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I ordered the BC-30 fence from Amazon. After receiving only half the parts, the 2nd box was lost in shipment, I was told sorry not our problem. I spent 6 hours and 4 weeks trying to resolve the issue only to be told my time was wasted and in the opinion of amazon not worth anything and to shop elsewhere. I would avoid Amazon at all costs their customer service is terrible.
Because of the difficulty sending something like this back, I had my machinist slot the holes so they would line up. But their engineering for this particular item, made from hot rolled angle, is severely lacking. Problem was, to begin with, the front rail holes did not line up. Finally I broke down and bought one of these that everybody raves about. Although a huge fan of Delta for over 35 years, I was disappointed with the Biesemeyer fence. Honestly I expected better from a company from whom I have personally purchased over 20 stationary tools. Yes. To further complicate things there is no adjustment for plumb on the fence.I tried calling customer service, which turned into a exercise in futility going back and forth from one to another.Do I still like Delta.
Just another case of someone in production asleep at the wheel. That is until about six weeks later when I need to attach a vertical jig to the fence. I had tolerated the original fence with my unisaw for 30 years. Under close examination, hot rolled flash on the raw material was not completely removed and just painted over. Once I got that worked out and adjusted for square, it in fact worked well. Come to find out the fence was out of plumb about 1/32 inch top to bottom, causing a major problem for a vertical jig 12 inches tall. I ended up having our machine shop repair it rather than hassel with Biesemeyer. I suppose it is no worse than anyone else though.
It wouldn't hinder cutting 4x8 sheet goods.It's a nice fence, much better than the original one I have put up with for so long. It was just hard to find out about the 30" version but there was lots of info on the 50" version.To my relief the fence and rails fit like a glove with no drilling or tapping and adjusted with very little difficulty. I have a 30 yr old Unisaw (Rockwell back then) and I had a hard time finding out how well this fence would fit and whether I would need to build an extension table for the 30" model and if the extension legs were included. Truly a KISS design.Amazon needs to include a picture so it would be easier to see what is in the package. The kit includes the extension table legs but as far as I can tell they are not needed and building an extension table is not really needed. If I set it for the maximum 31" rip cut, there is a 13" gap between my cast iron extension table and the fence but I don't see any problem with that. However the free shipping was great. This is heavy and long enough to need to be shipped by freight so that was quite a savings.
I called Biesemeyer about getting another one. I have had my Biesemeyer fence for 5 years now and love it - would buy it again in a heart beat. The operator took my name and address and told me that they would send one out. I can't add any more about the fence than what has been written but wanted to say that the service from Biesemeyer/Delta/Porter Cable/Dewalt is really great. I had to disassemble and reassemble my Delta Unisaw a couple of weeks ago and had misplaced the template used to align the front rail. I was waiting to get the bill but I got the part the next week by UPS - no charge. I am not sure who handled the request - called Biesemeyer, order handled by Porter Cable and sent by Dewalt great integration
I received the product in 5(Std Shipping) days and well it was installed in about 30 minutes. Purchased Delta BC30 30-Inch Commercial Biesemeyer Table Saw FenceHad a Older Delta contractor saw, Model 34-444 which had a Original Fence which was good for general work but not consistant in making Square or true cuts. I needed a fence that would allow both of these. Took more time to make the NEW 36" table extension.First cuts after Fence aligned and Trued up to the blade were Perfect.Very happy with the Fence and ease of installation.
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