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Kreg KMS7200 Bandsaw Fence | List Price: $119.99
Discount Price: $106.98
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Brand: Kreg
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Precision lens cursor for pinpoint accuracy
- Incredibly strong and rigid for optimal durability and tighter workpieces
- Easy to attach and remove for less downtime and more productivity
- Adjustable in two dimensions for setting parallel with the blade
- Fits most 14-inch band saws for versatility
Kreg band saw fence [Posted on 2006-12-09]
ANY fence would be better than most OEM fences, and so it is with the Kreg. I also have the Kreg table miter gauge. There is one thing that really bugs me about this fence and that is that the rail mounts to the left, where as the original hung to the right. This makes the already difficult process of blade changing much more difficult. With a carbide blade I end up damaging them. Trying to wind a 1/2" wide blade around this thing is a nightmare.
I solved this problem by slotting out the left bolt hole to the top so that I can just loosen it and let the rail swing down. If you do a lot of blade changes, you'll hate the thing. I detested it before I thought of making the modification, which takes only 10 min. to do by cutting it out on the saw itself. Just add a star washer under the bolt head to keep it from slipping down. Now I love it. Kreg should have thought of this.
Another negative point is that the fence does not maintain positive parallel to the blade until the clamp is actuated, which always causes it to move (just like the OEM). Thus, I always have to fiddle with it a bit to get the right adjustment. This is a minor annoyance that could have been eliminated by better design. It should work just like a good table saw fence, right? But doesn't. If you're looking for a fence with instant, positive, accurate lock-down, this isn't it.
The ability to flip the fence (high and low), add an adjustable, higher backrest for veneer sawing, along with the micoadjuster are great. But for the above complaints, I would have given it 5 stars.
Perfect add-on to a 14" bandsaw [Posted on 2006-12-26]
This is the perfect accessory for a 14" bandsaw. It's solid, well-designed, versatile, and comes in first-rate packaging with an excellent guide for installation and use. You easily can set it up to compensate for blade drift -- the normal tendency for the blade to cut at a slight angle to 90 degrees. Once you do, you can make perfectly straight parallel cuts, something that's difficult without a fence and very frustrating with a fence that's not easily adjustable. There's a steel stick-on ruler and a small plastic magnifying cursor to help set the width of a cut.
Kreg offers a "micro-adjuster" accessory to help zero in on the dimension, but the supplied cursor lets you be very precise, so I'd skip that particular accessory. There are also two add-ons to help resaw wide boards, but unless you've installed a riser to open up th esaw to resaw 12" boards, you probably don't need the larger one, and if you don't have a riser you probably don't need the smaller add-on for re-sawing.
The fence is very solid. Take your time installing and adjusting it so that the track is level and just a bit below the miter gauge groove in the bandsaw table -- that way the fence will ride flat along the table. The one complaint I can think of is that the fence is fairly short -- it reaches all the way across the 14" table of my Ridgid bandsaw, but it would be a couple of inches short on a higher-priced saw like a high-end 14" Delta. (Even so, it would be completely functional on a wider table.)
Not Meet Expectations [Posted on 2007-02-14]
This fence is the best rated of them all, that is what led me to purchase it even though I was a bit skeptical. The fence only anchors on one side, but so does a Biesmeyer fence, and that fence is rock solid. However the Kreg fence will flex since it made of aluminum, and this causes blade drift if you are resawing heavy timbers. I am going to scrap it in favor of a fence that secures on both ends.
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Nicely made [Posted on 2007-05-06]
Need a fence. Read the reviews. Picked this one. Well made. Installs easily. Works well. Probably could have gotten by with a less expensive one but this one works well. Most of the time it sits all the way to the back side of the table out of the way.
Sturdy and convenient [Posted on 2007-11-16]
I used to attach a piece of wood as a fence using a couple of clamps. When I saw this fence I was not sure how sturdy it was going to be since it is only attached on one end but it is very sturdy. It's so easy to set it up and to slide it out of the way when you don't need it. No more trying to set up the piece of wood parallel to the blade for me :-) I love this fence!
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