Radial arm saw table/fence replacement


Tobykanobe

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I lucked out and got this Rockwell radial arm saw for free and it was a big upgrade from what I had.  The guy before me had press board as the table and a piece of oak as the fence.  It needs replacing.  Looking for suggestions on dimensions and material to be used.  My old saw was 53" x 22" for table with the fence being 2.75" tall.  The max depth for the new saw is 25" and width doesn't have a limit.  The table and fence affix with four threaded screws and clamps up against those screws with the two dials you see in the picture.

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Mine is still sitting on the base I made for it when I opened the box in 1974.  It's six feet long, and on casters.  I didn't use the legs, but made a drop for it in the frame.  It's just made out of 2x4's bolted together.  The top, in front of the fence is two layers of 3/4" Birch plywood, and the top layer has been replaced a number of times over the years. Fence is replaceable too.   By luck, it ended up exactly the same height as my sliding miter saw on it's commercial fold-up stand that I bought 30, or so, years later.  They share the same side of a wall, and can easily handle long stuff.

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