into place and clamp it down.
Nice because you only have to worry with one end of the fence.
The T-Slot school -
bore a hole in each end of your fence base for a t-bolt -- then install some tracks for the bolts to slide in. Slide your fence into place then tighten it down (this is what you see on most ready made commercial tables.
The end-clamp school
This is what I wound up doing for now --
Make the fence a couple inches wider than your table --
Then on each end -- make yourself a clamp that tightens down on the outside of the table. Takes some time up front -- but when done -- its like using screw clamps -- only they are built in.
I am sure proponents of all these different methods will fill in the details.
Fact is -- they all work -- as long as your fence is straight and tight against your table - and you hold your wood tight against the fence - your cut will be straight -
Good luck making the decision --
Last edited by Drugstore Cowboy; 08-21-2007 at 07:16 PM.
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