There are several tasks on the table saw that are just safer to perform using a tall fence. Being able to clamp the workpiece to the fence, adds another measure of safety. That’s why I built the sliding tall fence you see in the photo. It’s sized to fit snugly over my existing rip fence, but still glide along the fence easily. I’ve found that this fence is a great help when cutting slots for splines, tenons, and a number of other cuts.
As you can see in the drawings below, there are a pair of T-tracks and hold downs on the face of the fence to hold a workpiece in position. Braces attached to the horizontal bracket help hold the face of the fence perfectly square to the saw table. I provided measurements, but you’ll need to size the bracket to fit the rip fence on your saw. Then it’s just a matter of cutting the face to size and adding dadoes for mounting the T-track. When that’s complete, you can attach the face.
I provided measurements, but you’ll need to size the bracket to fit the rip fence on your saw. Then it’s just a matter of cutting the face to size and adding dadoes for mounting the T-track. When that’s complete, you can attach the face.
