This is easily the very best maker video I've ever seen. You keep it up Jer, and you will be giving Matthias Wandell, Marc Spagnolo, Stumpy Nubs, Jimmy Diresta, and John Heisz a run for their money. Absolutely brilliant work and really well produced tutorial, and thanks for not playing some weird crappy music in the background. People don't realize that when it comes to music,one man's food is another man's poison.
In accuracy in par with Marc, in engineering in par with Matthias, in idea in par with Jimmy, and in term of skill in par with John . . .In one man show
There are a ton of this kind of video -- very few of this high quality. What makes it exceptional is that you don't waste words or play loud stupid music that you are SURE EVERYONE would love to hear. Not a wasted moment. No stammering and backtracking and telling us what you should have done but did not do. You really do know how to make an instructional video. Of course, one could not attempt this project without detailed plans. I'm sure those are in the works. Bravo.
Thank you! You say "one could not attempt this project without detailed plans"; how are you thinking I did it? I hate the everyone has to have plans in order to build something. But in order to please my audience, there will be plans.
+Jer's Woodshop But you did have plans... you just don't have the usb port behind your left ear to download to the device of your choice to print hardcopy.
Right. And the best way to download the plans is to watch the video. They download directly to the computer behind that USB port that isn't behind your left ear.
+Jer's Woodshop Everyone works differently. I've built entire kitchens with nothing more than a sketch of the area, and watching the video is enough for me... though there are a few things I'd (maybe) do differently, your video explained the concept perfectly.
There is only one other group of people I know, who have as many skills that you have. Farmers. Brilliant practical people. Fabulous video. Thanks for sharing.
Watching this project come together is like looking into the mind of a GENIUS, plus the hand skills to match! I’ve watched it several times, and it still amazes me! A younger version of John Heisz!!!
I've done this kinda stuff for years, probably before you were ever born. Part of me thinks you're just smart, and the other part of me thinks you're just a genius. I normally get bored with these kinda videos, but you held my attention and impressed me. Nice going dude.
I am totally impressed by both the precision and functionality of this table saw fence. You have a real talent for engineering/design. Thanks for posting.
This is the best shop made fence I have ever seen and with the incremental positioning it is genius. You make brilliant videos with clear instructions. I've enjoyed watching them all.
VERY impressive work and I really like the idea! Any problem finding a rod machined accurately enough over that distance? A lot of the normal threaded rod I've seen loses or gains as much as 1/64" over as little as 12"
Hey John! Thanks! I ordered the rod as kind of a gamble...when I got it I put my 4 foot aluminum ruler against it and checked it down the length. The threads lined up surprisingly well over 4 feet.
Genius is as genius does, light years ahead than most keep it up, it's funny how little we know that is out there to learn thanks for taking the time out to instruct those like me that are clueless on 99.9 points in your technical ability!
Excellent build. Above my skill level, but with this detail, I am willing to advance until I find a failure point. I'll fix it from there. Thank you for all you do.
Amazing! Best comment in the video: "consider what your time is worth". This project has got to be a labor of love and fun. Beats many nights of watching TV.
You have heard this before, but i'm positive you will hear it again, because a true artist such as yourself will always be recognized for their efforts and art. I use the term art and artist because of this." A laborer uses his hands, a Craftsmen uses his hands and his mind, an Artist uses his hands, his mind and his Heart. that you do, you Sir are a true Artist, your engineering skills are incredible, your fabrication is precise and clean and if its not you made it adjustable, even though it was perfect, and your ideas to make the mechanics of your projects to work in your favor, and simplified such as your work bench drawers, the grid on the bottom to keep the containers/boxes from sliding...and made all drawers interchangeable, any drawer in any slot, but of course you would have to reconfigure them, but so, you can, because you can. i was amazed.all the attachments for the belt grinder, the tilting ability of it, and incredibly heavy duty fabrication. they are all genius. so anyway im building a 2 by 72 belt grinder, i am of course doing so by your design. i am using or repurposing some tractor implements that were laying around, 1/2" plate and for the main frame or center support a piece of 1" x 4 1/2" plate, if it works out...! thanks for the info and the inspiration! sorry for the rant i give credit where credit is due.
Well I'm happy to report that I have finished making your fence. Excellent to say the least, I'm very happy with it. I had to learn how to stick weld while making my fence and have to say the entire project wasn't as easy as you make it look but it wasn't too difficult either. I ended up doing most of steps 2 to 3 times before getting it right in relation to my table. Now that it is completed, I'm making a few modifications and adjustments in term of placement and positioning now that I understand the overall construction. Thanks again for such an wonderful DIY video. To everyone else in need of a table saw fence... this is the best on out there in my opinion.
Jeremy, I don't know if this really matter at this point but I thought to share my experience with this build so that someone else may benefit. 1.) I would build the fence first before actually mounting the 3" angle iron to your table saw. The reason I say this is because I had to re-position the 3" angle iron about 1/2 cm lower on the front of my table in order for the finished fence to lay flat on my table top. 2.) I also had to move the 2" tube which sits on the 3" angle iron back (away from the table), also about 1/2 cm, in order for the fence to move freely in the space between the 2" tube and the 3" angle iron. The fence would fit without the set screws in place but when I added them to adjust the fence, It would no longer fit in the space between the 3" angle iron and the 2" tube. 3.) I had to trim the hard wood that supports the threaded rod. Again I had to rip about 1/2 cm off the back of the wood support so that the fence could move freely across the table. For some reason, not sure why, I didn't have enough clearance so the threads on the nut halves were scraping/sticking the threads of the rod. 4.) If you've never welded before, find some RUclips videos on how (and how not) to weld. My first couple attempts I did so without much protection and absolutely no knowledge of welding... I figured "How hard could it be?" The face shield that came with my welder was all I used. No gloves, no respirator, no ventilation, no knowledge of metal (i.e. galvanized steel, fumes, the arc). I have a new found appreciation and respect for all welders. This was built in Amman, Jordan so my guess is that the material here may be slightly different in size than in the States. Just thought to share.
I had this same idea, but i don't have your tooling (or skills) (...or creative brilliance). I'd pay money to buy this product from Incra, but it doesn't exist. The Incra incremental fence system for a router table is amazing, but the implementation on a table saw leaves some things to be desired in my humble opinion.
Very nice design. Your design is the top contender for my DIY table saw. The only changes I would add would be a Wixey table saw DRO and using 8020 3030 extrusion as the guide.
Thanks. I considered using the 8020 extrusions, but the pictures I saw online looked like the surface was not perfectly flat. Probably just the pictures, but it was enough to make me change my mind.
AskWoodMan has a video on the accuracy of 8020 extrusion. It showed that unless a piece of extrusion has been abused it's well within a couple thousands of an inch for flatness over the typical length of a guide rail. It sold me on using the extrusion.
Ah, I think you are right. There is a slight scallop across the width on some of the 8020 to aid in mating pieces. AskWoodMan's video also covered that. I seem to remember one 8020 series not having the scallop. I'll have to review the video again.
Wow! Great concept with the 16 TPI rod for 1/32 adjustments.So simple,yet this is the first one of this style/ design I have seen. Not that I've seen it all or know it all. Very impressive, most importantly you shared this great concept with the you tube community. I am thanking you on behalf of the entire you tube communtiy!!
I must say that this is great example or craftsmanship and engineering. I have been watching woodworking videos for the past couple years and I'm very happy to have come across this and your other fence video. In the past I had watched the various videos of the Incra table saw fence and actually performed a little thought experiment on how one could be homemade when I saw how much the Incra system cost. Thankfully,not only have you done all of the heavy lifting, you also posted an instruction video on how to make one. Absolutely brilliant! Nice work and thanks. I'm looking forward to trying to give it a go myself.
I had never seen another incremental fence using a threaded rod like that except the one I just made myself. I was shocked to see your design. I don't have the metal work skills you have so mine is all wood, but it's working great. Nice job.
Well-made video, with minimal voice-over, no flannel, just the facts. Very neat design! I've been unhappy with my tablesaw fence for some time, so this has really inspired me to make a metric version - thanks!
This is a very thought-through solution. I very much like the adjustability. As you say in a more recent video: "If you can't make it precise, at least make it adjustable!". Thanks, Jer, for sharing!
Very very nice. Always amazed at guys like you who make their own tool jigs or whatnot and include all the little pieces and parts that make the thing work. Nicely done. Keep it up!
Even though I don't see myself ever being accomplished enough to build this on my own, I enjoyed watching every minute. Impressive design, impressive execution, impressive video ! Very well done ! -thanks for sharing this
Oh, Man! You design and build great stuff! I got my saw for free with a Beis already on it but I think your design is better! I’m going to meld some of your cool features into mine to improve it. Ha! I’m upgrading my Beis to a Schmidt-1000!!! Cheers! 🙂
SPECTACULAR. I am so impressed. I am a little overwhelmed, I dont have a lathe in my garage- but I can probably get someone who does- or go to a machine shop- but they usually want a 100$ minimum set up fee- I am so impressed. Dont let any of the genius critics get you down. you really have something---you should make it and sell it just like shop fox, delta, and vega do- except one thing----yours is 10x better and can be modified as needed for any saw.
+mts az Thank you! You definitely don't need a lathe. Just a drill press, some taps, a welder, and preferably a grinder, as well as a few other basics.
+Jason Perry I wouldn't change anything functionally, but I've always wanted to make it look a little nicer and put on a more ergonomic handle. The cam area looks kind of cobbled & unprofessional.
How are the threads holding up? My big worry is that I would spend all kinds of time making it and the threads would be all chewed up in a year or two.
+Jason Perry I was worried about that too, but so far they look almost like new. Keep in mind that if they do get chewed up the threaded rod is easy to replace and surprisingly cheap.
I am from Cuba and I want to congratulate you on your great idea. I am doing the same as you did but in aluminum that weighs less. THANK YOU.Excuse me for my English.
Been looking at building a fence for myself. I gone through dozens of videos and Jeremy has what I think is the best design. Great job, and great video editing it was a pleasure to watch.
I've seen a lot of videos on making fences, and this one is by-far the best. Thank you for sharing. You should patent this, but if that is not possible... you should keep your other ideas to yourself until patent pending. You have the ability to be "RICH". Good luck in your future.
Holy crap man!!! I am just breaking into the woodworking industry. I am lacking room to work, proper tools and veteran-like knowledge. I don't expect that I will start out making professional type wood projects, but I think I am pretty handy. After watching this video (because I want a better fence than my current factory one), I realize that I know very little lol. I have a Craftsman direct drive table and this is an upgrade from my (wince as I type this) Fingerhut ordered saw that I bought 20 years ago. That saw too was a direct drive and the only reason I have direct drive is because I don't have the spare money to buy a belt driven-professional table. The fence that came with the Craftsman table has a screw handle for tightening the fence into its desired locked position. I was scouring youtube in hopes of finding a fence that can be locked at one end and stay true all the way to the other end of the fence without the need to measure repeatedly to make certain the fence is not drifting at one end or the other. That is when I came across this video and I am just blown away by your skill. You seem very young but filled with a wealth of knowledge that is just amazing in my opinion. Keep up the good work
Thank you!!! I never even think of measuring from the fence to blade, it is 100% trustworthy. And the reason I have the knowledge I do is because I've been making stuff (mostly from metal) since I was 12. Still plenty to be learned, but I'm glad I got a head start on it :)
Danged smart for such a young man. You just taught an old man a new trick. I have wanted one of those for my old Craftsman table saw for over 20 years. Thanks for a fine video, even with a drooping tripod. Mine droops as well.
Although it looks beautiful, and I'm sure it is absolutely accurate, it seems like this would take the average person $300+ and 300 hours to complete this project.
This is excellent. This type of accuracy reminds me of the 1956 Craftsman table saw I have and am restoring. The fence track has a gear track and a corresponding gear in the clamp down handle! Keep it up!
@@Jer_Schmidt I saw another you tube video about using JB weld and wire in a rear way to fix metal. I may try it on my saw! Can't hurt, besides machinist rule #1 if you dont have it and can't get it # MAKE ! Rule #2, if you can't make it, FIX IT! I I'm going to try combining rule 1 and 2. Dad and brother you better watch over me! Oh in case you were wondering my dad was machinist and brother was a welder. They usually help me from heaven when I restore and old tool!
I just hate the fact that you have so many better tools than I do and I have been collecting for 60 years or so.LOL. Seriously, you do some very nice work, love your videos, keep em coming!
Aside from expressing my admiration for this young mans exceptional work and technical capability with the project at hand,( including his video production) I can't help but direct a query towards the 258 "Dislikers" and ask WHY??? As I type, every instinct tells me to ignore them, but much like driving past an accident scene on the highway and trying NOT to look, I find my curiosity getting the better of me. I apologize. It is 10,556 Likes to 258 after all. Excellent work Jeremy Schmidt.
+Amanda Hassle Thank you! I wish that, in order to dislike a video, the disliker would be obligated to submit an explanation. It would be helpful to the content creator.
It would be certainly be more constructive,but I suppose that’s what this Comments section is for.The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down seems superfluous aside from an advertisers quick indicator of a videos popularity,(though I confess to ignorance on such matters). Bottom Line: Anonymous negatives aside, the numbers indicate you’re doing something right,so keep up the good work.
I have been pouring over the videos for self made fences, both table and band saws. You have by far blown all the others away, and a great deal of the other designs are brilliant. Your accuracy and detail speak volumes about your abilities, and your design. Excellent workmanship. That is art you are making. I am sure your father is so proud, or would be. I would be. I would love to see this done to a band saw? Regards, Hairman.
Thank you! I appreciate it. I have a bandsaw and it needs a fence, but I would want to scale it down a bit because I feel like it would be too bulky for a bandsaw. I'll definitely make a video about it if a make one.
This is an awesome idea. I am in the process finding a definitive way of upgrading my track and fence and am so grateful to have found your post. Awesome work.
Freaking ingenious! I just purchased a Grizzly cabinet saw and love it, EXCEPT for the fence. I was looking at purchasing the INCRA table saw fence, but what a price tag!!! I am very grateful for the awesome instructional video. I am going to "adapt" this to the fence that came with the saw....as it has most of the work already done. Keep up the excellent work!!! THANK YOU
Excellent, young man! Really like you making virtually everything from scratch, even down to the measure line. Your video skills are just about on a par with those of your metal/wood/design (apart from your droopy tripod, which made me smile).
+Jeremy Schmidt Doh! Should have guessed you'd make it yourself. My last tripod project was very basic, but travels with me for all my wild camping cooking requirements. I needed Manfrotto to assist for my cameras :)
Excellent design, build, and video. I can't imagine how much easier my own build would have been a few years ago if I had a metal lathe and a welder back then. I had an underpowered hand drill and a borrowed jig saw, a very small selection of drill bits and a borrowed tap and die set, a harbor freight combo square, and the 1960s Craftsman table saw that I inherited without a fence of any sort. I ordered some 8020 extrusions from their eBay store and found some cold rolled angle iron and uni strut at an industrial liquidation place. But I made it work and it has served me surprisingly well ever since. I'm glad I spent money for a good, large extrusion for the actual fence because it has been tremendously useful. You're going to love having so much versatility with this fence. Definitely subscribing to see what else you do. :)
I thought that's what I saw. I don't know, I think it would have been very helpful in the first weeks. I first made a rolling cabinet and workbench structure for the saw as the ancient "rolling" sheet metal cart it was on left a lot to be desired. I built the frame out of half-lap 2x4s and then put some salvaged kitchen cabinets on that, with the saw directly over half of a cabinet to catch dust. I duct-taped the hell out of the saw assembly and cabinet opening to create passable dust collection. (It works way better than I had ever expected!) But I didn't have any other saw except the jigsaw, so I was cutting on this table saw with a board and two c-clamps to make a fence. I had to measure the distance to the board from the blade, then find the corresponding distance to the miter slot, then go back and forth setting and checking that distance at the front and back of the saw, then make one cut. Even a shoddy rip fence would have saved me hours in the first few weeks. And you should have seen me cutting the half-laps with my ONLY table saw blade - a THIN KERF ripping blade! It took FOREVER. I tried first on the jigsaw but it simply could not cut straight in any position. It's crazy to think back on that now. I have two drill presses, a jointer, a planer, two cordless drills, a drawer full of all sorts of drill bits, two cordless impact drivers, sawzall, sweet magnesium PC circular saw, a drawer full of metrology tools, three routers, dozens of router bits, a silly looking Black & Decker benchtop bandsaw that doesn't have the height or blade tension capabilities to resaw but it has a variable speed motor that slows down enough for me to cut steel plate, a belt/disc sander, two RO sanders, a couple angle grinders, a drawer full of grinder attachments, a mig welder and all the necessary welding accessories, and more. I can make nearly anything I want. It has taken years of watching craigslist and doing trades and checking pawn shops and doing side jobs and picking up tooling a piece or two at a time, but I have almost everything that I want. And now I have enough business making stuff that I need to build a CNC to handle the volume of identical pieces which were fun to make more traditionally the first dozen times but now take too long. I'm very jealous of yours. And I really love your extrusion bed. I see one of those in my future. :)
I made mine work for almost a year...so this new fence was long overdue. I had to measure fence to blade every time, but the little 5" long T-square was good enough to hold it square for most cuts. One of the biggest problems I had was that the fence didn't lock solid. I had the cam set so tight that sometimes I had to use a piece of pipe over the handle as a prybar to get it unlocked, yet it still moved sometimes if I hit it a bit too hard when I put the board against it...
+Jer's Woodshop So I pulled this video back up because it's time to upgrade my fence to include the lead screw like yours, and I wanted to show my wife how funny it is that we have the same saw and almost the exact same cabinet design and nearly the same fence design and even the same drill. Then as I started the video I realized that we even have the same model radial arm saw! My current project is to build a better cabinet base for the RAS and get it in line with my miter saw and 8' aluminum fence. I'll have to take a couple pictures of all this and post on Instagram for you to see. It really is bizarre to see so many oddly specific things in common.
Excellent design and work! As someone previously noted, I recommend you patent your idea.Great job of editing the video to get just the important details. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely brilliant Jer! The designer of the SawStop attempted to sell his safety feature to the established table saw manufacturers and they all turned him away so he made his own table saw and it outsells all the others. You have a very good idea that would sell well as an after market add on.
I've only recenty stumbled on to your channel and must say that I'm impressed. You're quite clever in your problem solving and ability to invent with simplicity of design and repurposing seemingly mundane hardware. Well done on all counts. Looks like I've got a lot of videos to catch up on. Best of luck!
Just wanted to say thanks for providing your plans; very impressive and nicely done. I'm half way finished with my fence (still waiting on parts from Amazon). When drilling and tapping the holes in the 2" square tube to the 3" angle iron, I couldn't get the holes to align properly (you must have some serious skill) so I ended up clapping the two steel pieces, then I drilled the holes and tapped them together in one go (ended up with perfect alignment). I did the same for the hardwood for the threaded rod support and the 2" square tube. Looking forward to finishing :)
+Hamid Abugideiri Thanks!! Do you have a center punch? That can make a lot of difference. Although the way you did it works fine as well :) Good luck on the rest of your build, have fun!
Jeremy Schmidt You could drill the angle iron holes #7 for SAE then use those holes to lightly drill/dimple the locations in the tubing. #7 is the Drill sized used for 1/4-20 taps. Afterwards drill the angle iron to 5/16ths for adjustability. One thing, you should have used washers on the bolts holding the tube and angle iron together.
Wow, great ingenuity. None of the commercial Biesemeyer fences have a roller bearing. The half nut and threaded rod was brilliant. Thx a lot for sharing.
Great job! Two points, chamfer tapped holes first then one pass tapping & always use oil when tapping. Enjoyed you video so much I passed it on to kids that hang in my garage.
This is easily the very best maker video I've ever seen. You keep it up Jer, and you will be giving Matthias Wandell, Marc Spagnolo, Stumpy Nubs, Jimmy Diresta, and John Heisz a run for their money. Absolutely brilliant work and really well produced tutorial, and thanks for not playing some weird crappy music in the background. People don't realize that when it comes to music,one man's food is another man's poison.
+sigung01 Agree on all points. If I want music I will type in the name of the band in the search box.
+sigung01 Your right, Wandell would be proud :-)
In accuracy in par with Marc, in engineering in par with Matthias, in idea in par with Jimmy, and in term of skill in par with John . . .In one man show
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There are a ton of this kind of video -- very few of this high quality. What makes it exceptional is that you don't waste words or play loud stupid music that you are SURE EVERYONE would love to hear. Not a wasted moment. No stammering and backtracking and telling us what you should have done but did not do. You really do know how to make an instructional video. Of course, one could not attempt this project without detailed plans. I'm sure those are in the works. Bravo.
Thank you!
You say "one could not attempt this project without detailed plans"; how are you thinking I did it? I hate the everyone has to have plans in order to build something.
But in order to please my audience, there will be plans.
+Jer's Woodshop But you did have plans... you just don't have the usb port behind your left ear to download to the device of your choice to print hardcopy.
Right. And the best way to download the plans is to watch the video. They download directly to the computer behind that USB port that isn't behind your left ear.
+Jer's Woodshop Everyone works differently. I've built entire kitchens with nothing more than a sketch of the area, and watching the video is enough for me... though there are a few things I'd (maybe) do differently, your video explained the concept perfectly.
+Pat Sullivan Thanks Pat.
Years later this is still my favorite RUclips project. I can't wait to have a garage shop of my own where I can afford this sort of space. Inspiring.
Very well done young man....I have been a General Contractor for 45 years and I am very IMPRESSED with your energy for woodworking!
+otto roth Thank you!!
“...and that’s it...” humblest of humble brags ever. That’s it? That’s impressive. Nice work.
There is only one other group of people I know, who have as many skills that you have. Farmers. Brilliant practical people. Fabulous video. Thanks for sharing.
I live on a farm.
@@Jer_Schmidt Had a gut hutch. Glad to find you. Thanks for the videos, I am enjoying them.
Very happy to see that skills in wood and machine trade are alive and healthy in the next generation. Nice job, Jeremy!
What a great job , not only telling but showing in detail how you did and what you used to do this project OUTSTANDING.
Watching this project come together is like looking into the mind of a GENIUS, plus the hand skills to match! I’ve watched it several times, and it still amazes me! A younger version of John Heisz!!!
hah, me to, several times over the years. amazes every time. love this build
I've done this kinda stuff for years, probably before you were ever born. Part of me thinks you're just smart, and the other part of me thinks you're just a genius. I normally get bored with these kinda videos, but you held my attention and impressed me. Nice going dude.
I love the design, great engineering! One of the better homemade fence designs I have seen.
Thank you Matt!
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What size square tube did you use and where did you get your threaded rod and nuts. I can find the rod but not nuts
I don"t tire of this video. Assume workmanship and ingenuity!
Thank you!
I would like to echo all the positive comments you have had. Excellent design and execution. Great presentation and video skills too! Well done!
I am totally impressed by both the precision and functionality of this table saw fence. You have a real talent for engineering/design. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Jer I completed my fence today.I used a 16 mm threaded rod with 2 mm pitch.My hand wheel has 8 detents which makes it very accurate
Thank you!! That is awesome! I would love to see it!
This is the best shop made fence I have ever seen and with the incremental positioning it is genius.
You make brilliant videos with clear instructions. I've enjoyed watching them all.
Thank you!!
VERY impressive work and I really like the idea!
Any problem finding a rod machined accurately enough over that distance? A lot of the normal threaded rod I've seen loses or gains as much as 1/64" over as little as 12"
Hey John! Thanks! I ordered the rod as kind of a gamble...when I got it I put my 4 foot aluminum ruler against it and checked it down the length. The threads lined up surprisingly well over 4 feet.
the other option is of course to use a real lead screw and nut like you would in a CNC machine. then add a stepper motor too :)
Good idea. But that would get kinda complicated... ;-)
Impressive build!
Thanks!
Genius is as genius does, light years ahead than most keep it up, it's funny how little we know that is out there to learn thanks for taking the time out to instruct those like me that are clueless on 99.9 points in your technical ability!
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Thomas Carlyle 1858 - and Jeremy certainly has it!
Excellent build.
Above my skill level, but with this detail, I am willing to advance until I find a failure point.
I'll fix it from there.
Thank you for all you do.
Amazing! Best comment in the video: "consider what your time is worth". This project has got to be a labor of love and fun. Beats many nights of watching TV.
Dude - for a young guy, you have some serious skills.
You have heard this before, but i'm positive you will hear it again, because a true artist such as yourself will always be recognized for their efforts and art. I use the term art and artist because of this." A laborer uses his hands, a Craftsmen uses his hands and his mind, an Artist uses his hands, his mind and his Heart. that you do, you Sir are a true Artist, your engineering skills are incredible, your fabrication is precise and clean and if its not you made it adjustable, even though it was perfect, and your ideas to make the mechanics of your projects to work in your favor, and simplified such as your work bench drawers, the grid on the bottom to keep the containers/boxes from sliding...and made all drawers interchangeable, any drawer in any slot, but of course you would have to reconfigure them, but so, you can, because you can. i was amazed.all the attachments for the belt grinder, the tilting ability of it, and incredibly heavy duty fabrication. they are all genius. so anyway im building a 2 by 72 belt grinder, i am of course doing so by your design. i am using or repurposing some tractor implements that were laying around, 1/2" plate and for the main frame or center support a piece of 1" x 4 1/2" plate, if it works out...! thanks for the info and the inspiration! sorry for the rant i give credit where credit is due.
This fence Is for generations ... good Job 👍🏽
This is so creative and perhaps most durable table saw fence I've seen myself.
My grandfather would love this!
Well I'm happy to report that I have finished making your fence. Excellent to say the least, I'm very happy with it. I had to learn how to stick weld while making my fence and have to say the entire project wasn't as easy as you make it look but it wasn't too difficult either. I ended up doing most of steps 2 to 3 times before getting it right in relation to my table. Now that it is completed, I'm making a few modifications and adjustments in term of placement and positioning now that I understand the overall construction. Thanks again for such an wonderful DIY video. To everyone else in need of a table saw fence... this is the best on out there in my opinion.
+Hamid Abugideiri
Thank you! I'm glad you made it work and you like it :)
Jeremy, I don't know if this really matter at this point but I thought to share my experience with this build so that someone else may benefit.
1.) I would build the fence first before actually mounting the 3" angle iron to your table saw. The reason I say this is because I had to re-position the 3" angle iron about 1/2 cm lower on the front of my table in order for the finished fence to lay flat on my table top.
2.) I also had to move the 2" tube which sits on the 3" angle iron back (away from the table), also about 1/2 cm, in order for the fence to move freely in the space between the 2" tube and the 3" angle iron. The fence would fit without the set screws in place but when I added them to adjust the fence, It would no longer fit in the space between the 3" angle iron and the 2" tube.
3.) I had to trim the hard wood that supports the threaded rod. Again I had to rip about 1/2 cm off the back of the wood support so that the fence could move freely across the table. For some reason, not sure why, I didn't have enough clearance so the threads on the nut halves were scraping/sticking the threads of the rod.
4.) If you've never welded before, find some RUclips videos on how (and how not) to weld. My first couple attempts I did so without much protection and absolutely no knowledge of welding... I figured "How hard could it be?" The face shield that came with my welder was all I used. No gloves, no respirator, no ventilation, no knowledge of metal (i.e. galvanized steel, fumes, the arc). I have a new found appreciation and respect for all welders.
This was built in Amman, Jordan so my guess is that the material here may be slightly different in size than in the States. Just thought to share.
Awesome build...and you explained it all VERY clearly.
That is one slick fence....you make it look so easy but we all know otherwise as much thought and patience went into the build.
Honestly. It was pretty easy to do. Thank you!
I had this same idea, but i don't have your tooling (or skills) (...or creative brilliance). I'd pay money to buy this product from Incra, but it doesn't exist. The Incra incremental fence system for a router table is amazing, but the implementation on a table saw leaves some things to be desired in my humble opinion.
I can't decide if your videos make me want to go out and build stuff, or never build anything again. Great job on all of them.
Very nice design. Your design is the top contender for my DIY table saw. The only changes I would add would be a Wixey table saw DRO and using 8020 3030 extrusion as the guide.
Thanks. I considered using the 8020 extrusions, but the pictures I saw online looked like the surface was not perfectly flat. Probably just the pictures, but it was enough to make me change my mind.
AskWoodMan has a video on the accuracy of 8020 extrusion. It showed that unless a piece of extrusion has been abused it's well within a couple thousands of an inch for flatness over the typical length of a guide rail. It sold me on using the extrusion.
I was meaning across the width of it...it looked like it was made with a slight radius in the extrusion. But that is probably just the picture...
Ah, I think you are right. There is a slight scallop across the width on some of the 8020 to aid in mating pieces. AskWoodMan's
video also covered that. I seem to remember one 8020 series not having the scallop. I'll have to review the video again.
Jer's Woodshop If you start checking aluminum extrusions for accuracy, you will find that they are all over the place. Don't check, be happy.
Wow! Great concept with the 16 TPI rod for 1/32 adjustments.So simple,yet this is the first one of this style/ design I have seen. Not that I've seen it all or know it all. Very impressive, most importantly you shared this great concept with the you tube community. I am thanking you on behalf of the entire you tube communtiy!!
Thank you! And thanks for watching! :)
Very Impressive work my Man. Great way to adjust repeatability
I must say that this is great example or craftsmanship and engineering. I have been watching woodworking videos for the past couple years and I'm very happy to have come across this and your other fence video. In the past I had watched the various videos of the Incra table saw fence and actually performed a little thought experiment on how one could be homemade when I saw how much the Incra system cost. Thankfully,not only have you done all of the heavy lifting, you also posted an instruction video on how to make one. Absolutely brilliant! Nice work and thanks. I'm looking forward to trying to give it a go myself.
Thank you so much! I'm glad I you found it helpful. I'd love to see yours when you finish it!
I had never seen another incremental fence using a threaded rod like that except the one I just made myself. I was shocked to see your design. I don't have the metal work skills you have so mine is all wood, but it's working great. Nice job.
Well-made video, with minimal voice-over, no flannel, just the facts. Very neat design! I've been unhappy with my tablesaw fence for some time, so this has really inspired me to make a metric version - thanks!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent work, the best I've seen so far.
I do not speak English, sorry errors.
Success for you.
Eudes Oliveira Você aqui ? Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
This is a very thought-through solution. I very much like the adjustability. As you say in a more recent video: "If you can't make it precise, at least make it adjustable!". Thanks, Jer, for sharing!
Two HUGE Thumbs Up! Awesome. This is how all RUclips Tutorials should be.
Thank you!! :)
That's probably the best DIY fence I've ever seen!
best table saw fence video on "the youtube", nice.
Very very nice. Always amazed at guys like you who make their own tool jigs or whatnot and include all the little pieces and parts that make the thing work. Nicely done. Keep it up!
+Sig Guy Thank you!
Wish I had this kind of talent. Would love to have an accurate fence for my table saw.
Maybe he would build one for you. Of course for a fee.
Even though I don't see myself ever being accomplished enough to build this on my own, I enjoyed watching every minute. Impressive design, impressive execution, impressive video ! Very well done ! -thanks for sharing this
+G Seidman Thank you, but please, don't fall into the "I can't do this" train of thought. If I can do it, anyone can.
Oh, Man! You design and build great stuff! I got my saw for free with a Beis already on it but I think your design is better! I’m going to meld some of your cool features into mine to improve it. Ha! I’m upgrading my Beis to a Schmidt-1000!!! Cheers! 🙂
SPECTACULAR. I am so impressed. I am a little overwhelmed, I dont have a lathe in my garage- but I can probably get someone who does- or go to a machine shop- but they usually want a 100$ minimum set up fee- I am so impressed. Dont let any of the genius critics get you down. you really have something---you should make it and sell it just like shop fox, delta, and vega do- except one thing----yours is 10x better and can be modified as needed for any saw.
+mts az
Thank you!
You definitely don't need a lathe. Just a drill press, some taps, a welder, and preferably a grinder, as well as a few other basics.
Now that you have a year of using this fence behind you, is there anything you would change?
+Jason Perry
I wouldn't change anything functionally, but I've always wanted to make it look a little nicer and put on a more ergonomic handle. The cam area looks kind of cobbled & unprofessional.
How are the threads holding up?
My big worry is that I would spend all kinds of time making it and the threads would be all chewed up in a year or two.
+Jason Perry
I was worried about that too, but so far they look almost like new. Keep in mind that if they do get chewed up the threaded rod is easy to replace and surprisingly cheap.
Jason Perry 0 9o
looks like the most accurate fence I have seen .very nice finished quality
This guy is a ginues. Well done. Thanks
Thank you!
+arman melkonyan mr golden hands :)
Borat Sagdiyev
What's a ginues? Some sort of wildlife?
an excellent design, a well-done execution, and one of the best videos I think I've ever seen.
+Lee Fox
Thank you!
Damm, wonder boy! Awesome.
I am from Cuba and I want to congratulate you on your great idea. I am doing the same as you did but in aluminum that weighs less. THANK YOU.Excuse me for my English.
Love your channel one smart dude
Here are some great woodworking plans if you're interested: woodentips.blogspot.com
Wow. I've seen a number of your vids and somehow missed this one. You are rediculously talented. Bravo
Живут люди без миллиметров, со своими дюймами , а такие красоты делают
That is an impressive amount of work, but that is an incredible fence. Great work!
Yes very good product
Спасибо за познавательное видео так счас делаю что то подобное. С МЕНЯ лайк.
иван харитонов Здравствуйте! из Техаса
Been looking at building a fence for myself. I gone through dozens of videos and Jeremy has what I think is the best design.
Great job, and great video editing it was a pleasure to watch.
Thank you!!
I've seen a lot of videos on making fences, and this one is by-far the best. Thank you for sharing.
You should patent this, but if that is not possible... you should keep your other ideas to yourself until patent pending.
You have the ability to be "RICH". Good luck in your future.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Keep nothing to yourself, share..
Here are some great woodworking plans if you're interested: woodentips.blogspot.com
Ingenious! I really like the thought process you put into designing this fence! This fence is going to outlast humanity! LOL
Complex to do but great work.
My faith in humanity is renewed, a young man with such expert, highly honed skills is a joy to watch. Thank you Jer!
Thank you!
Умно!
Благодаря!
LePilkin62TV, так ведь и сам не хуже.
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Здравствуйте! из Техаса
Holy crap man!!! I am just breaking into the woodworking industry. I am lacking room to work, proper tools and veteran-like knowledge. I don't expect that I will start out making professional type wood projects, but I think I am pretty handy. After watching this video (because I want a better fence than my current factory one), I realize that I know very little lol. I have a Craftsman direct drive table and this is an upgrade from my (wince as I type this) Fingerhut ordered saw that I bought 20 years ago. That saw too was a direct drive and the only reason I have direct drive is because I don't have the spare money to buy a belt driven-professional table. The fence that came with the Craftsman table has a screw handle for tightening the fence into its desired locked position. I was scouring youtube in hopes of finding a fence that can be locked at one end and stay true all the way to the other end of the fence without the need to measure repeatedly to make certain the fence is not drifting at one end or the other. That is when I came across this video and I am just blown away by your skill. You seem very young but filled with a wealth of knowledge that is just amazing in my opinion. Keep up the good work
Thank you!!! I never even think of measuring from the fence to blade, it is 100% trustworthy. And the reason I have the knowledge I do is because I've been making stuff (mostly from metal) since I was 12. Still plenty to be learned, but I'm glad I got a head start on it :)
Brilliant!
the satisfaction of making this and using it must be immense, great job man.
It is. :) Thanks!
U'r a genius. That's all.
Danged smart for such a young man. You just taught an old man a new trick. I have wanted one of those for my old Craftsman table saw for over 20 years. Thanks for a fine video, even with a drooping tripod. Mine droops as well.
I have an old Craftsman table saw, too, and have always hated the fence. Might have to give this a try.
Although it looks beautiful, and I'm sure it is absolutely accurate, it seems like this would take the average person $300+ and 300 hours to complete this project.
+JimTheSoundman
I don't consider myself that far from average!! It took me about $130 and 25-30 hours.
This is excellent. This type of accuracy reminds me of the 1956 Craftsman table saw I have and am restoring. The fence track has a gear track and a corresponding gear in the clamp down handle! Keep it up!
Yeah, that’s what this saw originally had. This saw was about a 1965 model Craftsman.
@@Jer_Schmidt I saw another you tube video about using JB weld and wire in a rear way to fix metal. I may try it on my saw! Can't hurt, besides machinist rule #1 if you dont have it and can't get it # MAKE ! Rule #2, if you can't make it, FIX IT! I
I'm going to try combining rule 1 and 2. Dad and brother you better watch over me! Oh in case you were wondering my dad was machinist and brother was a welder. They usually help me from heaven when I restore and old tool!
LoL, consider what your time is worth.
+Oz DeaDMeaT That's funny right there... or for 5 dollars,...
I just hate the fact that you have so many better tools than I do and I have been collecting for 60 years or so.LOL. Seriously, you do some very nice work, love your videos, keep em coming!
My favorite DIY table saw fence video. Well done!
Started watching this like... " Ishould build my own fence..." now i'm on Incras website looking at shipping options. Mad skills dude, awesome video!
You are a very talented young man this is a genius way to make a accurate fence system. Awesome job
+Thom spillane Thank you!
Aside from expressing my admiration for this young mans exceptional work and technical capability with the project at hand,( including his video production) I can't help but direct a query towards the 258 "Dislikers" and ask WHY??? As I type, every instinct tells me to ignore them, but much like driving past an accident scene on the highway and trying NOT to look, I find my curiosity getting the better of me. I apologize. It is 10,556 Likes to 258 after all. Excellent work Jeremy Schmidt.
+Amanda Hassle
Thank you!
I wish that, in order to dislike a video, the disliker would be obligated to submit an explanation. It would be helpful to the content creator.
It would be certainly be more constructive,but I suppose that’s what this Comments section is for.The Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down seems superfluous aside from an advertisers quick indicator of a videos popularity,(though I confess to ignorance on such matters). Bottom Line: Anonymous negatives aside, the numbers indicate you’re doing something right,so keep up the good work.
I have been pouring over the videos for self made fences, both table and band saws. You have by far blown all the others away, and a great deal of the other designs are brilliant. Your accuracy and detail speak volumes about your abilities, and your design. Excellent workmanship. That is art you are making. I am sure your father is so proud, or would be. I would be. I would love to see this done to a band saw? Regards, Hairman.
Thank you! I appreciate it. I have a bandsaw and it needs a fence, but I would want to scale it down a bit because I feel like it would be too bulky for a bandsaw. I'll definitely make a video about it if a make one.
Very impressive work Jeremy. Engineering is most definitely your forte.
This is an awesome idea. I am in the process finding a definitive way of upgrading my track and fence and am so grateful to have found your post. Awesome work.
Freaking ingenious! I just purchased a Grizzly cabinet saw and love it, EXCEPT for the fence. I was looking at purchasing the INCRA table saw fence, but what a price tag!!!
I am very grateful for the awesome instructional video. I am going to "adapt" this to the fence that came with the saw....as it has most of the work already done.
Keep up the excellent work!!!
THANK YOU
+Jonathan Moore Thanks! Good luck with your build!
Excellent, young man! Really like you making virtually everything from scratch, even down to the measure line. Your video skills are just about on a par with those of your metal/wood/design (apart from your droopy tripod, which made me smile).
Thank you!!
My latest project was a new tripod, so hopefully there won't be any more droopy shots :)
+Jeremy Schmidt Doh! Should have guessed you'd make it yourself.
My last tripod project was very basic, but travels with me for all my wild camping cooking requirements.
I needed Manfrotto to assist for my cameras :)
Superb workmanship and the mind of a Genius love this channel
Excellent design, build, and video. I can't imagine how much easier my own build would have been a few years ago if I had a metal lathe and a welder back then. I had an underpowered hand drill and a borrowed jig saw, a very small selection of drill bits and a borrowed tap and die set, a harbor freight combo square, and the 1960s Craftsman table saw that I inherited without a fence of any sort. I ordered some 8020 extrusions from their eBay store and found some cold rolled angle iron and uni strut at an industrial liquidation place. But I made it work and it has served me surprisingly well ever since.
I'm glad I spent money for a good, large extrusion for the actual fence because it has been tremendously useful. You're going to love having so much versatility with this fence.
Definitely subscribing to see what else you do. :)
Thank you!
My table saw is also a 1960s Craftsman, but I got it with a fence. You didn't miss much by not getting the fence. ;)
I thought that's what I saw. I don't know, I think it would have been very helpful in the first weeks. I first made a rolling cabinet and workbench structure for the saw as the ancient "rolling" sheet metal cart it was on left a lot to be desired. I built the frame out of half-lap 2x4s and then put some salvaged kitchen cabinets on that, with the saw directly over half of a cabinet to catch dust. I duct-taped the hell out of the saw assembly and cabinet opening to create passable dust collection. (It works way better than I had ever expected!) But I didn't have any other saw except the jigsaw, so I was cutting on this table saw with a board and two c-clamps to make a fence. I had to measure the distance to the board from the blade, then find the corresponding distance to the miter slot, then go back and forth setting and checking that distance at the front and back of the saw, then make one cut. Even a shoddy rip fence would have saved me hours in the first few weeks.
And you should have seen me cutting the half-laps with my ONLY table saw blade - a THIN KERF ripping blade! It took FOREVER. I tried first on the jigsaw but it simply could not cut straight in any position.
It's crazy to think back on that now. I have two drill presses, a jointer, a planer, two cordless drills, a drawer full of all sorts of drill bits, two cordless impact drivers, sawzall, sweet magnesium PC circular saw, a drawer full of metrology tools, three routers, dozens of router bits, a silly looking Black & Decker benchtop bandsaw that doesn't have the height or blade tension capabilities to resaw but it has a variable speed motor that slows down enough for me to cut steel plate, a belt/disc sander, two RO sanders, a couple angle grinders, a drawer full of grinder attachments, a mig welder and all the necessary welding accessories, and more. I can make nearly anything I want. It has taken years of watching craigslist and doing trades and checking pawn shops and doing side jobs and picking up tooling a piece or two at a time, but I have almost everything that I want.
And now I have enough business making stuff that I need to build a CNC to handle the volume of identical pieces which were fun to make more traditionally the first dozen times but now take too long. I'm very jealous of yours. And I really love your extrusion bed. I see one of those in my future. :)
Wow, that got long FAST. Funny how you don't realize it when writing on a phone that only shows a few lines at a time. :)
I made mine work for almost a year...so this new fence was long overdue. I had to measure fence to blade every time, but the little 5" long T-square was good enough to hold it square for most cuts. One of the biggest problems I had was that the fence didn't lock solid. I had the cam set so tight that sometimes I had to use a piece of pipe over the handle as a prybar to get it unlocked, yet it still moved sometimes if I hit it a bit too hard when I put the board against it...
+Jer's Woodshop So I pulled this video back up because it's time to upgrade my fence to include the lead screw like yours, and I wanted to show my wife how funny it is that we have the same saw and almost the exact same cabinet design and nearly the same fence design and even the same drill. Then as I started the video I realized that we even have the same model radial arm saw!
My current project is to build a better cabinet base for the RAS and get it in line with my miter saw and 8' aluminum fence. I'll have to take a couple pictures of all this and post on Instagram for you to see. It really is bizarre to see so many oddly specific things in common.
The King of over-building! Excellent! Machinist level accuracy in a tablesaw what? Oh yeah.
Very impressive combination of Incra and Beisemeyer fences- great craftsmanship, inventiveness and execution!
how can someone so young have such a good engineering skillset?fab work my friend I feel ashamed I know so little now!!
+dingo dring Thank you!!
One of the coolest builds I've ever seen. Good work!!!
Excellent design and work! As someone previously noted, I recommend you patent your idea.Great job of editing the video to get just the important details. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks.
Well I'm impressed!! Show this video to the admissions officer at MIT and I suspect you would get immediate enrolment!! Thanks for the video!!
This is INSANE. Incredible craftsmanship
Absolutely brilliant Jer! The designer of the SawStop attempted to sell his safety feature to the established table saw manufacturers and they all turned him away so he made his own table saw and it outsells all the others. You have a very good idea that would sell well as an after market add on.
Thank you sir!
Good gosh man. Great work. I don't have the patience you do to tackle a project like this but it sure was enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work.
I've only recenty stumbled on to your channel and must say that I'm impressed. You're quite clever in your problem solving and ability to invent with simplicity of design and repurposing seemingly mundane hardware. Well done on all counts. Looks like I've got a lot of videos to catch up on. Best of luck!
Absolutely amazing build my man. As others have said, I’ve watch numerous vids on fence builds. Yours is by far the best. Well done.
Just wanted to say thanks for providing your plans; very impressive and nicely done. I'm half way finished with my fence (still waiting on parts from Amazon). When drilling and tapping the holes in the 2" square tube to the 3" angle iron, I couldn't get the holes to align properly (you must have some serious skill) so I ended up clapping the two steel pieces, then I drilled the holes and tapped them together in one go (ended up with perfect alignment). I did the same for the hardwood for the threaded rod support and the 2" square tube. Looking forward to finishing :)
+Hamid Abugideiri
Thanks!!
Do you have a center punch? That can make a lot of difference. Although the way you did it works fine as well :)
Good luck on the rest of your build, have fun!
Jeremy Schmidt You could drill the angle iron holes #7 for SAE then use those holes to lightly drill/dimple the locations in the tubing. #7 is the Drill sized used for 1/4-20 taps. Afterwards drill the angle iron to 5/16ths for adjustability.
One thing, you should have used washers on the bolts holding the tube and angle iron together.
Love the use of the threaded rod with the adjustment handle on the left
Me too. ;) thanks.
Wow ! Great idea and craftsmanship. Probably a little beyond my ability, but a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing
Wow, great ingenuity. None of the commercial Biesemeyer fences have a roller bearing. The half nut and threaded rod was brilliant.
Thx a lot for sharing.
Nice work, as always. I really miss your uploads. You are an inspiration.
Great job! Two points, chamfer tapped holes first then one pass tapping & always use oil when tapping. Enjoyed you video so much I passed it on to kids that hang in my garage.
Thank you!
I never use oil when tapping...I'm a rebel.