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How I fixed the ripping fence of Proxxon FET table saw

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The little bench saws were sold by Sears, Montgomery-Ward and others, targeted for the home shop. Simple construction but quite rugged and simple to rebuild, and most now will need new bushings. Make sure you get one with a complete fence assembly. They show up on craigslist, eBay, and local auctions- search for "cast iron saw" "Dunlap saw", "companion saw" "Powr-Kraft saw" or "bench saw". Here are a few examples:
 
The little bench saws were sold by Sears, Montgomery-Ward and others, targeted for the home shop. Simple construction but quite rugged and simple to rebuild, and most now will need new bushings. Make sure you get one with a complete fence assembly. They show up on craigslist, eBay, and local auctions- search for "cast iron saw" "Dunlap saw", "companion saw" "Powr-Kraft saw" or "bench saw".
These saws are good but not suitable for work in apartment / condo. Proxxon FET or Byrnes are half the size. They go on the shelf in walk in closet when not in use.
 
I finally got around to trying to do something about my fence. The first thing was to mill a little bit off the top of the clamp block to allow the fence to sit down flat on the table. previously, there had been about a 2mm gap under the fence that allowed my ruler and thin stock to slide under it. With everything put back together, I tightened the yellow knob to clamp the fence to the micro-adjust scale, leaving the black lever loose, and adjusted the fence square to the table with the allen screw on top. The final step was to realize that there was a problem with my technique in setting the fence. If you overtighten the black lever it will pull the fence out of alignment, so once you have the fence set using the micro-adjust, you only tighten the black lever enough to negate the little bit of play in the micro-adjust scale, but not enough that the fence starts to deflect.

Also, if you haven't already built a cross-cut sled for your FET, you MUST! I use mine a lot!
 
I finally got around to trying to do something about my fence. The first thing was to mill a little bit off the top of the clamp block to allow the fence to sit down flat on the table. previously, there had been about a 2mm gap under the fence that allowed my ruler and thin stock to slide under it. With everything put back together, I tightened the yellow knob to clamp the fence to the micro-adjust scale, leaving the black lever loose, and adjusted the fence square to the table with the allen screw on top. The final step was to realize that there was a problem with my technique in setting the fence. If you overtighten the black lever it will pull the fence out of alignment, so once you have the fence set using the micro-adjust, you only tighten the black lever enough to negate the little bit of play in the micro-adjust scale, but not enough that the fence starts to deflect.providea

Also, if you haven't already built a cross-cut sled for your FET, you MUST! I use mine a lot!
Can you describe or provide a photo of your cross-cut sled? I would be interested in making one for myself.
 
This is the one I built for my FET. I used hardwood runners glued to a 1/4” Masonite. Front and back supports are 3/4” Baltic birch plywood. And I 3D printed a stop for accurately repeating cuts. Works well for me but I probably could have made it a little smaller.
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