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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:13 am
by mtobey
I am removing mine ,Kreg, from my conventional BS, drilling and tapping as needed.to put on my SS. I am so pleased with the SS one, the other is being sold- I can do that in comfort because I have the SS jigsaw.mt
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:46 pm
by waedison
So....do I need to drill and tap the table on my SS Bandsaw to accomodate the Kreg? Thanks/Butch
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:51 pm
by dusty
Butch,
I don't think so, really thought you would have heard from one of the forum guys who has installed one by now.
Don't do anything rash.
You did buy this through Shopsmith, correct. If not all guesses are off.
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:07 pm
by ldh
Butch,
Here are the pics. I hope they are of help to you. If the holes that I have pointed out don't have threads you may want to contact Shopsmith. You are going to really like this fence.
ldh
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:42 pm
by waedison
THANK YOU! for the great pics. I printed them off and double checked my bandsaw. I'll call SS. My table has the tapped holes on the outfeed side of the table, none on the infeed side. Not sure why, as I've stayed up with all the upgrades since I bought my SS in 1980. Hope to get out of Puget Sound in a couple of weeks and spend a few days in your neck of the woods. Hope it's WARM! !
Thanks again,
Butch
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:29 pm
by timster68
dusty wrote:Butch,
I don't think so, really thought you would have heard from one of the forum guys who has installed one by now.
Don't do anything rash.
You did buy this through Shopsmith, correct. If not all guesses are off.
I bit the bullet and bought one as well. Will let everyone know how it goes when it gets here.
But first I have to figure out why my table lock isn't locking...more later.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:21 pm
by horologist
I just assembled my bandsaw and Kreg fence this weekend. The holes in my table were not tapped. According to the SS portion of the fence manual "the bolts are self-threading and are pre-lubricated with a tapping wax."
They went in just fine, just be sure they are aligned with the hole when you start cranking them in.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:34 pm
by ldh
horologist wrote:I just assembled my bandsaw and Kreg fence this weekend. The holes in my table were not tapped. According to the SS portion of the fence manual "the bolts are self-threading and are pre-lubricated with a tapping wax."
They went in just fine, just be sure they are aligned with the hole when you start cranking them in.
Horologist,
Thanks for getting the correct information out to the folks trying to install a Kreg fence. I am having overlapping senior moments so all should take my instructions with a grain of salt in the future.
ldh
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:40 pm
by waedison
I called ShopSmith this morning and they told me the same thing. I'll give it a go. Thanks! /Butch
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:13 pm
by timster68
horologist wrote:I just assembled my bandsaw and Kreg fence this weekend. The holes in my table were not tapped. According to the SS portion of the fence manual "the bolts are self-threading and are pre-lubricated with a tapping wax."
They went in just fine, just be sure they are aligned with the hole when you start cranking them in.
So even though the hole isn't threaded the self-threaded bolts "screw" in? Interesting. Is there something on the backside to keep it from coming out like a nut or something else.