Fences for table saws
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1. A table saw fence, comprising:
- a cross bracket adapted to be slidably positioned along a guide rail of a table saw;
a clamping mechanism adapted to selectively secure the cross bracket in a selected position on a guide rail of a table saw;
a work piece guide assembly coupled to the cross bracket and extending generally perpendicular thereto, the work piece guide assembly comprising;
an elongate support coupled to the cross bracket, wherein the support includes a hollow tubular member having a bottom surface, a top surface, and first and second opposed side walls, wherein each of the side walls includes a plurality of spaced-apart holes positioned along the length of the side wall;
a pair of faces removably mounted on the support, wherein each face includes a body through which a plurality of spaced-apart holes extend, wherein each face further includes an engagement surface mounted on the body and adapted to be selectively contacted by a work piece during use of the fence to guide the cutting of work pieces on a table saw;
a plurality of selectively releasable fastening mechanisms adapted to respectively secure the pair of faces to the first and second sidewalls of the tubular member, wherein each fastening mechanism includes a receiver associated with one of the holes in the body of either of the pair of faces, wherein each fastening mechanism further includes a fastener with a head and a shaft extending through a hole in a side wall of the tubular member, through a hole in the body of either of the pair of faces, and into the receiver to couple the fastener to the receiver and thereby secure the corresponding face to the corresponding side wall of the tubular member; and
a plurality of access ports extending through at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the tubular member, wherein the plurality of access ports are collectively oriented to provide access to the heads of the plurality of fasteners extending through the holes in at least one of the side walls of the tubular member.
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Abstract
Improved fences for table saws. In some embodiments, the fence includes removable face plates. In some embodiments, the fence includes an improved clamping mechanism. In some embodiments, the fence includes improved glide structure. In some embodiments, the fence includes a biasing mechanism adapted to urge the fence against the table of the saw. In some embodiments, the fence includes improved adjustment structure for aligning the fence relative to the table.
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1. A table saw fence, comprising:
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a cross bracket adapted to be slidably positioned along a guide rail of a table saw;
a clamping mechanism adapted to selectively secure the cross bracket in a selected position on a guide rail of a table saw;
a work piece guide assembly coupled to the cross bracket and extending generally perpendicular thereto, the work piece guide assembly comprising;
an elongate support coupled to the cross bracket, wherein the support includes a hollow tubular member having a bottom surface, a top surface, and first and second opposed side walls, wherein each of the side walls includes a plurality of spaced-apart holes positioned along the length of the side wall;
a pair of faces removably mounted on the support, wherein each face includes a body through which a plurality of spaced-apart holes extend, wherein each face further includes an engagement surface mounted on the body and adapted to be selectively contacted by a work piece during use of the fence to guide the cutting of work pieces on a table saw;
a plurality of selectively releasable fastening mechanisms adapted to respectively secure the pair of faces to the first and second sidewalls of the tubular member, wherein each fastening mechanism includes a receiver associated with one of the holes in the body of either of the pair of faces, wherein each fastening mechanism further includes a fastener with a head and a shaft extending through a hole in a side wall of the tubular member, through a hole in the body of either of the pair of faces, and into the receiver to couple the fastener to the receiver and thereby secure the corresponding face to the corresponding side wall of the tubular member; and
a plurality of access ports extending through at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the tubular member, wherein the plurality of access ports are collectively oriented to provide access to the heads of the plurality of fasteners extending through the holes in at least one of the side walls of the tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A table saw fence adapted to be operatively positioned on a guide rail of a table saw to guide movement of a work piece on the table saw, the fence comprising:
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a work piece guide assembly adapted to be positioned on a table of a table saw to guide movement of a work piece on the table, wherein the work piece guide assembly includes an elongate support and at least one face coupled to the support, wherein the at least one face includes an engagement surface adapted to be contacted by the work piece during use of the fence on a table saw;
a cross bracket coupled to the guide assembly and extending perpendicular thereto;
wherein the cross bracket includes a table-facing surface and a rail-facing surface generally opposed to the table-facing surface;
a clamping mechanism adapted to selectively secure the cross bracket in a selected position on a guide rail of a table saw; and
at least one friction-reducing glide plate mounted on the table-facing surface of the cross bracket. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A table saw fence, comprising:
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a work piece guide assembly including a support and at least one face adjustably coupled to the support with a plurality of releasable fastening mechanisms;
means for selectively clamping the fence to a rail of a table saw to retain the guide assembly in a defined position along the table of a table saw; and
adjustable guide means for positioning the fence in an operative position on a table saw.
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