Customer Reviews

DELTA 28-858 Universal 24-Inch Fence for 14-Inch Band Saw

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

There's no real convienent way to adjust for blade lead without throwing the whole fence out of whack.

You make the fence perpendicular to the table by adjusting the rail. Unfortunately that rail has essentially zero play so if it's not close when you get it, you're not going to get it there by adjusting the rail.

Finally it includes a little resaw attachment (short steel pipe with a screw to go through the fence). It's only attached at one point and could too easily pivot while resawing which would ruin the resaw. Thankfully with a 3/4" blade on a well tuned 28-475X, it tracks straight and you don't really need a resaw attachment.

When assembling the 28-858 Rip Saw Fence, I found the holes had been drilled at the wrong end of Rear Rail. This seems like poor quality control by Delta. To mount the rail as shown in the Assembly Instructions, I had to drill two new holes at the opposite end of the rail.

This was an accessory to a new saw my husband had recently bought. It was just as described and fit perfectly. Quick delivery!

I bought this fence before I knew anything about band saws, but it did not take me long to find out that every blade, especially small blades, has a drift that is specific to that balde. In order to cut a straight line the drift of the blade being used must be determined and accounted for by making adjustments to the angle of the fence. This toy comes with a 90 degree setting that can not be adjusted. It is obvoius that the manufacturers of this fence either don't know anything about band saws or don't care and rely on novices like I was when I bought it to keep them in producton. They should be ashamed of themselves for selling it.

There are lots of good fences out there (Kreg makes a very good one) and this is definitely not one of them. I gave it one star only because it fit my saw.