Kreg KMS7200 Bandsaw Fence

by Kreg

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Bolster your band saw’s accuracy with a precision Band saw Fence from Kreg. This fence is adjustable in two dimensions, and sets parallel to the blade with ease. A precision lens cursor reads off the included scale and enhances cutting accuracy and repeatability for high production work. The fence mounts to most 14-inch band saws, including Jet, Delta, General, Grizzly and many others.

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

SPECIFICATIONS

• Fits: 14-inch band saws

Product Description

Bolster your band saw's accuracy with a precision Band saw Fence from Kreg. This fence is adjustable in two dimensions, and sets parallel to the blade with ease. A precision lens cursor reads off the included scale and enhances cutting accuracy and repeatability for high production work. The fence mounts to most 14-inch band saws, including Jet, Delta, General, Grizzly and many others.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 32.2 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0007VYL48
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: KMS7200
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,473 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #12 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Saw Accessories > Band Saw Accessories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect add-on to a 14" bandsaw, December 25, 2006

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Michael Sandman (Brookline, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreg KMS7200 Bandsaw Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.)

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kreg band saw fence, December 9, 2006

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David H. Pascoe (Forida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreg KMS7200 Bandsaw Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kreg Bandsaw Fence, March 13, 2006

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Lewis Barrett (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kreg KMS7200 Bandsaw Fence (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought the Kreg fence from a local store as an upgrade to my existing 14 inch bandsaw. It installed on my saw very easily using the ample hardware supplied by Kreg, and is a well made and accurate device. It's well worth the few extra dollars over the standard Taiwanese fences sold as accessories by the major manufacturers.

Among the many things to like about this fance is the ease with which it can be removed and replaced in case you need the extra depth on the table. By way of explanation; you loose about 2 inches (a 14 inch saw becomes a 12 inch saw) if you leave the fence in place and just push it back to the frame. If you need those few inches though, they are easy to recover because of Kreg's mounting system. Drift is easily accomodated for, but I (surprisingly) find that with my saw well adjusted and a good blade in place, I can cut remarkably straight using the fence alone. A pleasant surprise! Kreg also put thought into placing T slots that make adding sub fences and a resaw attachment very easy, and also allow the fence to be turned on it's side if you need to lower the upper guides for cutting thin stock. Even the rule, which adjusts for zero offset and is easy to read is well designed. Everything about this fence is well thought-out, and it does it's main job of providing a stable and solid cutting guide just about perfectly.

The only real criticism I have is of the micro adjuster, which I find cumbersome and redundant, as does one of the other reviewers here. Maybe I'd find it useful if I was resawing a lot of veneer, but my saw isn't set up for that. Instead, save your money, buy just the fence, and you can't go wrong. I give the fence five stars because I feel

it looks good, installs easily and does it's job without a hitch, but the micro adjuster almost caused me to downgrade it to four. Just skip that piece, and you have the perfect small band saw fence.