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Wasted $220 on a cheap table saw fence kit that never stayed square
Bought one of those aftermarket fence kits off Amazon for my old contractor saw. Figured how bad could it be. Took me 6 months of fighting with it, measuring every cut twice, shimming the fence with tape. Finally borrowed my buddy's SawStop one afternoon and made 10 perfect rip cuts in a row. Threw the cheap kit in the trash that night. Has anyone else learned this lesson the expensive way?
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casey2683d ago
Vega Pro fence kit fixed mine for good.
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lee.cora8h ago
My buddy Marcus had the exact same issue with his saw. He fought that thing for almost a year, kept buying those cheap kits from Amazon thinking he scored a deal. Every damn weekend he'd be out there cussing at the fence cause nothing would stay square. He finally broke down and got the Vega after seeing @casey268 swear by it on here. Called me a few weeks later all excited cause he actually cut a full sheet of plywood and it was dead on. I think he even measured it three times cause he didnt believe it.
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finley_smith3d ago
Took me 6 months of fighting with it" - man, that hit close to home. My buddy Dave did the exact same thing with a cheap fence kit he found online, spent a whole year convincing himself it was fine until one of his cabinets came out crooked and he just smashed the thing with a hammer in his driveway lol. He finally just saved up for the Vega like that other comment said and now he won't shut up about how easy everything is.
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