® Shop Fox Fence ITEM W1410 OPERATING MANUAL P.O. Box 2309 Bellingham, WA 98227 COPYRIGHT © 1996 BY WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. WARNING: NO PORTION OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................22 A. SAFETY RULES FOR ALL TOOLS ........................................................................................33 B. UNPACKING..............................................................................................................................44 C. PIECE INVENTORY............................................................................
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Woodstock International’s Shop Fox® Fence. The Item W1410 Shop Fox® Fence was designed by Woodstock’s engineering staff to provide the woodworker with a precision alternative to standard table saw fences. The Shop Fox® Fence fits most contractor and cabinet-style table saws with tables measuring 27" from front to back.
A. SAFETY RULES FOR TABLE SAWS 1. KNOW YOUR TABLE SAW. Read the owner’s manual carefully. Learn the tool’s applications and limitations, as well as its particular hazards. 13. DO NOT REACH BEHIND TABLE SAW TO GRAB CUTOFF PIECE. If wood binds against saw blade it will kick back faster than you can let go. 2. DO NOT REMOVE GUARDS. Maintain guards in working order. 3. ENSURE THAT YOUR TABLE SAW IS ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED. Never remove the grounding prong. 14.
B. UNPACKING The Item W1410 Shop Fox® Fence is shipped from our factory in a carefully packed carton. If you discover the product is damaged, please contact your local Woodstock dealer immediately for advice. Be sure to save the packing containers for possible inspection. The Shop Fox® Fence weighs only 35 pounds. However, when lifting, we must caution against improper lifting techniques. Always keep your back straight and lift with your legs.
SECTION II: INSTALLATION A. ORDER OF INSTALLATION Installation of the Shop Fox® Fence is quick and easy. Installation involves mounting the front and back rails to your table saw and then attaching the fence to the rails. On some saws, the mounting holes for the rails will match the existing rail mounting holes. On other saws where the mounting holes do not line up, it will be necessary to drill and tap new mounting holes in your table top edge. We’ve supplied you with a drill and tap for this purpose.
drill chuck. Loosen the chuck, detach the tap and continue turning the tap into the hole with an adjustable wrench. Advance the tap half a turn, back it out half a turn, advance another half turn, etc. until the tip of the tap extends 1⁄2" beyond the hole. Back the tap out and proceed to the next hole. It is not necessary to use cutting oil when tapping cast iron. Step 6. Figure 2. Attaching the front rail. Mount the front rail with the 3⁄8''-16 x 1'' Hex Bolts and Flat Washers provided. Figure 3.
Step 9. Measure the distance between both ends of the rails to determine if they are parallel. The difference between the two ends of the rails should be no more than ±1⁄8". Note: relative parallelism between the ends of the rails is not critical to the accuracy of the fence, but will prevent the unlocked fence from moving by itself in the direction of the taper. Extra washers may be added or removed from between the table and back rail to achieve parallelism. Step 10. Figure 4. Mounting the rear rail.
D. OPTIONAL EXT. RAILS E. MOUNTING THE FENCE An extended rail set is available for the Shop Fox® Fence increasing the rip capacity to the right of the blade to 49''. They are mounted in the same manner as the standard rails. With the lock handle in the ''UP'' (unlocked) position, attach the fence to the rails by skewing the fence so the groove in the rear spring loaded roller engages the back rail first. Figure 7.
F. BLADE GUARDS CAUTION: Table saw blade guards are an important safety component on any table saw. DO NOT REMOVE THE BLADE GUARD. A little extra time spent aligning your saw guard to the blade will make it a smooth functioning and integral component of the machine. Please refer to your table saw operator’s manual. One of the challenges of working with a blade guard lies in cutting narrow pieces. Most blade guards overhang the actual blade by about 1" on either side of the blade.
SECTION III: ADJUSTMENTS Your Shop Fox® Fence has been pre-adjusted at the factory. However, it will be necessary to check and fine tune each adjustment with the fence installed on your saw. A quality steel rule and square will help you bring your new fence into perfect alignment. increase the spring tension while loosening the adjustment nut will reduce the tension. To adjust tracking: A.
C. LOCK HANDLE The lock handle (#2) actuates and holds the clamping jaws when in the engaged (down) position and releases the jaws in the up position. This handle is already adjusted for use out of the box. However, further adjustment may be necessary after a short break-in period. To adjust the lock handle: Setscrew stop Check nut Step 1. Push down on handle. Very little effort is required to do this (15-20 pounds of force). Step 2. Check the position of the power link (#5). Figure 11.
D. FENCE CLAMPING PRES SURE If you can move the locked fence by exerting approximately 50 lbs. of lateral force, the fence clamping mechanism will require adjustment. It is quicker and easier to adjust the fence while it is on the saw; however, reaching underneath the fence may be awkward for some people. Removing the fence and laying it upside down on a bench to work on is another option. With this method, you may have to slide the fence on and off several times.
Step 6. Once the front clamp is properly adjusted, reinstall both cotter pins. If the front clamp cannot be made to function properly, refer to Section V, Troubleshooting on page 20. Remove Step 7. Remove The procedure for adjusting the rear clamp is virtually identical to the procedure for adjusting the front clamp. Disable the front clamp by temporarily removing the cotter pin and pivot pin in the front clamp assembly. Figure 15. Figure 16. Removing clamp assembly. Remove Step 10.
E. PARALLELISM If your table saw has been properly adjusted, the saw blade should be parallel to the miter slot. If your blade and miter slot are not parallel, refer to your table saw manual to adjust the saw blade to the miter slot correctly. Disconnect all electrical power to the table saw and follow all safety rules before you make any adjustments to your table saw. CAUTION: DO NOT cut from the right side of the fence if lead was adjusted for cutting on the left side of the fence.
F. 90˚ TO TABLETOP The fence must also be adjusted so the face of the fence is square or 90° to the table surface. Use a good quality square to check. To square the fence to the table, proceed as follows: Rotate nut to rotate axle Step 1. Unlock the fence and loosen the setscrew (#32) on the left side. Figure 20. Figure 19. Adjusting the right roller axle. Step 3. Once adjusted, tighten the setscrew and recheck the fence alignment.
Rotate nut to rotate axle Figure 21. Adjusting the left roller axle. Figure 22. Placement of the scale. Step 3. Continue to rotate the axle until the fence is square to the table. Tighten the setscrew. Step 4. It is advisable at this point to recheck parallelism between the fence and the blade. If further adjustment is required, continue to check back and forth between parallelism and squareness until both are adjusted satisfactorily.
Step 4. Reinstall the fence on the rails and slide it along slowly, checking to make sure that neither the rollers nor the upper clamp jaw contact the scale. Step 5. Note which side of the indicator the hairline is imprinted on. Orient the indicator with the hairline mark face down against the front rail. The hairline is imprinted off center to simplify adjustment of the indicator if the fence is faced with 3⁄4'' material.
SECTION IV: OPERATIONS To operate this, or any tool, safely and efficiently, it is essential to become as familiar with its characteristics as possible. Take as much time as necessary to become acquainted with the W1410 Shop Fox® Fence. The time you invest before you begin to use it will be time well spent. While most safety measures are generally universal, Woodstock reminds you that each work environment is different and safety rules should be considered as they apply to your situation.
C. WOOD FACING The Shop Fox® Fence can be faced with 3⁄4" kiln dried hardwood, plywood or medium density fiber board (MDF) to ensure that the aluminum fence does not come into contact with the blade during close sawing and dadoing operations. If using kiln dried lumber, use a piece that is free of knots and other defects and preferably a species that exhibits dimensional stability such as maple, birch or beech. CAUTION: It is extremely important to attach the wood facing correctly.
SECTION V: TROUBLESHOOTING Step 4. A. RAILS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER If your rails are less than 263⁄4" apart, you will need to add spacers between the rails and table until the distance between the rails is 27" ± 1⁄4". Use flat washers to adjust the rail to rail distance. B. RAILS TOO FAR APART 11 If your fence rails are farther apart than 27 ⁄16'', this fence cannot be made to work on the saw without considerable modifications. Contact Woodstock International at (360) 734-3482 for further information.
C. FRONT CLAMP WILL NOT ADJUST If the cap screws (#37) that hold the front carriage (#30) to the fence are not tight enough, the carriage may shift slightly when locked, thus releasing pressure on the front clamp. Figure 29. Correct orientation of the yokes. Step 1. Reference Figure 31 to verify the position of the front carriage relative to the front of the fence. Step 7. Before tightening the carriages against the underside of the fence, use Figure 30 to get them positioned correctly.
D. REAR CLAMP WILL NOT ADJUST If the cap screws (#37) that hold the rear carriage (#44) to the fence are not tight enough, the carriage may shift slightly when the jaws are locked. This will loosen the grip of the jaws on the rail and prevent the jaws from staying in adjustment. Step 1. Step 4. If none of the above steps work, it may be necessary to check and adjust the length of the tie rod (#20) inside the fence. To proceed, refer to the instructions in Part B of this troubleshooting guide. E.
Possible problem: The rear carriage may be dragging on the rear rail. Solution: Although this is unlikely, it is possible if the rear roller (#51) is pressed onto its bearing (#36) too far. Any one of the following approaches may be used: side of the front carriage. Loosen the mounting screws slightly and shift the carriage so that it is 90˚ to the fence. Figure 33. Tighten the mounting screws and reinstall the clamping jaws. Check and adjust the front clamping pressure as described in Section III, Part D.
SECTION VI: PART DOCUMENTATION 38 27 39 26 9 16 14 10 8 16 20 16 13 8 14 16 8 8 16 20 9 16 11 12 14 13 10 8 12 16 16 7 3 4 6 13 10 8 8 16 8 23 16 8 12 13 16 22 14 8 28 2 16 29 11 14 8 1 24 8 16 5 8 17 16 12 8 13 16 15 18 8 -24- Shop Fox® Fence
32 31 62 43 44 30 31 32 62 35 43 37 37 55 40 34 36 54 53 46 47 51 33 42 52 50 54 53 43 45 36 55 41 21 49 35 36 48 57 58 25 58 57 58 19 58 61 60 58 69 56 67 65 58 64 53 66 53 68 13 Shop Fox® Fence -25-
REF# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 -26- DESCRIPTION GRIP LOCKING HANDLE PIVOT PIN SNAP RING 8mm POWER LINK DRAW BAR FRONT END CAP PIVOT PIN ROCKER PLATE SHORT YOKE ROCKER PLATE MOUNT THREADED SHAFT HEX NUT 1⁄4"-20 YOKE FRONT YOKE COTTER PIN FRONT UPPER JAW FRONT LOWER JAW FRONT RAIL TIE ROD CAP SCREW 1⁄4"-20 x 2'' REAR YOKE REAR UPPER JAW REAR LOWER JAW BACK RAIL RETURN SPRING REAR FENCE CAP SETSCREW 1⁄4"-20 x 5⁄8" HEX NUT 1⁄4"-20 FRONT CARRIA
SECTION VII: SPECIFICATIONS W1410 SHOP FOX® FENCE Design Type: ...................................................................................................... T-Square Roller Fence Overall Dimensions and Specifications: Length ....................................................................................................................................30'' Width ......................................................................................................................................
SECTION XIII: WARRANTY Woodstock International, Inc. (Woodstock) warrants this product against defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for a period of one year. This warranty extends to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs or alterations or lack of maintenance.