FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Can the WondeRip® fence be used with any size tablesaw?
Answer: The current WondeRip® fences were designed to be used with contractor’s and cabinet models of tablesaws. WondeRip® fences may be too large (they are 38” long) to be used with tablesaws equipped with tables smaller than those of contractor’s saws. Most of the portable tablesaws have tables that are too small for practical use with a WondeRip® fence.

What kinds of guide rails does the WondeRip® fence clamp on to?
Answer: In order to use the WondeRip® fence a tablesaw must be equipped with Biesemeyer or Biesemeyer-clone guide rails. There are many manufacturers that equip their tablesaws with this type of guide rails. These rails that are compatible with the WondeRip® fence have a steel rectangular tube attached to a steel angle iron at the front, or infeed end, of the tablesaw. The rectangular tubes come in two sizes: a “Home Shop” version with a 2-1/2” wide by 1-1/2” deep tube and a “Commercial Shop” version with a 3” wide by 2” deep tube.

Will the WondeRip® fence clamp on to guide rails containing a round tube, square tube or other shapes?
Answer: No, the WondeRip® fence is not designed to clamp on to any of these shapes.

Will the WondeRip® fence clamp on to the guide rails of Craftsman® tablesaws?
Answer: No, a WondeRip® fence will not clamp on to the guide rails of a Craftsman® tablesaw unless the tablesaw is equipped with Biesemeyer or Biesemeyer-clone guide rails.

Can a WondeRip® fence be mounted on a tablesaw with a Unifence?
Answer: Because of the many requests we’ve received, we designed a custom flange that we can attach to the body of our rip fence. This flange allows this WondeRip® fence model to slip on to the clamping head of a Unifence in place of the Unifence’s extrusion. We charge the same price for a WondeRip® fence modified for Unifence guide rails. Since the custom flange is not stocked, however, but must be built after receipt of an order, there may be a 2 week delay before the order for this Unifence model is shipped out.

What stock thicknesses will the feeder mechanism of the WondeRip® fence handle?
Answer: The straight (unbent) aluminum feeder tabs, that are supplied with the rip fence, will push stock that is 5/16” or thicker into the saw blade. We are beginning to produce an offset feeder tab (bent into a slight “S” shape) that will push stock as thin as 3/16” in thickness into the saw blade. These offset tabs should be used with our Y-shaped acetal leaf that slips into the body of each of our vertical holddowns. Both the offset tabs and Y-shaped leaves are optional accessories that are not part of the standard WondeRip® fence package.