Homemade Table Saw Fence System | Easy Simple New Style

In this instructable you will see how I created the easiest, steadiest, strongest fully functional homemade table saw fence system. It’s really simple and I think that anyone can build it, in no time!

Step 1:

The innovation of this build, is these 2 pieces of wood, cut in an angle, (that in combination with the cam profile of wood I made, to tighten it further as I puss down the handle), make it really steady and strong.

Step 2:

Here are the dimensions of the pieces of wood that I needed to build this fence. I used woods that I found in my workshop, just to show you the patent. But as I have already said, in my previous version… the best wood for these structures is plywood.

Step 3:

After I cut all the pieces of wood, in the right dimensions, I started the assembling.

Step 4:

For this part of the fence, I glued 2 pieces 8 by 8cm together and before I cut it into a circle, I drilled a hole, in order to put the handle in it later.

Step 5:

Now, with this way, I cut it into a circle.

Step 6:

I sanded the handle and the round piece of wood, glued them together and filled the gaps with dust.

Step 7:

For this part of the fence I used melamine, so that all the pieces that I am going to cut, can slide smoothly on the fence, with no problem.

Step 8:

I placed PVC perimetrically and with a putty knife, in this direction, I cleaned all the edges.

Step 9:

Now, for this part of the fence, I glued, nailed and screwed these 2 pieces together.

Step 10:

…and then I repeated the same process for the guide rail of the fence.

Step 11:

I sanded the edges of both pieces, so that when they fit together, their tips don’t touch with each other, allowing these pieces to be tightened together nicely and strong, with no problem.

Step 12:

Then I glued, nailed and screwed this piece onto the guide rail, which will be mounted later on the table saw.

Step 13:

Now, for this part of the fence, I started putting together all the pieces of wood that I needed.

Step 14:

After that, I took these two pieces, found their center, aligned them and screwed them together. This can be done using a try square or checking the distance, between the blade and the fence, with a tape measure.

Step 15:

I shaped this part of the wood with a rasp, so that the round wood with the handle, can be tightened on the guide rail, without them bothering each other.

Step 16:

After these two pieces were aligned, I took the piece I made before and placed them together.

Step 17:

Then I put the round wood with the handle, between these pieces of the fence, found the right place that can be tightened on the guide rail and I drilled an 8mm hole, straight and right through, far from the center, in order to make it a cam wood.

Step 18:

I tested it with an 8mm pin and works really fine.

Step 19:

To avoid the wood splitting up when it is tightened, I placed this little piece of pipe (with an outer diameter of 10mm and an inner diameter of 8mm, same as the pin), into the round wood and these two washers on the outer side.

Step 20:

And now, I glued and screwed the two pieces of melamine, on both sides of the fence.

Step 21:

I cut the 8mm pin in the right length, sanded it, drilled the 2 holes at the edges, (to put later the two nails that will hold it in place) and then placed it together with the round wood.