When you need to attach a sacrificial fence to your table saw, router table, bandsaw or miter saw's current fence, we highly recommend picking up a set of our Universal Table Saw Fence Clamps. They stay completely out of your way when running wood across the sacrificial fence, which means that you don't need to worry about getting hung up in the middle of the cut for any reason. Our universal fence clamps adjust from 3" to 4-1/2" to fit most cabinet saws.
by Matt Breckenridge
I’m not going to kid you, I’ve tried writing this blog post about ten times now. First I tried to wax philosophical about how woodworkers are born problem solvers, then I was going to tie that into a speech about the benefits of giving up and buying a product as opposed to building it yourself. All this while trying to bring it back around to a review of how well these clamps actually work in practice and whether or not they represent a good valueBut you know what? Some things don’t need all that fluff, and in spite of my irresistible penchant for going overboard in a blog post, I’m going to keep this one as simple as the subject matter. When you need to attach a sacrificial fence to your table saw or bandsaw’s current fence, I very highly recommend picking up a set of these Universal Table Saw Fence Clamps. The Universal Fence Clamps adjust from 3" to 4-1/2" to fit most cabinet saws.
But maybe you need more convincing than that. You may be saying to yourself, “Why would I spend the money to buy a set of these things when I can just hold a sacrificial fence in place with a pair of ponies that I have on hand?” Go ahead, use your pony clamps. See what it’s like. I’ll wait…
Works fine, you say? Sure, fine is okay, I guess.
Now turn that wood on its end and try running it across the sacrificial fence. You know, the way you would if you were trying to make a box lid with a shallow inset. Are those pony clamps getting in the way now? Surprise, surprise. Where the pony clamps need to actually be on the outside of the objects they’re clamping, these sweet little guys actually become a part of the fence and hold it down from the inside.
So let’s go ahead and drill a set of holes in the edge of that MDF and insert a few of these bad boys. See? They stay completely out of your way when running wood across the sacrificial fence, which means that you don’t need to worry about getting hung up in the middle of the cut for any reason. Want to use a push stick? No problem at all, friend.
I love ‘em. They fix a problem that you didn’t know you had, which I suppose is a downbeat way of saying that they make a good thing even better. There I go waxing again. Pick up a set, you won’t regret it.
