It took about 15 of the 45 minutes for me to get it exactly square, adjusted to the right clearance above the table, and readjust the position of the measuring tape to be exact for my saw.
Getting the fence adjusted and dialed in was a snap. There was one slightly snug fit getting the rear rail inside of the bracket that holds my splitter / blade guard but it took about 45 seconds of finessing to get it in. I really wanted to avoid having to drill new holes in my saw, and to my great delight the Vega came with enough predrilled hole positions to negate the needs for me to take a drill to cast iron. It took me about 45 minutes but ran into some speed bumps of my own creation. Several people have boasted a 15 minute installation, and I have no doubts that it is possible. The fence came this afternoon and I couldn't wait to get it installed.
Vega table saw fence pro#
I did find that many users for many different saws said that installing the Vega Pro fence was a breeze, so I bit the bullet and ordered one from Amazon for $280 (almost twice what I paid for the saw). By difficult, I mean I scoured the internet repeatedly and came up with nothing. Since my saw is old (20+ years) and not tremendously popular, finding people that had actually installed a fence on it proved to be a bit difficult.
Vega table saw fence upgrade#
Not being ready or really having space to upgrade to a cabinet saw, I started checking out aftermarket fences. It was still held on by bolts but it was no longer square.
Vega table saw fence cracked#
While I was trying to make adjustments to the fence to keep it square to the table, I cracked the cast steel where the fence meets the guide. I'd saw it was actually square 80% of the time but I would still check the fence constantly. The fence on this saw was stock, but much much nicer. With a bit of effort it was a very usable saw but I found myself having to square the fence every tine I moved it.Ī few months ago I upgraded saws to an old Grizzly TSC-10L (the saw was manufactured by Mao Shan and sold by Griz, Bridgewood, and a few others). My first saw was a 60 year old Delta Homecraft 8" that worked well but I had only bought it to dip my toe in the water to see if I enjoyed woodworking. Up until now I have been living with crappy stock fences on the inexpensive table saws that I have picked up from craigslist.
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