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I installed a digital read out o my fence several years ago. After using it I would not go back to a tape measure or mounter scale.
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If I was going to spend a bunch of money on a new table saw fence, I'd give the new Harvey fence a good look.
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(08-16-2023, 11:44 AM)lift mechanic Wrote: I installed a digital read out o my fence several years ago. After using it I would not go back to a tape measure or mounter scale.
I just bought a Wixey and it arrived today. I am thinking of making a complete switch and going to metric at the same time. Easier math
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For the digital readout, how do you deal with taking the fence off the saw?
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Not sure about the Wixey, but the one I have the fence is just lifts straight up and off. The read out stays on the slide and below the cast iron top. 2 pins locate the fence to the read out.
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What brand is yours?
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My digital read out is a SHAN BC50 Digital Scale. It fits my 50" Biesemeyer fence. I have had it on my Unisaw for about 12 years. The one I had on my planer stopped working so I replaced it with a Wixey, but it is not removable. I tried to do a search for the Shan, no luck.
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JDuke, lifting the fence off the saw was pretty important to me, that is why I went with Wixey, looked easier than the igag. On the wixey, the readout slides on the rail, and a magnet holds it to the fence. Just push the readout away and lift the fence, the readout does not need to be reset .
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Thanks, I’ll look at the wixey
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I have had a Wixey on my Sawstop for about 4 years now, and I'd never go back. So much less anxiety about having to go back to a specific measurement later in a project.
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