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| Adam |  Rip fenceJanuary 23rd, 2006 12:36 AM January 22, 2006 Rip Fence That groove along the Accu-Rip fence is indeed a T-slot. It is designed for easily adding accessories like the yellow Craftsman "fingers" hold-down tool or adding your own wooden or high-density plastic auxiliary fence cover. This auxiliary fence allows the easy ripping of rabbets along the inside edge of a workpiece. Taking a slight cut into wood or high density plastic is much less nerve racking, than say... accidentally cutting into the aluminum fence. Also, a T-slot is much safer that drilling a few holes through the rip fence yourself. I believe in Murphy's Law. And, that law says, "At least one of the through holes drilled through the hollow rip fence would "nick" the inside rear bar's clamping rod, either hindering full tightening of the fence or flat out destroying the inside bar. Although the days of square headed bolts, for use in the T-slot, are long gone, a Carriage-head bolt could probably be filed or ground to a workable status. |
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