fences

Rear Guide Rail…..$85.83.
http://www.ereplacementparts.com/rear-guide-rail-p-1780742.html?osCsid=67mk60uvrgb8as1fehctjkfrb1

OR….you can move into a new replacement fence. Delta T2, Vega, Shop Fox, Grizzly, Incra…...all can be made to fit. But even the Delta at $200 is twice as much as a new rear guide rail.

If the existing fence is in otherwise good working order…..I’d probably just replace the rear rail and start making sawdust.

What fence is on there? I’ve seen a couple different ones and who knows what a PO may have done. The rear rail linked to above by Tedstor looks like it could be replaced with a piece of square tubing from the hardware store and a little creativity. If it’s a t-square type fence, then the rear rail isn’t even needed. Post a picture.

Cheers,
Brad

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I had to recruit a buddy to help me move the thing from its current location. So I will get it Friday after work. It is not a t square fence. From my understanding it is the standard cheapest jet face fence offered. The mechanism seemed to work fine just will not lock cause no rear rail. But I have no idea if the thing is still straight . I’ll have to put a dial indicator on it and run the fence down the side of my reference straight surface to check it

I had to recruit a buddy to help me move the thing from its current location. So I will get it Friday after work. It is not a t square fence I think. I know so little about them that I’m not 100% about what that really means though. From my understanding it is the standard cheapest jet face fence offered. The mechanism seemed to work fine just will not lock cause no rear rail. But I have no idea if the thing is still straight . I’ll have to put a dial indicator on it and run the fence down the side of my reference straight surface to check it

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-aluminum-hollow-tubing/=zry6jl

Im willing to bet this will work just as good for a third of the cost

Rear Guide Rail…..$85.83.
http://www.ereplacementparts.com/rear-guide-rail-p-1780742.html?osCsid=67mk60uvrgb8as1fehctjkfrb1

OR….you can move into a new replacement fence. Delta T2, Vega, Shop Fox, Grizzly, Incra…...all can be made to fit. But even the Delta at $200 is twice as much as a new rear guide rail.

If the existing fence is in otherwise good working order…..I d probably just replace the rear rail and start making sawdust.

- Tedstor

That might work. Would aluminum be too soft?

I don’t think so. If it is I can get stainless or use steel.

i called JET today the rail is not available to buy anymore. ill have to make my own

So I got the saw in my shop. turns out it is a t square fence. so the rear guide rail could be almost made out of anything stiff and smooth. But i think the fence is toast. I found it does not clamp square to the blade and the measurement is out by about 1/4 too far when i measure from the blade and compare it to what the scale on the front rail says. the blade is parallel with the miter slots. so thats refreshing. but i found out why the fence isnt square.. see picture… But hell for 150 bucks a saw 2 sets of molding cutters and a wobble dado blade dado throat plate, and extension infeed table with conveyor rollers i think it was a major score. I just need to polish the top, and get a fence

Ordinarily a t square type fence doesn’t require a rear rail. But if you need to rip wide stock, requiring you to move the fence beyond the table limit (assuming the front rail is long enough to allow this), you will then need to have a rear rail.

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The rear rail is just a piece of square tube or angle that the end if the fence sits on so it slides easier. I have it as good as it is going to get. The casting is cracked. So I will need a new fence system or find a replacement for the factory one.
Jim

The Jet 10” contractor’s saw was my first, used it for 3 or 4 years. I would caution not to put toooooo much money into a fancy fence. While it’s a good saw to get started with, it has its limitations (mostly due to it being a contractor’s saw rather than cabinet, and [depending on what you find yourself cutting/building] a somewhat smallish motor)—a moderately priced, basic fence won’t come back to haunt you when you go to sell the saw later.

-- My mother said that anyone learning to cook needed a large dog to eat the mistakes. As a sculptor of wood I have always tried to keep a fireplace. (Norman Ridenour)

It’s a 230v 2hp cabinet saw. Definitely not a contract saw. But perhaps the same guts

Oh, sorry! That’s great! I didn’t read carefully I guess. Congrats. I have an older Unisaw, cab saw are a joy.

-- My mother said that anyone learning to cook needed a large dog to eat the mistakes. As a sculptor of wood I have always tried to keep a fireplace. (Norman Ridenour)