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Miter Saw Fence Risers
Miter Saw Fence Risers
Fence Risers
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to make sure the posts in the platform to build the risers for the fence sections. and back. The posts are located in the riser
will match this spacing, as well. Details ‘a’ and ‘b’ give you a good idea of feet, as you can see in detail ‘a.’
Drilling the Holes. You’ll notice the how everything is assembled. Once the fences are installed, you can
posts in the platforms are 16" on cen- There is one thing I want to point out check the alignment with the miter saw
ter. And as I just mentioned, the holes in about the risers. You’ll need to size the fence. Here again, the process
the worksurface are on 8" centers. This width (height) of the legs so the top of the shown in the magazine will
arrangement gives you greater flexibility platform is flush with the saw table. guide you through
when positioning the fences. The instruc- Adding the Fences. The fence sec- the steps.
tions found on page 35 of the magazine tions are identical to the plans found in
will step you through the process for drill- the magazine — with one exception. The
ing the holes in the benchtop. fence base is simply screwed to the plat-
Sizing the Risers. With the saw form, as in detail ‘b.’ So you don’t need
attached to the platform, the next step is to drill the post holes in the base
a. b.
No
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