Tall Rip Fence Wood Suggestion?

[phrog]

I want attach a piece of wood to my metal rip fence to make it slightly taller than it currently is (2 or 3 inches taller). What type of wood should I use - Maple, Oak, Other? This will be permanently attached. Thanks.
Richard

[steve-norrell]

Baltic birch plywood, MDF, or, if you want to go plastic, UHMW. Regards, Steve

[mschrank]

Baltic birch plywood, MDF, or, if you want to go plastic, UHMW. Regards, Steve

Steve has the right idea....use something that is more stable than "real wood." I've been using a scrap of melamine covered particle board for years now. It's starting to show some wear (scratches on the melamine face), but otherwise it's in good shape.

[sweensdv]

MDF is consistent in thickness, flat and cheap both initially and if you have to replace it down the road.

[Larryl]

Tall Fence

I made mine out of birch ply instead of MDF to keep it lighter and it was what I had on hand at the time. It only took about 1 hour and should last a good long time, it has proven to be a help in ripping long sheets of ply and provided a place to attach a scrificial fence. Good luck with yours.

[LCHIEN]

just a piece of 3/4" plywood, about 8-10 inches tall.

[LarryG]

On my now-retired BT, I used a piece of 1/2" Baltic birch plywood some 30" long by 5"-6" high. (On my cabinet saw, I've needed sacrificial fences but so far not a taller one.)

One nice thing about the BT, if that's what you have, is that all you need is a couple-three T-nuts of the correct size and the auxiliary fence can be a simple slab that bolts right on. With other saws, you'll likely have to do something similar to what Larryl pictures.

This is elementary, but if you use the scale on the rails, remember to recalibrate your rail setting to account for the auxiliary fence's thickness before making that first critical cut. (No, there's no "DAMHIKT" involved here, I'm just mentioning it because it's something that could easily be overlooked.)

[crokett]

Mine is made out of ply and is about 3" tall. I made it to slip on/off the fence rather than be permanently attached.

[phrog]

Thanks to all who replied. I appreciated all the suggestions.
Richard

[BrazosJake]

Baltic birch plywood, MDF, or, if you want to go plastic, UHMW. Regards, Steve

Ditto. Better yet, phenolic-coated bb plywood. You can diy by purchasing the bb ply and $12-$15 for a 4x2 sheet of formica or wilsonart laminate from a BORG. It's the same thing for about 1/3 the price of the pre-laminated stuff.