pahoulihan Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hey guys,I'm looking for a new table saw with a big rip. The one I have now is 32', I'm looking for one near or above 50". Is there an easy way to get a saw and increase the rip distance, without losing the accuracy of the fence? I'd think manufacturers would sell an accessory of just added rip distance but I can't find anything like that. The only saws I see like that are minimum $1k contractor ones. I'm not opposed to that, but $1k is a bit much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 There are several options for extending rip capacity by replacing the fence and the rails. That may or may not be compatible with your saw. Some examples are the Biesemeyer Fence, the Vega Fence, the Incra TS-LS, etcIf you're ripping panels consider using a tracksaw instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Had a Biesemeyer on a contractor saw with cast iron wings and it worked fine for ply and five quarter hardwood.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfowler Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Panel saw? what are you going to cut flat stock such as plywood or large glue up's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Daniel hit the nail on the head with track saw. It'll be more versatile, if you combine parallel guides, you can make repetitive sized rips and cross cuts. Plus the cut quality is phenomenal on the Festool track saws. Sent from my 831C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Festool track saws are pretty nice and better for big panels (even the dewalt one would be better than trying to use most table saws).If you're working on a budget like I am, you could also just make a guide for your circular saw, that's what I did and it works really well. Mine is pretty similar to what Jon Peters did here: http://jonpeters.com/how-to-make-a-rip-fence-jig-for-a-circular-saw-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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