This is a follow on from my Miter slot fence (see previous posts). At the time I set up the slot, I made a new miter fence to use with the slot. The new fence is the same height as the one I attached to the original Ryobi fence and uses the same “T” track. This means that I could use all the sliding jigs I already had, for the new fence. I wanted to have something I could attach to the SMT that would let me use the new fence (and maybe others). Looking at Jim Frye’s pics (on Sam’s site), I figured that this was the way to go – with thanks to Jim, this
is the result. I trust the photos let you see how easy it is to make. It adds an additional 5-½” to the gap between the saw and the fence, but (for me) the big advantage is that the fence is removable, so it means that making other (special purpose) fences, will be a breeze. I believe that Jigs/fences have to be "easy on - easy off” to be useful. The miter fence is 24” long (the length of the “T” track), and gives me a cross cut length of 23” with my stop mounted. With my (existing) stop extension, this goes out to 39”.
is the result. I trust the photos let you see how easy it is to make. It adds an additional 5-½” to the gap between the saw and the fence, but (for me) the big advantage is that the fence is removable, so it means that making other (special purpose) fences, will be a breeze. I believe that Jigs/fences have to be "easy on - easy off” to be useful. The miter fence is 24” long (the length of the “T” track), and gives me a cross cut length of 23” with my stop mounted. With my (existing) stop extension, this goes out to 39”.
