Watched a $300 table saw fence twist right off the rail Friday

I was ripping some 2x4s for a deck repair and the fence started flexing with the weight of the wood. Turns out the locking mechanism on my old Delta T2 had cracked near the pivot point. I ended up clamping a straight piece of plywood to the table as a temp fence to get the job done. Anyone else dealt with a wonky fence on a compact saw? Thinking about swapping to a Vega or just welding this one.

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seanjackson21d ago

That cracked pivot point's a common failure on those Deltas, I'd weld it over buying a whole new fence.

adamk9521d ago

Who even designs these things, hoping nobody will ever move the fence?

wesley18121d ago

Ngl, patching it with a weld held up way longer than I expected.