Anybody use the "incredible Shop Fox" fence?

I put one of these on an old Delta contractor saw and I loved it. Very positive locking, smooth gliding. However, it was not easy to remove, it did require sliding to the end to remove – and it was tricky to get back on due to the spring-loaded front guide wheel.

I had that fence on a Craftsman contractor saw that I recently sold. It was leaps and bounds better than the stock fence, but not without it’s own idiosyncrasies.

On the plus side, it was very smooth in operation, locked solidly and the shape of the fence with the groove on top made it easy to add/fabricate auxiliary jigs to work with the fence.

Yes, it did require sliding off the left end to remove and like shawnn mentioned, was not always that easy to get back on. The biggest gripe I had was that the locking handle sticks out from the fence at all times. On most T-square fences, the handle locks pointing down. On this one, I don’t know how many times I bumped/snagged the handle when using the saw or working around the saw. The other issue I had wouldn’t affect use on a Unisaw, but did on a contractor saw with the motor off the back. The rear of the fence and the motor would hit each other when trying to do bevel cuts. There was about a 3in range where I just couldn’t set the fence if doing 45 degree bevels because of that.

Overall, I think it’s a very good fence with some solid things going for it. A T-square of Biesemeyer style fence is quite a bit better, but also costs more. Personally, I would save up the extra and get the Shop Fox Classic fence instead, but this fence is a definite upgrade over most OE fences.

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